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dtaction(1)		 USER COMMANDS		      dtaction(1)

NAME
     dtaction - invoke a TED action with specified arguments

SYNOPSIS
     dtaction [-contextDir context_dir] [-execHost host_name]
     [-termOpts terminal_arguments] [-user user_name] action_name
     [action_arg] ...

DESCRIPTION
     The dtaction utility allows applications or shell scripts,
     which are otherwise not connected into the TED development
     environment, to invoke action requests.

     The action called action_name is invoked with the action_arg
     provided on the command line.  A single action_name is
     required; the user may provide any number of action_args.
     Interpretation of the action_name and action_args depends on
     the definition of the action in the action database (see
     dtactionfile(4)).	The action may be defined in one of the
     system action database files, or in one of the user's
     private action database files.

     The action_args are absolute or relative pathnames of files.
     The utility passes this list of files on to the specified
     action.

     Error dialogs are posted when the following conditions are
     detected:

	o  could not initialize desktop environment

	o  invalid user or password

	o  unable to change ID to the desired user

	o  no action name specified

OPTIONS
     The following options are available:

	-contextDir context_dir
	      If the definition of action_name does not define a
	      current working directory (see CWD in dtaction-
	      file(4)) for command actions, the user can use this
	      option to specify a default directory context.

	-execHost host_name
	      The user can use this option to specify an alterna-
	      tive execution host, host_name, for a command
	      action.  If the action is not a command action, the
	      dtaction utility ignores this option.  The action
	      is attempted on host_name instead of the hosts

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	      specified in the action's EXEC_HOST (see dtaction-
	      file(4)) specification.  An error dialog is posted
	      if it is not possible to invoke the specified
	      action on any eligible host.

	-termOpts terminal_arguments
	      This option allows the user to specify arguments
	      intended for the terminal emulator that is provided
	      for command actions that are not of type NO_STDIO.
	      If there are white-space characters in the
	      terminal_arguments string, that string must be
	      quoted to protect it from the shell.  These argu-
	      ments are passed unchanged to the terminal emula-
	      tor.  The user must ensure that they are reason-
	      able; in particular, terminal_arguments does not
	      allow the argument that specifies the command to be
	      run in a terminal emulator window (that is, -e for
	      dtterm(1)).

	-user user_name
	      The -user option allows a user to specify a user
	      name.  If dtaction is not currently running as that
	      user, a prompt dialog collects the indicated user
	      password, or the root user password.  Once a valid
	      password is entered, the dtaction utility changes
	      so that it is running as the requested user and
	      then initiates the requested action.

OPERANDS
     The following operands are supported:

	action_name
	      The name of the action to be invoked.

	action_arg
	      The absolute or relative file names of files.

STDIN
     Not used.

INPUT FILES
     The input files named as action_arg arguments are absolute
     or relative names of files.

     The action database files found on DTDATABASESEARCHPATH con-
     form to the format specified in dtactionfile(4).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
     The following environment variable affects the execution of
     dtaction:

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	DTDATABASESEARCHPATH
	      A comma-separated list of directories (with
	      optional host: prefix) that tells the action ser-
	      vice where to find the action databases.

RESOURCES
     None.

ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
     The dtaction utility takes the standard action for all sig-
     nals.

STDOUT
     Not used.

STDERR
     The dtaction utility writes diagnostic error messages to
     standard error, which is redirected to $HOME/.dt/errorlog.

OUTPUT FILES
     None.

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
     None.

EXIT STATUS
     The following exit values are returned:

	 0  Successful completion.

	>0  An invocation error was detected.

CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
     Default.

APPLICATION USAGE
     None.

EXAMPLES
     None.

SEE ALSO
     dtactionfile(4), dtterm(1), dtaction(1).

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