mk_cmds

MK_CMDS(1)							   MK_CMDS(1)



NAME
       mk_cmds - error table compiler

SYNOPSIS
       mk_cmds file

DESCRIPTION
       Mk_cmds	converts  a  table  listing command names and associated help
       messages into a C source file suitable for use with the ss(3) library.

       The  source file name must end with a suffix of ‘‘.ct’’; the file con-
       sists of a declaration supplying the name of the command table:

       command_table name

       followed by entries of the form:

       [ request | unimplemented ] name, " string "[, abbrev]...;

       and a final

       end

       to indicate the end of the table.

       A C source file is generated which should be compiled and linked	 with
       the object files use the ss library.

       A  ‘‘#’’ in the source file is treated as a comment character, and all
       remaining text to the end of the source line will be ignored.


BUGS
       Since the original mk_cmds uses a very simple parser based on yacc(1),
       and  this  current  version  of mk_cmds uses an awk/sed combination of
       scripts, its error recovery leaves much to be desired.


SEE ALSO
       ss (3)




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