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conflict (1)

Name

conflict - filename conflict listing

Synopsis

conflict [options] [file-specifications]

Description

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NAME
       conflict - filename conflict listing

SYNOPSIS
       conflict [options] [file-specifications]

DESCRIPTION
       Conflict displays conflicting filenames in your execution path.  Unlike
       the csh command which, it displays all of  the  (non-alias)  executable
       files in your path.

       Conflict reports pathname conflicts by making a list of the directories
       which are listed in the environment variable PATH,  and  then  scanning
       these directories for executable files.  If arguments are given to this
       program, the test for executable files is limited to  the  given  names
       (after stripping the directory-prefix).

       The  first instance of a name in a given path (and those hard-linked to
       it) are marked with "*".  Succeeding  instances  are  marked  with  "+"
       marks.

       The  report  is  sent  to  standard output and always shows the list of
       directories.  Conflicting names are reported on succeeding lines.

OPTIONS
       -e name
              specify another environment variable than PATH (e.g.,  INFOPATH,
              LD_LIBRARY_PATH).

       -I path
              for  compatibility  with  C-preprocessor  options,  build up the
              search path with the given directory.  (The corresponding -D and
              -U  options  are ignored.)  Using the -I or -L options overrides
              the use of environment variables for the search path.

       -L path
              for compatibility with C-compiler options, build up  the  search
              path with the given directory.

       -p     print pathnames only, rather than the table.

       -r     look for readable files

       -t types
              specify  a  list of file types which are treated as conflicting.
              The option value is a list of file suffixes (a "."  followed  by
              zero  or  more other characters).  The list separator is the "."
              which begins each suffix, e.g.,

                   conflict -t.exe.com

                     If no -t option is given, a built-in list  of  executable
                     file types is used for systems where this is known.

              -v     Use  verbose option to control how much is shown.  Repeat
                     the option for different levels:

                     1      show all directory names

                     2      show all filenames which are found in the directo-
                            ries

                     3      directs  conflict not only to print a summary line
                            for each file, but also to print  a  running  sum-
                            mary, showing executable file (with its full path)
                            as it is found).

              -V     print the version, exit.

              -w     look for writable files

              -W number
                     expand width of display by number  of  columns  (default:
                     one column per path).

              -x     look for executable files (the default).

              You  may combine the "-r", "-w" and "-x" options.  If you do not
              specify one of these, conflict assumes "-x".

OPERATIONS
       Conflict may be used to list all conflicting names in your path (if  no
       arguments  are  given),  or to find conflicts for a specified name.  To
       list only conflicts from a particular directory "path" you may type

              conflict -a path/*

              An example of the use of conflict is shown below

                     bsd4.2(5) conflict
                     Current working directory is "/home/dickey/src/conflict"
                     -> .
                     --> /home/dickey/bin
                     ---> /home/dickey/com
                     ----> /bin
                     -----> /usr/bin
                     ------> /usr/ucb
                     -------> /usr/local/bin
                     -*----+: args
                     ----*-+: calendar
                     ---*--+: cc
                     *+-----: conflict
                     ...

ENVIRONMENT
       Conflict runs in a portable UNIX(R)  environment,  as  well  as  MSDOS,
       Win32 and OS/2 command-line.

FILES
       Conflict is a single binary module, which uses no auxiliary files.

ANTICIPATED CHANGES
       add option to get aliases from the shell

       handle compound directory structures such as MANPATH.

       show symbol conflicts from object files and libraries.


ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:


       +---------------+------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE  |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Availability   | shell/conflict   |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Stability      | Uncommitted      |
       +---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
       csh (1) for a discussion of which.

AUTHOR
       Thomas Dickey



NOTES
       This     software     was    built    from    source    available    at
       https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland.   The  original   community
       source  was  downloaded  from  ftp://invisible-island.net/conflict/con-
       flict-20100627.tgz

       Further information about this software can be found on the open source
       community    website    at    http://invisible-island.net/conflict/con-
       flict.html.



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