WXPDEF
Sections
NAME
wxpdef - WXP resource query program
SYNOPSIS
wxpdef [parameters] [value]
PARAMETERS
| Command Line | Resource | Default | Description |
| -h | help | No | Lists basic help information. |
| -df=filename | default | .wxpdef | Sets the name of the resource file. |
| -na=name | name | wxpdef | Specifies the name used in resource file parsing. |
| -ba | batch | No | Run program in batch mode |
| -me=level | message | out2 | Specifies level of messages to be displayed
|
| -ou=output | output | none | Specifies type of output.
|
| resource | command | none User prompt |
Specifies the resource to query. |
DESCRIPTION
The resource file is usually processed by the application programs to set initial program defaults, but in some cases, shell scripts may need to parse for these resource values. Also, users may wish to query resource specifications before running a particular application. Here are some examples:
To display all global defaults, use a ".", a period:
wxpdef .
*background: def
*con_path: /home/wxp/convert
*data_path: /home/wxp/data
*default: /home/wxp/etc
*file_path: /home/wxp/etc
*font_list: modern.fnt,gothic.fnt
*grid_path: /home/wxp/grid
*name_conv: ymdh
*raw_path: /home/wxp/raw
*watch_path: /home/data/ddplus To display information for a particular resource, just list the desired resource. By default, only the resource value is displayed. If "full" output is desired, the resource will be displayed as it appears in the resource file. If more detailed information is needed, set the message level to "out2".
wxpdef data_path
/home/wxp/data
wxpdef -ou=full data_path
*data_path: /home/wxp/data
wxpdef -me=out2 data_path
Name: *
Resource: data_path
Env. variable: wxpdata or wxpdata_path
Command line: -dp or -data_path
Conversion: path
Value: *data_path: /home/wxp/data (from /home/wxp/etc) In the last case, the appropriate environment variable and command line parameters are listed. Finally, the value is listed with information about where the value was set, either resource file (filename listed) or environment variable.
To display information for a particular named resource, just list the name:
wxpdef hurricane.con_path /home/web/hurricane
To show all resources for a particular program name, use ".", a period:
wxpdef xsat.
xsat.background: def
xsat.color_fill: 0-50
xsat.color_table: sat.clr
xsat.con_path: /home/wxp/convert
xsat.data_path: /home/wxp/data/mcidas
xsat.default: /home/wxp/etc
xsat.file_path: /home/wxp/etc
xsat.font_list: modern.fnt,gothic.fnt
xsat.grid_path: /home/wxp/grid
xsat.map_file: cont.dat,wxpstate.dat
xsat.name_conv: ymdh
xsat.raw_path: /home/wxp/raw
xsat.watch_path: /home/wxp/data FILES
- .wxpdef - The WXP resource file.
SEE ALSO
Last updated Aug 31, 1997