pathconv(1F)							   FMLI Commands						      pathconv(1F)

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 the standard input.

OPTIONS

       -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 ellipses ( ... ) between the remaining pieces.
		  Ellipses 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 ellipses ( ... ) 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.

       -valias	  |string 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

       Example 1 A sample that uses pathconv to construct the menu title. It searches for MYPATH in the alias_file named when fmli command.

       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`
	    .
	    .
	    .

       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 the standard input.

	 menu=`echo MYPATH/ls | pathconv`
	    .
	    .
	    .

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       fmli(1), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    5 Jul 1990							      pathconv(1F)