.\" Copyright (c) 2003 Theodore Ts'o
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.\"
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.TH MK_CMDS 1 "2003" E2FSPROGS
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.SH NAME
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mk_cmds \- error table compiler
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B mk_cmds
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file
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B Mk_cmds
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converts a table listing command names and associated help messages
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into a C source file suitable for use with the
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.IR ss (3)
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library.
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The source file name must end with a suffix of ``.ct''; the file
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consists of a declaration supplying the name of the command table:
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.B command_table
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.I name
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followed by entries of the form:
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[
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.B request
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.B unimplemented
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]
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.I name,
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"
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.I string
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"[, abbrev]...;
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and a final
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.B end
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to indicate the end of the table.
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A C source file is generated which should be compiled and linked
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with the object files use the ss library.
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A ``#'' in the source file is treated as a comment character, and all
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remaining text to the end of the source line will be ignored.
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.SH BUGS
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Since the original
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.B mk_cmds
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uses a very simple parser based on
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.IR yacc (1),
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and this current version of
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.B mk_cmds
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uses an awk/sed combination of scripts,
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its error recovery leaves much to be desired.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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ss (3)
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