shtool-echo(1) [linux man page]

SHTOOL-ECHO.TMP(1)					      GNU Portable Shell Tool						SHTOOL-ECHO.TMP(1)

NAME

       shtool-echo - GNU shtool echo(1) extensional command

SYNOPSIS

       shtool echo [-n|--newline] [-e|--expand] string

DESCRIPTION

       shtool echo is an echo(1) style command which prints string to stdout and optionally provides special expansion constructs (terminal bold
       mode, environment details, date, etc) and newline control. The trick of this command is that it provides a portable -n option and hides the
       gory details needed to find out the environment details under option -e.

OPTIONS

       The following command line options are available.

       -n, --newline
	   By default, output is written to stdout followed by a "newline" (ASCII character 0x0a). If option -n is used, this newline character is
	   omitted.

       -e, --expand
	   If option -e is used, string can contain special "%x" constructs which are expanded before the output is written. Currently the
	   following constructs are recognized:

	   %B  switch terminal mode to bold display mode.

	   %b  switch terminal mode back to normal display mode.

	   %u  the current user name.

	   %U  the current user id (numerical).

	   %g  the current group name.

	   %G  the current group id (numerical).

	   %h  the current hostname (without any domain extension).

	   %d  the current domain name.

	   %D  the current day of the month.

	   %M  the current month (numerical).

	   %m  the current month name.

	   %Y  the current year.

EXAMPLE

	#   shell script
	shtool echo -n -e "Enter your name [%B%u%b]: "; read name
	shtool echo -e "Your Email address might be %u@%h%d"
	shtool echo -e "The current date is %D-%m-%Y"

HISTORY

       The GNU shtool echo command was originally written by Ralf S.  Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com> in 1998 for Website META Language (WML)
       under the name buildinfo. It was later taken over into GNU shtool.

SEE ALSO

       shtool(1), echo(1).

18-Jul-2008							   shtool 2.0.8 						SHTOOL-ECHO.TMP(1)

SHTOOL-MKDIR.TMP(1)					      GNU Portable Shell Tool					       SHTOOL-MKDIR.TMP(1)

NAME

       shtool-mkdir - GNU shtool mkdir(1) style command

SYNOPSIS

       shtool mkdir [-t|--trace] [-f|--force] [-p|--parents] [-m|--mode mode] [-o|--owner owner] [-g|--group group] dir [dir ...]

DESCRIPTION

       This is a mkdir(1) style command with additional options and the ability to be smart if the directory already exists which is important for
       installation procedures.

OPTIONS

       The following command line options are available.

       -t, --trace
	   Shows the actually involved shell commands.

       -f, --force
	   Forced continuation and no complaints if directory already exists.  Default is to terminate with error.

       -p, --parents
	   Automatic parent directory creation. Default is to only create the last directory in the path and fail if parents are missing.

       -m, --mode mode
	   The directory mode applied to the directory, see chmod(1). Omitting mode skips this step and leaves the operating system default which
	   is usually based on umask(1). Some directory modes require superuser privileges to be set. Default is to stick with operating system
	   defaults.

       -o, --owner owner
	   The directory owner name or id applied to the directory, see chown(1).  This option requires superuser privileges to execute. Default
	   is to skip this step and leave the operating system default which is usually based on the executing uid or the parent setuid directory.

       -g, --group group
	   The directory group name or id applied to the directory, see chgrp(1). This option requires superuser privileges to execute to the
	   fullest extend, otherwise the choice of group is limited on most operating systems.	Default is to skip this step and leave the
	   operating system default which is usually based on the executing gid or the parent setgid directory.

EXAMPLE

	#   Makefile
	install:
	    shtool mkdir -f -p -m 755 $(bindir)
	    shtool mkdir -f -p -m 755 $(mandir)/man1
	     :

HISTORY

       The GNU shtool mkdir command was originally written for Public Domain by Noah Friedman and later revised by Ralf S. Engelschall
       <rse@engelschall.com> in 1999 for inclusion into GNU shtool.

SEE ALSO

       shtool(1), mkdir(1).

18-Jul-2008							   shtool 2.0.8 					       SHTOOL-MKDIR.TMP(1)