debian man page for mk_cmds

Query: mk_cmds

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MK_CMDS(1)						      General Commands Manual							MK_CMDS(1)

NAME
mk_cmds - error table compiler
SYNOPSIS
mk_cmds file
DESCRIPTION
Mk_cmds converts a table listing command names and associated help messages into a C source file suitable for use with the ss(3) library. The source file name must end with a suffix of ``.ct''; the file consists of a declaration supplying the name of the command table: command_table name followed by entries of the form: [ request | unimplemented ] name, " string "[, abbrev]...; and a final end to indicate the end of the table. A C source file is generated which should be compiled and linked with the object files use the ss library. A ``#'' in the source file is treated as a comment character, and all remaining text to the end of the source line will be ignored.
BUGS
Since the original mk_cmds uses a very simple parser based on yacc(1), and this current version of mk_cmds uses an awk/sed combination of scripts, its error recovery leaves much to be desired.
SEE ALSO
ss (3) E2FSPROGS 2003 MK_CMDS(1)
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