what(1)
NAME
what - extract SCCS version information from a file
SYNOPSIS
what [-s] filename...
DESCRIPTION
The what utility searches each filename for occurrences of
the pattern @(#) that the SCCS get command (see sccs-get(1))
substitutes for the %Z% ID keyword, and prints what follows
up to a ", >, NEWLINE, \, or NULL character.
OPTIONS
The following option is supported:
-s Stops after the first occurrence of the pattern.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Extracting SCCS version information
If a C program in file program.c contains
char sccsid[] = "@(#)identification information";
and program.c is compiled to yield program.o and a.out, the
command:
example% what program.c program.o a.out
produces:
program.c:
identification information
program.o:
identification information
a.out:
identification information
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Any matches were found.
1 No matches found.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment
variables that affect the execution of what: LANG, LC_ALL,
LC_CTYPE, LC_MESSAGES, and NLSPATH.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWsprot |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Interface Stability | Standard |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
sccs(1), sccs-admin(1), sccs-cdc(1), sccs-comb(1), sccs-
delta(1), sccs-get(1), sccs-help(1), sccs-prs(1), sccs-
prt(1), sccs-rmdel(1), sccs-sact(1), sccs-sccsdiff(1),
sccs-unget(1), sccs-val(1), sccsfile(4), attributes(5),
environ(5), standards(5)
DIAGNOSTICS
Use the SCCS help command for explanations (see sccs-
help(1)).
BUGS
There is a remote possibility that a spurious occurrence of
the `@(#)' pattern could be found by what.
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