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Homework and Emergencies Homework & Coursework Questions I need to make a script that has 4 command line arguments to function properly. Post 302406756 by Wookard on Tuesday 23rd of March 2010 08:59:50 PM
Old 03-23-2010
I need to make a script that has 4 command line arguments to function properly.
I have no idea what the following means. The teacher is too advanced for me to understand fully. We literally went from running a few commands over the last few months to starting shell scripting. I am not a programmer, I am more hardware oriented. I wish I knew what this question was asking for but it is over my head.

Use and complete the template provided. The entire template must be completed. If you don't, your post may be deleted!

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:


· Accepts exactly (4) command line arguments for the script to function properly
o Any more or less arguments cause a usage message to appear with an appropriate error/message statement
o Exactly (4) command line arguments cause the printout of those arguments to appear

2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:

No idea.

3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):

I don't know where to start.

4. Complete Name of School (University), City (State), Country, Name of Professor, and Course Number (Link to Course):


Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Collins, Comp-10024
 

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mfontset_lookup(3m17n)						 The m17n Library					    mfontset_lookup(3m17n)

NAME

       mfontset_lookup - Lookup a fontset.

SYNOPSIS

       MPlist * mfontset_lookup (MFontset * fontset, MSymbol script, MSymbol language, MSymbol charset)

DESCRIPTION

       Lookup a fontset. The mfontset_lookup() function lookups fontset and returns a plist that describes the contents of fontset corresponding
       to the specified script, language, and charset.

       If script is Mt, keys of the returned plist are script name symbols for which some fonts are specified and values are NULL.

       If script is a script name symbol, the returned plist is decided by language.

       o If language is Mt, keys of the plist are language name symbols for which some fonts are specified and values are NULL. A key may be Mt
	 which means some fallback fonts are specified for the script.
       o If language is a language name symbol, the plist is a FONT-GROUP for the specified script and language.  FONT-GROUP is a plist whose keys
	 are FLT (FontLayoutTable) name symbols (Mt if no FLT is associated with the font) and values are pointers to MFont.
       o If language is Mnil, the plist is fallback FONT-GROUP for the script.
       If script is Mnil, the returned plist is decided as below.
       o If charset is Mt, keys of the returned plist are charset name symbols for which some fonts are specified and values are NULL.
       o If charset is a charset name symbol, the plist is a FONT-GROUP for the charset.
       o If charset is Mnil, the plist is a fallback FONT-GROUP.
RETURN VALUE

	   It returns a plist describing the contents of a fontset. The plist should be freed by m17n_object_unref().
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