aegis -Project_Attributes attr-file [option...]
aegis -Project_Attributes -Edit [option...]
aegis -Project_Attributes -List [option...]
aegis -Project_Attributes -Help
The
aegis
-Project_Attributes
command is used to
set, edit or list the attributes of a project.
The output of the
-List
variant is suitable for use as input at a later time.
See
aepattr(5)
for a description of the file format.
The following options are understood:
-EditEdit the attributes with a text editor, this is usually more convenient
than supplying a text file. The VISUAL and then EDITOR
environment variables are consulted for the name of the editor to use;
defaults to vi(1) if neither is set.
See the visual_command and editor_command fields in
aeuconf(1) for how to override this specifically for Aegis.
Warning: Aegis tries to be well behaved when
faced with errors, so the temporary file is left in your home directory
where you can edit it further and re-use it with a -file option.
The -edit option may not be used in the background, or when the
standard input is not a terminal.
-Edit_BackGroundEdit the attributes with a dumb text editor, this is most often desired
when edit commands are being piped into the editor via the standard input.
Only the EDITOR environment variable is consulted for the name of
the editor to use; it is a fatal error if it is not set.
See the editor_command field in aeuconf(1) for how to
override this specifically for Aegis.
-File filenameTake the attributes from the specified file. The filename `-' is understood to mean the standard input.
-HelpThis option may be used to obtain more information about how to use the aegis program.
-ListThis option may be used to obtain a list of suitable subjects for this command. The list may be more general than expected.
-Project nameThis option may be used to select the project of interest.
When no
-Project
option is specified,
the
AEGIS_PROJECT
environment variable is consulted.
If that does not exist,
the user's
$HOME/.aegisrc
file is examined for a default project field (see
aeuconf(5)
for more information).
If that does not exist,
when the user is only working on changes within a single project,
the project name defaults to that project.
Otherwise,
it is an error.
-Descend_Project_TreeThis option may be used to request that the command should be applied to the project and all its branches and sub-branches.
-TERseThis option may be used to cause listings to produce the bare minimum of information. It is usually useful for shell scripts.
-VerboseThis option may be used to cause aegis to produce more output.
By default aegis only produces output on errors.
When used with the
-List
option
this option causes column headings to be added.
-WaitThis option may be used to require Aegis commands to wait for access
locks, if they cannot be obtained immediately.
Defaults to the user's
lock_wait_preference
if not specified, see
aeuconf(5)
for more information.
-No_WaitThis option may be used to require Aegis commands to emit a fatal error
if access locks cannot be obtained immediately.
Defaults to the user's
lock_wait_preference
if not specified, see
aeuconf(5)
for more information.
See also aegis(1) for options common to all aegis commands.
All options may be abbreviated; the abbreviation is documented as the upper case letters, all lower case letters and underscores (_) are optional. You must use consecutive sequences of optional letters.
All options are case insensitive, you may type them in upper case or lower case or a combination of both, case is not important.
For example:
the arguments "-project, "-PROJ" and "-p" are
all interpreted to mean the -Project option.
The argument "-prj" will not be understood,
because consecutive optional characters were not supplied.
Options and other command line arguments may be mixed arbitrarily on the command line, after the function selectors.
The GNU long option names are understood.
Since all option names for
aegis
are long,
this means ignoring the extra leading '-'.
The "--option=value" convention is also understood.
The recommended alias for this command is
csh% alias aepa 'aegis -pa \!* -v'
sh$ aepa(){aegis -pa "$@" -v}
The aegis command will exit with a status of 1 on any error. The aegis command will only exit with a status of 0 if there are no errors.
See aegis(1) for a list of environment variables which may affect
this command.
See aepconf(5) for the project configuration file's
project_specific field for how to set environment variables for
all commands executed by Aegis.
Graphical interface to the aepa(1) command.
modify the attributes of a change
aepattr(5)project attribute file format
aepstate(5)project state file format
aeuconf(5)user configuration file format
aegis version 4.22 Copyright (C) 1991-2006 Peter Miller; All rights reserved.
The aegis program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use the 'aegis -VERSion License' command. This is free software and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; for details use the 'aegis -VERSion License' command.