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1 perry 1 RUN-PARTS
2 !!!RUN-PARTS
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 COPYRIGHT
7 ----
8 !!NAME
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11 run-parts - run scripts or programs in a directory
12 !!SYNOPSIS
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15 __run-parts__ [[--test] [[--verbose] [[--report]
16 [[--umask=umask] [[--arg=argument] [[--help] [[--version]
17 directory
18 !!DESCRIPTION
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21 __run-parts__ runs a number of scripts or programs found
22 in a single directory ''directory''. Filenames should
23 consist entirely of upper and lower case letters, digits,
24 underscores, and hyphens. Subdirectories of ''directory''
25 and files with other names will be silently
26 ignored.
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29 Scripts must follow the __#!/bin/interpretername__
30 convention in order to be executed. They will not
31 automatically be executed by __/bin/sh.__
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34 The files found will be run in the lexical sort order of the
35 filenames.
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38 __OPTIONS__
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41 __--test__
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44 print the names of the scripts which would be run, but don't
45 actually run them.
46
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48 __--verbose__
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51 print the name of each script to stderr before
52 running.
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55 __--report__
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58 similiar to __--verbose__, but only prints the name of
59 scripts which produce output. The script's name is printed
60 to whichever of stdout or stderr the script first produces
61 output on.
62
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64 __--umask=__''umask''
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67 Sets the umask to ''umask'' before running the scripts.
68 ''umask'' should be specified in octal. By default the
69 umask is set to 022.
70
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72 __--arg=__''argument''
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75 Pass ''argument'' to the scripts. Use __--arg__ once
76 for each argument you want passed.
77
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79 __--__
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82 Specifies that this is the end of the options. Any filename
83 after __--__ will be not be interpreted as an option even
84 if it starts with a hyphen.
85
86
87 __--help__
88
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90 Display usage information and exit.
91
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93 __--version__
94
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96 Display version and copyright and exit.
97 !!COPYRIGHT
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100 Copyright (C) 1994 Ian Jackson. Copyright (C) 1996 Jeff
101 Noxon. Copyright (C) 1996,1997,1998 Guy Maor
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104 __run-parts__ is free software; see the GNU General
105 Public Licence version 2 or later for copying conditions.
106 There is ''no'' warranty.
107 ----
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