The ToolTalk-enhanced shell commands described in Table 5-1
first invoke the standard shell commands with which they are associated
(for example, ttmv invokes mv) and then update the ToolTalk service
with the file changes. It is necessary to use the ToolTalk-enhanced
shell commands when working with files that contain ToolTalk objects.
Table 5-1 ToolTalk-Enhanced
Shell Commands
| Command | Definition | Syntax |
|---|
| ttcp | Copies files that contain objects. | ttcpsource-filedestination-file |
| ttmv | Renames files that contain objects. | ttmvoldnew |
| ttrm | Removes files that contain objects. | ttrmfile |
| ttrmdir | Removes empty directories that are associated
with ToolTalk objects. You also use this command to create an object
spec for a directory; for example, if a directory is mentioned in
a file-scoped message. When an object spec is created, the path
name of a file or directory is supplied. | ttrmdirdirectory |
| tttar | Archives and de-archives files that contain
ToolTalk objects. | tttar c|t|xpathname1pathname2 |
You can cause the ToolTalk-enhanced shell commands to be executed
when the standard shell commands are invoked. To do this, alias
the ToolTalk-enhanced shell commands in the shell startup file so
that the enhanced commands appear as standard shell commands.
Table 5-2 ToolTalk-aware
shell commands in .cshrc
| alias mv | ttmv |
| alias cp | ttcp |
| alias rm | ttrm |
| alias rmdir | ttrmdir |
| alias tar | ttar |
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