libAF(3)						     Library Functions Manual							  libAF(3)

NAME

       libAF - Provides Attribute File Library functions to manipulate file attributes

LIBRARY

       Attribute File Library (libAF.a)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <AFdefs.h>
       void AFclose(	  AFILE_t af);
       ATTR_t AFgetatr(      ENT_t entry,      char *name);
       ENT_t AFgetent(	    AFILE_t af,      char *name);
       ENT_t AFgetent(	    AFILE_t af,      char *name);
       char *AFgetval(	    ATTR_t attr);
       ATTR_t AFnxtatr(      ENT_t entry);
       ENT_t AFnxtent(	    AFILE_t af);
       char *AFnxtval(	    ATTR_t attr);
       AFILE_t AFopen(	    char *filename,	 int maxrecsiz,      int maxnumatr);
       int AFread(	af);
       void AFrewind(	   AFILE_t af);
       void AFsetdflt(	    AFILE_t af,      char *dflt);

PARAMETERS

       Specifies  the  attribute file to be closed.  Specifies the entry name.	Specifies the name of an attribute value.  Specifies the attribute
       value in the attribute list.  Specifies the attribute filename.	Specifies the maximum size of a record in bytes.   Specifies  the  maximum
       number of attributes per record.  Points to the character name string of an attribute file structure.

DESCRIPTION

       The  libAF  functions  are  provided  for  programs  that use attribute files.  These functions perform the following: Closes the specified
       attribute file.	Gets the attribute value matching name from the attribute list.  Returns a pointer entry to the value of name.	Finds  the
       first  entry  in  an attribute file which has the specified name.  Returns a pointer af to an attribute structure.  Gets the next attribute
       value from the attribute list for the specified attribute value.  Returns a pointer attr to the character string of the first value in  the
       attribute  list.   Gets	the next attribute from the entry list for the attribute file entry.  Returns a pointer to an attribute structure.
       Gets the next entry from an attribute file.  Merges in any default entry that proceeds it.  Returns a pointer to  an  attribute	structure.
       Gets  the  next	attribute  value  from	the  attribute	list for the current attribute.  Returns a pointer to the next string value in the
       attribute list.	Opens the specified attribute file.  Returns a pointer to an attribute file structure.	 Reads	the  next  entry  from	an
       attribute  file.   Fills  in  the  current  attribute  table and buffer.  Moves to the beginning of the specified attribute file.  Sets the
       default entry name for the specified attribute file.

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