apply2file

NAME

SYNOPSIS

apply2file [ -o ] [ -s ] [ -u user ] [ -g group ] [ -p perm ] -f target_file

AVAILABILITY

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

-h

usage message.

-o

if target file exists, preserve target file permissions. In this case the options -u, -g and -p are ignored.

-s

save the target file prior to the applying of the data stream. To save the target file the sav(1) command is used internally.

-u user

username or UID of the target file.

-g group

groupname or GID of the target file.

-p perm

filepermissions of the target file.

-f target_file

target file where to install the stream.

EXIT STATUS

0

no error.

2

operating system not supported, see osid(3)

4

usage displayed.

5

the data is identical with the existing file and the data stream is not applied to the target file.

6

apply2file could not write to the target file.

FILES

EXAMPLES

1) write system information to /etc/issue

        {
                echo
                host=`hostname`
                banner $host
                echo
                uname -rsmp
                echo
        } |\
        apply2file -o -u root -g root -p 640 \
        -f /etc/issue

2) enable the startup of a daemon (samba in this case)

        cat /etc/rc.config.d/samba |\
          sed -e 's/RUN_SAMBA=.*/RUN_SAMBA=1/g' |\
          apply2file -o -f /etc/rc.config.d/samba

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