Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:03:12 -0700 (PDT) From: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Do we have/want getconf(1)? Message-ID: <199809171703.KAA17052@pau-amma.whistle.com>
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Saw a reference to getconf(1) on one of the other lists to which I'm
subscribed. Point was that since it's a command (vs. library function)
it's (relatively) easy to use in configuration scripts & the like.
I jsut did a quick "apropos" & didn't see a reference to it (as of
FreeBSD-2.2.6).
I see that a Solaris 2.5 system has a man page for it.... :-)
So if there's interest, I might see about cobbling up something that
would match the Solaris' documentation; here's an excerpt from the
man page:
getconf(1) User Commands getconf(1)
NAME
getconf - get configuration values
SYNOPSIS
getconf system_var
getconf path_var pathname
DESCRIPTION
In the first synopsis form, the getconf utility will write
to the standard output the value of the variable specified
by system_var.
In the second synopsis form, getconf will write to the stan-
dard output the value of the variable specified by path_var
for the path specified by pathname.
The value of each configuration variable will be determined
as if it were obtained by calling the function from which it
is defined to be available. The value will reflect condi-
tions in the current operating environment.
...
Thoughts?
[Yes, I know that FreeBSD isn't lacking for projects, and that I am
lacking in available time. However, should there be a tendency to
have more software use something like getconf(1), it would seem to
be useful to have the ability to take advantage of it.]
david
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