The ToolTalk-enhanced shell commands described in Table 6–1 first invoke the standard shell commands with which they are associated (for example, ttmv invokes mv) and then update the ToolTalk service with the file changes. It is necessary to use the ToolTalk-enhanced shell commands when working with files that contain ToolTalk objects.
Table 6–1 ToolTalk-Enhanced Shell Commands
Command |
Definition |
Syntax |
---|---|---|
Copies files that contain objects. |
ttcp source-file destination-file |
|
Renames files that contain objects. |
ttmv old new |
|
Removes files that contain objects. |
ttrm file |
|
Removes empty directories that are associated with ToolTalk objects. You also use this command to create an object spec for a directory; for example, if a directory is mentioned in a file-scoped message. When an object spec is created, the path name of a file or directory is supplied. |
ttrmdir directory |
|
Archives and de-archives files that contain ToolTalk objects. |
tttar c|t|x pathname1 pathname2 |
You can cause the ToolTalk-enhanced shell commands to be executed when the standard shell commands are invoked. To do this, alias the ToolTalk-enhanced shell commands in the shell startup file so that the enhanced commands appear as standard shell commands.
# ToolTalk-aware shell commands in .cshrc alias mv ttmv alias cp ttcp alias rm ttrm alias rmdir ttrmdir alias tar tttar |