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cktime(1)			 User Commands			     cktime(1)

NAME
       cktime,	errtime,  helptime,  valtime  -	 display  a prompt; verify and
       return a time of day

SYNOPSIS
       cktime [-Q] [-W width] [-f format]  [-d default]	 [-h help]  [-e error]
       [-p prompt] [ -k pid [-s signal]]

       /usr/sadm/bin/errtime [-W width] [-e error] [-f format]

       /usr/sadm/bin/helptime [-W width] [-h help] [-f format]

       /usr/sadm/bin/valtime [-f format] input

DESCRIPTION
       The  cktime  utility  prompts  a	 user  and  validates the response. It
       defines, among other things, a prompt message whose response should  be
       a time, text for help and error messages, and a default value (which is
       returned if the user responds with a <RETURN>). The user response  must
       match the defined format for the time of day.

       All  messages  are limited in length to 70 characters and are formatted
       automatically. Any white space used in the definition  (including  NEW‐
       LINE) is stripped. The -W option cancels the automatic formatting. When
       a tilde is placed at the beginning or end of a message definition,  the
       default	text  is inserted at that point, allowing both custom text and
       the default text to be displayed.

       If the prompt, help or error message is not defined, the	 default  mes‐
       sage (as defined under NOTES) is displayed.

       Three  visual  tool  modules are linked to the cktime command. They are
       errtime (which formats and displays an error message), helptime	(which
       formats	and  displays  a help message), and valtime (which validates a
       response). These modules	 should	 be  used  in  conjunction  with   FML
       objects. In this instance, the FML object defines the prompt. When for‐
       mat is defined in the errtime and helptime modules, the	messages  will
       describe the expected format.

OPTIONS
       The following options are supported:

       -d default      Defines	the  default value as default.	The default is
		       not validated and so does not have to meet  any	crite‐
		       ria.

       -e error	       Defines the error message as error.

       -f format       Specifies  the  format  against which the input will be
		       verified. Possible formats and their definitions are:

		       %H  =  hour (00 - 23)
		       %I  =  hour (00 - 12)
		       %M  =  minute (00 - 59)
		       %p  =  ante meridian or post meridian
		       %r  =  time as %I:%M:%S %p
		       %R  =  time as %H:%M (the default format)
		       %S  =  seconds (00 - 59)
		       %T  =  time as %H:%M:%S

       -h help	       Defines the help messages as help.

       -k pid	       Specifies that process ID pid is to be sent a signal if
		       the user chooses to abort.

       -p prompt       Defines the prompt message as prompt.

       -Q	       Specifies  that	quit  will  not	 be allowed as a valid
		       response.

       -s signal       Specifies that the process ID pid defined with  the  -k
		       option is to be sent signal signal when quit is chosen.
		       If no signal is	specified, SIGTERM is used.

       -W width	       Specifies that prompt, help and error messages will  be
		       formatted to a line length of width.

OPERANDS
       The following operand is supported:

       input	Input to be verified against format criteria.

EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values are returned:

       0	       Successful execution.

       1	       EOF  on	input,	or  negative  width on	-W option,  or
		       usage error .

       3	       User termination (quit) .

       4	       Garbled format argument.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Availability		     │SUNWcsu			   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       attributes(5)

NOTES
       The default prompt for cktime is:

       Enter a time of day [?,q]:

       The default error message is:

       ERROR: Please enter the time of day.  Format is <format>.

       The default help message is:

       Please enter the time of day.  Format is <format>.

       When the quit option is chosen (and allowed), q is returned along  with
       the  return code 3. The valtime module will not produce any output.  It
       returns	0 for success and non-zero for failure.

SunOS 5.10			  14 Sep 1992			     cktime(1)
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