ckint man page on SmartOS

Man page or keyword search:  
man Server   16655 pages
apropos Keyword Search (all sections)
Output format
SmartOS logo
[printable version]

CKINT(1)							      CKINT(1)

NAME
       ckint, errint, helpint, valint - display a prompt; verify and return an
       integer value

SYNOPSIS
       ckint [-Q] [-W width] [-b base] [-d default] [-h help]
	    [-e error] [-p prompt] [-k pid [-s signal]]

       /usr/sadm/bin/errint [-W width] [-b base] [-e error]

       /usr/sadm/bin/helpint [-W width] [-b base] [-h help]

       /usr/sadm/bin/valint [-b base] input

DESCRIPTION
       The ckint utility prompts a  user,  then	 validates  the	 response.  It
       defines,	 among other things, a prompt message whose response should be
       an integer, text for help and  error  messages,	and  a	default	 value
       (which will be returned if the user responds with a carriage return).

       All  messages  are limited in length to 70 characters and are formatted
       automatically. Any white space used in the definition  (including  new‐
       line) is stripped. The -W option cancels the automatic formatting. When
       a tilde is placed at the beginning or end of a message definition,  the
       default	text will be inserted at that point, allowing both custom text
       and the default text to be displayed.

       If the prompt, help or error message is not defined, the	 default  mes‐
       sage (as defined under NOTES) will be displayed.

       Three  visual  tool  modules  are linked to the ckint command. They are
       errint (which formats and displays an error  message),  helpint	(which
       formats	and  displays  a  help message), and valint (which validates a
       response). These	 modules  should  be  used  in	conjunction  with  FML
       objects. In this instance, the FML object defines the prompt. When base
       is defined in the errint and helpint modules, the messages will include
       the expected base of the input.

OPTIONS
       The following options are supported:

       -b base
		     Defines the base for input. Must be  2 to	36, default is
		     10.

       -d default
		     Defines the default value as default. The default is  not
		     validated and so does not have to meet any criteria.

       -e error
		     Defines the error message as  error.

       -h help
		     Defines the help messages as  help.

       -k pid
		     Specifies	that  process ID pid is to be sent a signal if
		     the user chooses to abort.

       -p prompt
		     Defines the prompt message as prompt.

       -Q
		     Specifies that quit  will	not  be	 allowed  as  a	 valid
		     response.

       -s signal
		     Specifies	that  the  process  ID pid defined with the -k
		     option is to be sent signal  signal when quit is  chosen.
		     If no signal is specified, SIGTERM is used.

       -W width
		     Specifies	that  prompt,  help and error messages will be
		     formatted to a line length of width.

OPERANDS
       The following operand is supported:

       input
		Input to be verified against base criterion.

EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values are returned:

       0
	    Successful execution.

       1
	    EOF on input, or negative width on -W option, or usage error.

       3
	    User termination (quit).

SEE ALSO
       attributes(5)

NOTES
       The default base 10 prompt for ckint is:

	 Enter an integer [?,q]:

       The default base 10 error message is:

	 ERROR - Please enter an integer.

       The default base 10 help message is:

	 Please enter an integer.

       The messages are changed from "integer" to "base base integer"  if  the
       base is set to a number other than 10.

       When  the quit option is chosen (and allowed), q is returned along with
       the return code 3. The valint module will not produce any  output.   It
       returns	0 for success and non-zero for failure.

				 Sep 14, 1992			      CKINT(1)
[top]

List of man pages available for SmartOS

Copyright (c) for man pages and the logo by the respective OS vendor.

For those who want to learn more, the polarhome community provides shell access and support.

[legal] [privacy] [GNU] [policy] [cookies] [netiquette] [sponsors] [FAQ]
Tweet
Polarhome, production since 1999.
Member of Polarhome portal.
Based on Fawad Halim's script.
....................................................................
Vote for polarhome
Free Shell Accounts :: the biggest list on the net