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NAME
pathconv - search FMLI criteria for filename
SYNOPSIS
pathconv [-f] [-v alias]
pathconv [-t] [-l] [-nnum] [-v string]
DESCRIPTION
The pathconv function converts an alias to its pathname. By
default, it takes the alias as a string from stdin.
-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 elipses (...) between the remaining pieces.
Elipses 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 elipses (...) 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.
-v arg
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=`pathconv -v MYPATH/ls`
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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 stdin.
menu=`echo MYPATH/ls | pathconv`
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SEE ALSO
fmli.
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