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  NAME

    Initial - Initializes a DELTOOLS software package on a delivery node

  SYNOPSIS

    /usr/ip32/deltools/node/Initial dir1 [dir2 dir3 ... dirn]

  DESCRIPTION

    The Initial utility "initializes" software products that have been loaded
    onto a delivery node to make them ready for downloading with the newprod
    utility.

    The command line arguments are the pathnames of directories which contain
    software products for distribution.  The Initial utility searches each
    specified product directory for a product.def file.  The Initial utility
    then uses the information in the product.def file to create an entry for
    that product in the product list file.  The information in this product
    list file is used to by delivery clients to determine what software is
    available on a  delivery node.

    It is not necessary to use Initial on a product that has been loaded onto
    the delivery node using the makenode utility.  The makenode utility
    performs the initialization step automatically.

  EXAMPLES

    The following example manually initializes the VTOOLS product, which has
    been delivered to the /usr/ws_s directory on delivery node mynode.

    /usr/ip32/deltools/mynode/Initial   /usr/ws_s/vtools


  FILES

    ws_s.prods    product list file

    product.def   product information file

  NOTES

    If a product is available for multiple platforms, a separate entry will be
    created in the product list file for each platform-specific version of the
    product.  Each entry will contain the information specific for that
    platform version.

  DIAGNOSTICS

    The Initial utility checks each product directory to make sure that
    required product files (installation and removal scripts, README and



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    product.def) exist).  If any of the required files are missing, Initial
    fails and prints an explanatory message.  If a specified directory does
    not exist, Initial prints the name of the invalid directory and continues.

  EXIT VALUES

    The Initial utility exits with a value of 0 if successful.  If a syntax
    error occurs, Initial exits with a value of 1.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands:  newprod(8), makenode(8)

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