Revert - discard any modifications to an entity
[file] Revert(in type ID);
Desktop Services Message Sets Revert(4)
NAME
Revert - discard any modifications to an entity
SYNOPSIS
[file] Revert(in type ID);
DESCRIPTION
The Revert notice asks that any pending, unsaved modifications to a
persistent entity (such as a file) be discarded.
The ID argument is the identity of the entity to revert. When its type
is File, then the ID argument is unset (in other words, has a value of
(char *)0), and it refers to the file or directory named in the mes-
sage's file attribute.
ERRORS
The ToolTalk service may return one of the following errors in process-
ing the Revert notice:
TT_DESKTOP_UNMODIFIED
The entity had no pending, unsaved modifications.
TT_DESKTOP_ENOENT
The file to save/revert does not exist.
APPLICATION USAGE
The ttdt_file_join(3), function can be used to register for, and help
process, the Revert request.
The Revert request can be sent with ttdt_file_request(3). Also,
ttdt_Revert(3), can send the relevant message and block on the reply.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | library/tooltalk |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Committed |
+---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
ttdt_Revert(3), ttdt_file_join(3), ttdt_file_request(3); Save notice.
ToolTalk 1.3 1 March 1996 Revert(4)