ab_admin(1)

NAME

ab_admin − administer AnswerBook card catalog database(s)

SYNOPSIS

ab_admin

-file card-catalog-file

-match answerbook-id[,version]
-add answerbook-id[,version]

answerbook-attribute-list

-modify answerbook-id[,version]

answerbook-attribute-list

-merge card-catalog-file
-convert bookinfo-file
-remove answerbook-id[,version]
-verify answerbook-id[,version]
-list

-listpaths

DESCRIPTION

ab_admin provides a shell-level interface to the AnswerBook card catalog database mechanism. It allows administrators to add, delete, list, modify, and verify individual AnswerBook entries in a given card catalog file. It also supports the merging of entries from one card catalog file into another, and the conversion of old-style "bookinfo" files into card catalog entries. See ab_cardcatalog(4) for more information on card catalogs

OPTIONS

-file card-catalog-file
Specifies the name of the card catalog file. All ab_admin operations except "-listpaths" require that the file be specified.

-merge card-catalog-file
Merge the entries from input card catalog file into the card catalog file being updated.

-convert bookinfo-file
Extract the information from the specified bookinfo file needed to create a card catalog entry for the AnswerBook, and add that entry to the card catalog file being updated.

-add answerbook-id[,version] [answerbook-attribute-list]
Construct a new card catalog entry for the AnswerBook using the information provided on the command line.

-remove answerbook-id[,version]
Delete the specified entry.

-match answerbook-id[,version]
Display the contents of the specified entry.

-modify answerbook-id[,version] [answerbook-attribute-list]
Modify the specified fields of the specified entry.

-verify answerbook-id[,version]
Verify the correctness of the specified entry. Verify that the corresponding AnswerBook exists, and is usable.

-list List all entries in the specified card catalog.

-listpaths
List the fully qualified pathnames of the card catalogs you have access to, one per line.

AnswerBook Attributes
The following AnswerBook attributes are used in the -add and -modify operations of ab_admin. See ab_cardcatalog(4) for more information.

title=answerbook-title
Title of this AnswerBook

tocpath=toc-directory-path
Full pathname of the directory containing this AnswerBook’s book database files

pspath=postscript-directory-path
Full pathname of the directory containing this AnswerBook’s PostScript files

indexpath=index-directory-path
Full pathname of the directory containing this AnswerBook’s search index files

EXAMPLES

See the Software and AnswerBook Packages Administration Guide for examples of ab_admin(1) usage.

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