04-26-2008
actually i was not looking to write a script.
i wanted a simple way to do this via the command line. and my find was jut an example. i wanted something that would work for any script/command i am running.
make sense or did i just confuse people?
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vecheck(1) General Commands Manual vecheck(1)
NAME
vecheck - check for virtual partition environment
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
The command uses its exit status to report whether or not the command has been run in a virtual partition (vPars) environment. The result
can be used to alter command flow in a script.
Options
The command has no option. Any text beyond the command name itself is ignored.
Output
The command displays no output.
RETURN VALUE
The command exits with one of the following values:
The command is run in a vPars environment.
The command is run in a non-vPars environment.
EXAMPLES
In a vPars environment:
In a non-vPars environment:
ERRORS
There is no error condition.
AUTHOR
was developed by the Hewlett-Packard Company.
SEE ALSO
vparboot(1M), vparcreate(1M), vparconfig(1M), vpardump(1M), vparefiutil(1M), vparenv(1M), vparextract(1M), vparmodify(1M), vparreloc(1M),
vparremove(1M), vparreset(1M), vparstatus(1M), vparutil(1M), icod(5), vparresources(5), vpartition(5), vpmon(5).
vecheck(1)