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Information Service User's Guide

Chapter 11

IS Utilities

T he Online Software release includes two IS utilities which can be used to browse the contents of the IS repository. One is a command line text application called is_ls and another one is Motif based graphical application called is_monitor. This chapter explains how one can use them.

Terminal applications

11.1.1 Information listing application (is_ls)

The IS listing application is called is_ls and can be used to see the contents of all the valid IS servers in all the valid IPC partitions. It's command line has the following syntax:

Usage
is_ls [-v] [-p partition-name] [-n server-name] [-R reg-expr] [-D] [-N] [-T]
 
Options/Arguments:
      -v                     print information values.
      -p partition-name      partition to get the IS server.
      -n server-name         IS server to get information from.
      -R regular-expression  defines information to be printed.
      -D                     print description of information attributes (if available).
      -N                     print names of information attributes (if available).
      -T                     print types of information attributes.
      -H                     print information history (if available).

Being started without parameters the is_ls shows all the valid IS servers in the default IPC partition and for each server prints a list of existing information. This list contains information names, types and dates. If -v flag is set the is_ls will print also information values.

11.1.2 Commander application (is_cmd)

The IS command sender application is called is_cmd and can be used to send commands to the information providers.

Usage
is_cmd [-v] [-p partition-name] [-n server-name] -c command [-i info-names] [-R regular-expression]
 
Options/Arguments:
      -v                     verbose mode is on.
      -p partition-name      partition to get the IS server.
      -n server-name         IS server to get information from.
      -c command             command to send
      -i info-names          names of infomation to send commands to
      -R regular-expression   regular expression for information to send command to.
11.1.3 Information remover application (is_rm)

The IS information remover application is called is_rm and can be used to remove a particular information from the IS repository.

Usage
is_rm [-v] [-p partition-name] [-n server-name] [-R regular-expression]
 
Options/Arguments:
      -v                     verbose mode is on.
      -p partition-name      partition to work in.
      -n server-name         IS server to work with.
      -R regular-expression   regular expression for information to be removed.
 

11.2 Graphical utility

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