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Name

pathconv - search FMLI criteria for filename

Synopsis

pathconv [ -f ] [ -v alias ]
pathconv [ -t ] [ -l ] [ -nnum ] [ -v string ]

Availability

SUNWcsu

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

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=gapathconv -v MYPATH/lsga
   .
   .
   .

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=gaecho MYPATH/ls | pathconvga
   .
   .
   .

See Also

fmli(1)

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