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- Renamed from makefile.mk to Makefile. - Updated for proper operation as part of GNO build. - Discontinue use of vaend.c, basename.c for GNO v2.0.6. descu: - Document ability to specify an output file vice stdout (this feature was already in, but not documented) - Allow the output file to be the same name as the first input file (it will be overwritten). - Fix buffer overrun bugs that occured when: a) There was no initial input file; or b) There are no headers in the first input file; or c) There are no trailers in the first input file; or - Increased SLOTS_QUANTUM from 20 to 64, hopefully increasing the speed on large files. - fixed stack check code to use the new routines names - put version number in lockstep with descc and describe descc: - descc will now change the database file type to BIN, if it wasn't already so. - changed default location of system database - fixed stack check code to use the new routines names - put version number in lockstep with descu and describe describe: - changed default location of system database - fixed stack check code to use the new routines names - put version number in lockstep with descu and descc *.rez: - added resource source files
67 lines
1.3 KiB
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67 lines
1.3 KiB
Groff
.\"
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.\" $Id: describe.1,v 1.4 1997/09/24 06:34:58 gdr Exp $
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.\"
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.TH DESCRIBE 1 "22 September 1997" GNO "Commands and Applications"
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.SH NAME
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describe \- show information about a program
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.BR describe
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[
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.BR -hvV
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]
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.I program
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This manual page documents
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.BR describe
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version 1.0.4.
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.LP
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.BR describe
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will show current information about
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.IR program .
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This information includes:
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.nf
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The name of the program;
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The program version number;
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The shell the program was written for;
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The author (or the person currently maintaining the program);
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Contact information for the author;
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Where the utility should be installed;
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An FTP site from which the program may be obtained, and;
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A brief description of the program.
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.fi
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.LP
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.BR describe
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uses a database compiled by
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.BR descc (8).
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.SH OPTIONS
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.nf
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\fB-h\fR Show usage information.
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\fB-v\fR Verbose debugging mode.
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\fB-V\fR Show version information.
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.fi
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.SH FILES
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.IP \fB/usr/lib/describe\fR
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The system
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.B describe
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database. If the environment variable
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.B DESCDB
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is set, its value will be used instead.
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
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.IP DESCDB
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Full path to the system describe database. If
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.B DESCDB
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is set, its value is used instead of the default location
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.BR /usr/lib/describe .
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.SH AUTHOR
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James Brookes <jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu>.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR apropos (1),
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.BR man (1),
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.BR whatis (1),
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.BR descc (8),
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.BR descu (8).
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