datatypes for Unix command flags
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I have been assigned the command: tree -a -F -L level-q -T title. I have to capture the flags and the code is already given to me. All I have to do is find the datatypes for these flags and set up the code such as :
struct FLAG {
bool uflag;
bool vflag;
char *wflag;
int xflag;
double yflag;
bool zflag;
} flags={false,false,"none",0,100,false}; //Set up defaut values
So how can I find out the datatypes of the flags through the man pages?
linux man
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Romeo Ninov
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I have been assigned the command: tree -a -F -L level-q -T title. I have to capture the flags and the code is already given to me. All I have to do is find the datatypes for these flags and set up the code such as :
struct FLAG {
bool uflag;
bool vflag;
char *wflag;
int xflag;
double yflag;
bool zflag;
} flags={false,false,"none",0,100,false}; //Set up defaut values
So how can I find out the datatypes of the flags through the man pages?
linux man
edited Jan 23 at 6:29
Romeo Ninov
5,92332028
asked Jan 23 at 6:15
Dev_109Dev_109
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Well, the manual will tell you what each flag does - whether it's a toggle option, or whether it accepts an input of a specific type. Isn't that information sufficient to determine the data type required?
– Haxiel
Jan 23 at 6:32
The type would all be strings in the shell. As with any user input, you would have to read string data and then verify that they have correct datatype by converting e.g. strings that should be integers withstrtol()and checking for conversion errors.
– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 8:03
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I have been assigned the command: tree -a -F -L level-q -T title. I have to capture the flags and the code is already given to me. All I have to do is find the datatypes for these flags and set up the code such as :
struct FLAG {
bool uflag;
bool vflag;
char *wflag;
int xflag;
double yflag;
bool zflag;
} flags={false,false,"none",0,100,false}; //Set up defaut values
So how can I find out the datatypes of the flags through the man pages?
linux man
edited Jan 23 at 6:29
Romeo Ninov
5,92332028
asked Jan 23 at 6:15
Dev_109Dev_109
1
I have been assigned the command: tree -a -F -L level-q -T title. I have to capture the flags and the code is already given to me. All I have to do is find the datatypes for these flags and set up the code such as :
struct FLAG {
bool uflag;
bool vflag;
char *wflag;
int xflag;
double yflag;
bool zflag;
} flags={false,false,"none",0,100,false}; //Set up defaut values
So how can I find out the datatypes of the flags through the man pages?
linux man
linux man
edited Jan 23 at 6:29
Romeo Ninov
5,92332028
asked Jan 23 at 6:15
Dev_109Dev_109
1
edited Jan 23 at 6:29
Romeo Ninov
5,92332028
asked Jan 23 at 6:15
Dev_109Dev_109
1
edited Jan 23 at 6:29
Romeo Ninov
5,92332028
edited Jan 23 at 6:29
Romeo Ninov
5,92332028
edited Jan 23 at 6:29
Romeo Ninov
5,92332028
5,92332028
asked Jan 23 at 6:15
Dev_109Dev_109
1
asked Jan 23 at 6:15
Dev_109Dev_109
1
asked Jan 23 at 6:15
Dev_109Dev_109
1
1
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Well, the manual will tell you what each flag does - whether it's a toggle option, or whether it accepts an input of a specific type. Isn't that information sufficient to determine the data type required?
– Haxiel
Jan 23 at 6:32
The type would all be strings in the shell. As with any user input, you would have to read string data and then verify that they have correct datatype by converting e.g. strings that should be integers withstrtol()and checking for conversion errors.
– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 8:03
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Well, the manual will tell you what each flag does - whether it's a toggle option, or whether it accepts an input of a specific type. Isn't that information sufficient to determine the data type required?
– Haxiel
Jan 23 at 6:32
The type would all be strings in the shell. As with any user input, you would have to read string data and then verify that they have correct datatype by converting e.g. strings that should be integers withstrtol()and checking for conversion errors.
– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 8:03
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Well, the manual will tell you what each flag does - whether it's a toggle option, or whether it accepts an input of a specific type. Isn't that information sufficient to determine the data type required?
– Haxiel
Jan 23 at 6:32
Well, the manual will tell you what each flag does - whether it's a toggle option, or whether it accepts an input of a specific type. Isn't that information sufficient to determine the data type required?
– Haxiel
Jan 23 at 6:32
The type would all be strings in the shell. As with any user input, you would have to read string data and then verify that they have correct datatype by converting e.g. strings that should be integers with
strtol() and checking for conversion errors.– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 8:03
The type would all be strings in the shell. As with any user input, you would have to read string data and then verify that they have correct datatype by converting e.g. strings that should be integers with
strtol() and checking for conversion errors.– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 8:03
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Well, the manual will tell you what each flag does - whether it's a toggle option, or whether it accepts an input of a specific type. Isn't that information sufficient to determine the data type required?
– Haxiel
Jan 23 at 6:32
The type would all be strings in the shell. As with any user input, you would have to read string data and then verify that they have correct datatype by converting e.g. strings that should be integers with
strtol()and checking for conversion errors.– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 8:03