unget(1) General Commands Manual unget(1)
NAME
unget - undo a previous get of an SCCS file
SYNOPSIS
SID] file ...
DESCRIPTION
The command undoes the effect of a done prior to creating the intended new delta. If file is a directory name, treats each file in the
directory as a file to be processed, except that non-SCCS files and unreadable files are silently ignored. If is specified for file, the
standard input is read with each line being taken as the name of an SCCS file to be processed. Refer to sact(1), which describes how to
determine what deltas are currently binding for an s-file.
Options
recognizes the following options and command-line arguments. Options and arguments apply independently to each named file.
Uniquely identifies which delta is no longer wanted
(this would have been specified by as the ``new delta''). This option is necessary only if two or more outstanding for
editing on the same SCCS file were done by the same person (login name). prints a diagnostic message if the specified
SID is ambiguous, or if it is required but not present on the command line (see sact(1)).
Silent option.
Suppress printing the intended delta's SID on the standard output.
Retain the file deposited in the current directory by the previous
Normally this file is removed by
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
Environment Variables
determines the language in which messages are displayed.
If is not specified in the environment or is set to the empty string, the value of is used as a default for each unspecified or empty vari-
able. If is not specified or is set to the empty string, a default of "C" (see lang(5)) is used instead of
If any internationalization variable contains an invalid setting, behaves as if all internationalization variables are set to "C". See
environ(5).
International Code Set Support
Single-byte and multi-byte character code sets are supported.
DIAGNOSTICS
Use sccshelp(1) for explanations.
WARNINGS
Only the user who did the corresponding can execute Any other user must either use to change user ID to that user (see su(1)), or edit the
p-file directly (which can be done either by the s-file owner or a user who has appropriate privileges).
FILES
p-file See delta(1).
g-file See delta(1).
SEE ALSO
delta(1), get(1), sccshelp(1), sact(1).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
unget(1)
