From 40e5a5811c6ffce9b0974e93cdd927cbcf60c157 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Hunkeler Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:51:37 -0400 Subject: Repatch (from linux) of OSX IRAF --- pkg/language/doc/update.hlp | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pkg/language/doc/update.hlp (limited to 'pkg/language/doc/update.hlp') diff --git a/pkg/language/doc/update.hlp b/pkg/language/doc/update.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8a77cff4 --- /dev/null +++ b/pkg/language/doc/update.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +.help update Feb86 language +.ih +NAME +update -- update the parameters for a task on disk +.ih +USAGE +update task [task ...] +.ih +PARAMETERS +.ls task +An IRAF task name. +.le +.ih +DESCRIPTION +Normally when a task terminates the values of the task parameters used +are stored for the next invocation of the task in a disk file in the +users UPARM directory. However if the task parameters have been +cached by the \fIcache\fR command, this will not be done until the +CL terminates. In the case of a background job, automatic updating of +parameters is disabled. The \fIupdate\fR command is used to force the +parameters for a task to be updated on disk. +.ih +EXAMPLE +1. Update the parameters for the \fIpage\fR task. + + cl> update page +.ih +BUGS +The parameter set is only updated on disk if a parameter has been modified +since the last update. +.ih +SEE ALSO +cache, unlearn +.endhelp -- cgit