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diff --git a/pkg/utilities/nttools/doc/tupar.hlp b/pkg/utilities/nttools/doc/tupar.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3c8d99b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/pkg/utilities/nttools/doc/tupar.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,365 @@ +.help tupar Jun97 tables +.nj +.ih +NAME +tupar -- Edit table header parameters. +.ih +USAGE +tupar table +.ih +DESCRIPTION +This task is an interactive editor that allows the user to modify table +header parameters. +Prompts are written to STDERR rather than +STDOUT so that STDOUT can be redirected to a file. +If STDERR is redirected, no prompts will appear. +Prompting is also turned off if the input is redirected from a file. + +The table to be edited is copied to a temporary table +in the same directory as the original table +(or in tmp$ if the first copy attempt fails), +and the changes are made to that copy. +When you exit 'tupar', +the copy is renamed back to the name of the original table. +If you quit rather than exit, +then the copy is deleted, so the original table will remain unchanged. + +The prompt ":" is used by the task when it is waiting for user input. +At this prompt the user can enter any editor command. +The "e" command (or end of file, e.g. Control-Z) will exit the editor. +The following commands are available: e, q, g, p, d, r, k, t, l. +These commands are interpreted as exit, quit (without saving changes), +get, put, delete, replace, change keyword name, type, and list respectively. +Each of these commands is described in detail below: + +The exit command, specified by "e" or end of file, +will close the file--saving all changes, +and open the next file if more than one file was specified +for the 'table' input parameter. + +The quit command is similar to exit except that changes that were made +to the header parameters will not take effect, +unless 'inplace = yes'. +If changes were made to the table header +you will be prompted for confirmation +unless the command was given followed by "!"; +for example, "q!" or "quit!". + +The type command, specified by "t", and the list command, +specified by "l", +both display header parameters---one header per line of output. +The difference between the two commands is that list will show the parameter +number and type will not. +Entering the command "t" or "l" will produce +a listing of all header parameters. +Optionally, an integer may follow +the command indicating that only a particular parameter is to be displayed. +Two integers following the command indicate a range of parameters. +If a number is specified that is beyond the range of valid headers, +an error message will be displayed. +The output consists of the name of the header parameter, +its data type (indicated by a single letter, +"r" for real, "b" for boolean, "i" for integer, or "d" for double), +and its current value. +If the keyword has an associated comment, +the comment will be displayed following the value. +The following are examples of valid syntax for listing header parameters: +.nf +t +l +t 3 +l 300 310 +.fi + +The get command, indicated by "g", will look for a specific keyword and +display its current value. +Optionally, the data type can be specified +using the letter "r" for real, "i" for integer, "d" for double, or +"b" for boolean. +If no data type is specified, then the type is assumed to be text. +If the data type is specified, +the type immediately follows the "g" command; +for example, typing the command "gd X" will get the value +contained in the header keyword "X" and display it as a double-precision +real value. +If "X" does not exist, no output will be produced. +If the keyword has an associated comment, +the get command displays the comment following the value; +a text string value will be enclosed in quotes +to distinguish the value from the comment. +Examples of valid syntax follow: +.nf +g history +gd coeff0 +gi numpts +.fi + +The put command, specified by "p", will either replace the value of an +existing parameter, +or it will create a new parameter if the specified parameter is not found. +The "p" command is followed on the command line by a keyword +name and the parameter value. +A comment may optionally follow the value. +The "p" command itself should +be followed by a single letter type specifier, "i" for integer, +"r" for real, "d" for double, or "b" for boolean. +If no type is specified, then the data type is assumed to be text. +In order to specify a comment with a parameter of type text, +the parameter value must be enclosed in quotes +in order to distinguish it from the comment. (Keyword names +HISTORY and COMMENT are already comments, +and further comments cannot be added to them.) +Examples of valid put command syntax follow: +.nf +p comment Created for testing. +gd coeff0 +pd coeff0 3.141592653589793 +pi ncoeff 7 number of coefficients +pt fittype chebychev +pt fittype "chebychev" type of fit that these coefficients represent +.fi + +The replace command, specified by "r", works much like the put command +described above; however, it will prompt the user for confirmation before +actually changing any values in the table. +A parameter can be specified by name or by number. +The "r" command will not change a keyword name or a data type, +whereas the "p" command can. +After the command is entered, +the current value of the keyword is displayed and +the editor waits for a new value to be entered by the user. +Pressing the return key indicates that no change is to be made. +Pressing the space bar will blank the current value. +You will then be prompted for +confirmation unless the command was issued as "r!" or the input was +redirected from a file. +The default action is given by the 'delete_default' parameter. + +A range of contiguous parameters can be replaced at one time by giving +the names or numbers of the first and last parameters to be replaced. +This can involve a lot of prompting for confirmation, +especially if several tables are being edited with 'same=yes'. +In this context, "contiguous" means adjacent in the table header. +Thus, when replacing a range by name, +it is not the parameters that fall alphabetically within the limits +that will be replaced +but rather the parameters that are numerically within the limits. +When editing a list of tables with 'same=yes', +the same replacement string is used for each table. +Thus it is essential that there be the same number of parameters in +the range in all tables being edited. +When no replacement value is given (i.e., just hit the return key), +then the current keyword value is not changed, +either in the first table or in subsequent tables. + +Sample replace commands follow: +.nf +r coeff0 +r 17 +r! 17 +r junk dummy +r junk 12 +r 5 12 +.fi + +The delete command, specified by "d", will delete a header parameter by +either name or number. +The editor prompts for confirmation of delete, +unless input is redirected from a file. +The default action is given by the 'delete_default' parameter. +If you do not want to be prompted for confirmation, enter the command as "d!". +If you want to delete a history or comment record other than the first, +you can identify the parameter by number rather than name. + +A range of contiguous parameters can be deleted at one time by giving +the names or numbers of the first and last parameters to be deleted. +As with replacing a range of parameters, +a contiguous block of parameters will be deleted. + +Examples of valid delete commands follow: +.nf +d testflag +d 17 +d! 17 +d junk dummy +d junk 12 +d 5 12 +.fi + +The "k" command changes the name of a keyword +without changing the data type, value, or comment. +Give the current and new keyword names following the "k". +Note that keywords are limited to eight characters. +If the name of a COMMENT or HISTORY keyword is changed, +only the first occurrence of that keyword will be changed. + +Examples of valid change keyword commands follow: +.nf +k history comment +k dummy test +.fi +.ih +PARAMETERS +.ls table [file name template] +A table name or list of table names whose header parameters are to be edited. +Unless 'inplace = yes', +each table will be copied (one at a time) to a temporary table, +and changes are made to the copy until you exit. +This can cause problems if there is not enough disk space for the copy; +however, the 'inplace' parameter can +be set to "yes" so that the tables are opened in-place. +.le +.ls (same = no) [boolean] +Apply the same set of instructions to all tables? + +This is only relevant when more than one table is being edited. +If 'same = no', instructions are processed separately for each table, +with the "e" command used to end processing of a table and open +the next table. + +If 'same = yes', the same instruction set is applied to all tables. +These instructions will be read from STDIN (which may be redirected) +and saved in a local buffer while the first table in the list is open. +For each subsequent table the instructions will be read from the local buffer. +Caution is advised when deleting or replacing parameters, especially by +number; remember that prompting for confirmation is turned off if the +input is redirected or if the instruction is given as "d!" or "r!". + +If 'same = yes' and you quit (rather than exit) from editing the first table, +the behavior of the task depends on whether changes were made before quitting. +If changes were made then the task aborts immediately +without opening the other tables in the input list. +If no change was made then the other tables are processed. +The idea is to allow "g", "t", and "l" commands +and still be able to quit rather than exit, +since nothing was modified. +If changes were made but you quit, +that's interpreted as trying to recover from an error, +so we don't change the first table and we don't continue. +.le +.ls (verbose = yes) [boolean] +Display the name of each table when it is opened? + +If STDOUT is redirected +then these file names will be written to STDERR as well as to STDOUT. +.le +.ls (readonly = no) [boolean] +Prevent changes from being made to the file? + +If 'readonly = yes', then the +table is opened with read only access. This is useful for viewing the +contents of the table while at the same time preventing changes from +being made to it. (Only the "g", "t", and "l" commands are useful in +read only mode). +.le +.ls (inplace = no) [boolean] +Edit the original table in-place? + +By default a copy of the original table is made, +either in the same directory or in tmp$. +This makes it possible to quit without saving changes. +If the table is large, however, +it may be undesirable to make a copy, +so the 'inplace' parameter gives you the option +of editing the original table. +In this case, however, it will not be possible to quit without saving changes. +.le +.ls (quit_default = no) [boolean] +The value of this parameter is the default response to the prompt +for confirmation if you give the quit command. +.le +.ls (delete_default = yes) [boolean] +The value of this parameter is the default response to the prompt +for confirmation for the delete and replace commands. +.le +.ls go_ahead [boolean] +The user does not set this explicitly. +It is the parameter which is actually gotten in response to a prompt. +.le +.ih +EXAMPLES +1. This example reads all history records from all tables in the default +directory and writes them to 'history.lis'. +.nf + +tt> tupar *.tab same=yes verbose=no readonly=yes >history.lis + (The task writes a ":" prompt and waits for input.) +:g history +:q +tt> +.fi + +2. This example illustrates the use of each of the commands when editing +parameters in one table. This kind of interactive use of the task +would not be appropriate when operating on a list of tables unless +the 'same' parameter is set to "no". +.nf + +tt> tupar junk + (The task writes the table name and a ":" prompt and waits for input.) +junk.lis +:g garvage + (The keyword was not found, so nothing was displayed.) +:g garbage +GARBAGE = 3.1416926535 +:pd garbage 3.1415926535 +:p comment yet another comment +:t +GARBAGE d 3.1415926535 +COMMENT t This is the first comment. +PI t 3.1415926535 not an accurate value +COMMENT t yet another comment +:l 3 999 + 3 PI t '3.1415926535' not an accurate value + 4 COMMENT t yet another comment +:g pi +PI = '3.1415926535' not an accurate value +:gd pi +PI = 3.1415926535 not an accurate value +:pd pi 3.14159265358979323846 a more accurate value +:l + 1 GARBAGE d 3.1415926535 + 2 COMMENT t This is the first comment. + 3 PI d 3.141592653589793 a more accurate value + 4 COMMENT t yet another comment +:d garbage +The following parameter is to be deleted: +GARBAGE d 3.1415926535 + ... OK to delete ? (yes): (user hits return) +:d comment +The following parameter is to be deleted: +COMMENT t This is the first comment. + ... OK to delete ? (yes): n (user types n) +:l 4 +parameter out of range; max is 3 +:d 3 +The following parameter is to be deleted: +COMMENT t yet another comment + ... OK to delete ? (yes): (user hits return) +:t +COMMENT t This is the first comment. +PI d 3.141592653589793 a more accurate value +:r 1 +keyword COMMENT, type t; give replacement value: +This is the first comment. (TUPAR writes this & waits) +this is a comment (this line entered by user) +Current parameter and its replacement are: +COMMENT t This is the first comment. +COMMENT t this is a comment + ... OK to replace ? (yes): n (user types n) +no action taken +:q +tt> +.fi +.ih +BUGS +.ih +REFERENCES +This task was written by Phil Hodge. +.ih +SEE ALSO +tprint, tdump, tedit + +Type "help tables opt=sys" for a higher-level description of the 'tables' +package. +.endhelp |