dates(8) CLIX dates(8)
NAME
dates, proddata, prodinfo - Displays information about software products
SYNOPSIS
dates [[-x] product_name ] [[-x] product_name ... ]
prodinfo [[-x] product_name ] [[-x] product_name ... ][[-x] product_name
... ][[-x] product_name ... ][[-x] product_name ... ]
proddata [+%n%#%d%v%t%p] [[-x] product_name ] [[-x] product_name ... ]
FLAGS
-x product_name
Matches the product name product_name exactly. By default, dates
matches any product that contains the name given on the command
line. For example, the command
dates xw
matches both the XWINDOW and XWINPROG products. The -x flag causes
dates to accept only an exact match of the given product_name.
DESCRIPTION
The dates command extracts and displays the product name, number, date,
version, and title of Intergraph software products installed on an
Intergraph system. The command gets this information from the
/usr/ip32/ingrconfig file.
This file is maintained by the newprod utility. If any product names are
defined on the command line, then dates reports only the information for
products matching those names, if they exist. The -x flag can be used to
cause dates to accept only an exact match of the product name.
The proddata command provides an alternative interface to the dates
command. It allows the user to specify which attributes of a product to
report. These attributes are specified before the product names, and must
begin with a + character.
%n Displays the product name.
%# Displays the product number.
%d Displays the release date of the product.
%v Displays the version.
%t Displays the title.
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%p Displays the pathname to the product.
If no format specification is given to proddata, then a format of +%n %#
%d %v %p is used.
The prodinfo command enables the user to display README files for products
loaded on the system. README files are displayed with the rm_pg command.
Environment Variables
The commands use the environment variable INGRCONFIG to define the path to
an ingrconfig format file. The default location of this file is
/usr/ip32/ingrconfig.
EXAMPLES
The following examples show sample output from the dates, proddata, and
prodinfo commands.
1. Entering the following command:
$ dates
produces this output:
Name Number Date Version Title
--------------------------------------------------------------------
DELTOOLS SS01040 09-AUG-1990 04.00.23.00 Delivery Tools
ENVIRON_S SSS0073 04-MAY-1990 01.01.08.00 Graphics Shared Libraries
FORMS_S SNS0087 17-MAY-1990 02.00.01.05 I/Forms Runtime Package
XNSINGR SS01636 16-JUL-1990 04.00.00.00 Workstation Network Software
RESOURCES SSS0050 12-DEC-1989 01.00.08.00 Graphics Resources
SCREENMGR SSS0045 04-MAY-1990 01.01.16.00 Screen Manager
UNIXBOOT SS01043 26-JUL-1990 04.00.09.00 System V 3.1 Boot Images
XWINPROG SS01100 12-SEP-1991 05.000.04.06 The X Window System Program
--------------------------------------------------------------------
2. To see the product information for a specific product, enter the
following:
$ dates xnsingr
This command displays the product information for XNSINGR, as follows:
XNSINGR SS01636 12-DEC-1991 05.00.00.00 Workstation Network Software
3. Enter the following command to see product information for any
products with names starting with d and xwinp:
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$ dates d xwinp
This command produces the following output:
DELTOOLS SS01040 09-AUG-1990 04.00.23.00 Delivery Tools
DIAG SSS0086 08-DEC-1989 03.00.00.02 Workstation/Server Diagnostics
XWINPROG SS01100 12-SEP-1991 05.000.04.06 The X Window System Program
4. Key in the following command to see product information for any
products with names starting with de or with the exact name xwinp:
$ dates de -x xwinp
This command produces the following output:
DELTOOLS SS01040 09-AUG-1990 04.00.23.00 Delivery Tools
Since there is no product named xwin, no other information is
displayed.
5. Use the proddata command as an alternative to dates:
$ proddata unixboot
This command displays product information for UNIXBOOT, including
product name, number, release date, version number, and pathname to
the product. This information is the default for proddata:
UNIXBOOT SS01043 26-JUL-1990 04.00.09.00 /usr/ip32/unixboot
6. You can specify attributes on the proddata command as follows:
$ proddata "+%n %d %v" d
This command displays the product name, release date, and version
number for all products with names beginning with ``D'', as follows:
DELTOOLS 09-AUG-1990 04.00.23.00
DIAG 08-DEC-1989 03.00.00.02
7. To display the README file for a product, enter the following:
$ prodinfo unixboot
This command displays the README file for the UNIXBOOT product, as
follows:
------------------------------------------------------------
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Product: UNIXBOOT CLIX Kernel and Boot Images
Version: 04.00.09.00
Date: 26-JUL-1990
Description: CLIX Kernel and Boot Images for CLIX based
Workstations and Servers.
------------------------------------------------------------
Version 04.00.09.00 -- 26-JUL-1990
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FILES
/usr/ip32/ingrconfig Delivery configuration file.
EXIT VALUES
The commands exits with a status of 255 if the ingrconfig file is not
found or if the required arguments are not present.
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: newprod(8)
Files: README(4)
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