VNVEDITVisionX V4 NAME

vnvedit - update or query entity files

SYNOPSIS

vnvedit if=<db-file> n=<entity> [v=<value>] [dp=<delete-prefix] [-d] [-nnod] [-v]

DESCRIPTION

vnvedit modifies the contents of a entity (name value pair) text file. The primary function of vnvedit is to change the value (v=) in a single entity identified by its name (n=). In addition, comment lines (starting with #) will be maintained and the name-value pairs will be listed in the file in alphabetical order of the names. If neither n= nor dp= are given, then the file is simply parsed and written - this is useful to convert old files in the new format.

CONSTRAINT

The empty entity syntax ("^=") for continuation lines is not currently supported. Comment lines are grouped at the beginning of the file, preceding all of the entity lines.

OPTIONS

if=

the entity file

n=<entity-name>

the name of the entity to be updated or queried

	v=<value>		the new value of the entity to be updated. If v= is not present the current value of the entity is returned
	-d		the entity, whose name is specified by n=, is deleted

dp=<prefix>

delete all of the entities in which the prefix (first characters) for the entity name is <prefix>.

	-nnod		treat the entity file as a configuration for a nodule analysis and set the value of the name nnod to the value of this highest numbered analysis. (Usually used in conjunction with dp=)
	-v		verbose mode

AUTHOR

AM Biancardi, AP Reeves