pathconv(1F)
NAME
pathconv - search FMLI criteria for filename
SYNOPSIS
pathconv [-f] [-v alias]
pathconv [-t] [-l] [-nnum] [-v string]
DESCRIPTION
The pathconv function converts an alias to its pathname. By
default, it takes the alias as a string from the standard
input.
OPTIONS
-f If -f is specified, the full path will be returned
(this is the default).
-t If -t is specified, pathconv will truncate a pathname
specified in string in a format suitable for display
as a frame title. This format is a shortened version
of the full pathname, created by deleting components
of the path from the middle of the string until it is
under DISPLAYW - 6 characters in length, and then
inserting ellipses ( ... ) between the remaining
pieces. Ellipses are also used to show truncation at
the ends of the strings if necessary, unless the -l
option is given.
-l If -l is specified, < and > will be used instead of
ellipses ( ... ) to indicate truncation at the ends of
the string generated by the -t option. Using -l allows
display of the longest possible string while still
notifying users it has been truncated.
-nnum If -n is specified, num is the maximum length of the
string (in characters) generated by the -t option. The
argument num can be any integer from 1 to 255.
-valias
|string If the -v option is used, then alias or string
can be specified when pathconv is called. The argument
alias must be an alias defined in the alias_file named
when fmli was invoked. The argument string can only be
used with the -t option and must be a pathname.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: A sample that uses pathconv to construct the menu
title. It searches for MYPATH in the alias_file named when
fmli command.
Here is a menu descriptor that uses pathconv to construct
the menu title. It searches for MYPATH in the alias_file
named when fmli was invoked:
menu=`pathconv -v MYPATH/ls`
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.
.
where there is a line in alias_file that defines MYPATH. For
example, MYPATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/bin.
Here is a menu descriptor that takes alias from the standard
input.
menu=`echo MYPATH/ls | pathconv`
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.
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ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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| Availability | SUNWcsu |
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SEE ALSO
fmli(1), attributes(5)
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