Re: [Evms-devel] Snapshots in batch... Another one

[Kevin C. <co...@us...>]

On Tuesday 10 December 2002 04:01, Michel Bouissou wrote:
> Le Mardi 10 D=E9cembre 2002 10:20, Frank Lenaerts a =E9crit :
> > > Maybe a "--batch" option or the like could be added to the command-=
line
> > > client, to tell it not to ask any questions and just process the
> > > commands it receives in similar situations.
> >
> > I don't think this is necessary, as you have the -f option as Kevin
> > suggested.
>
> Using here documents can make scripts much easier to read and understan=
d
> rather than having to use separate command files just for executing a
> couple of EVMS commands. This is unnecessary complexity, and unnecessar=
y
> complexity must be avoided as much as possible.
>
> If one uses separate EVMS command files, he may have to create 3 or 4
> separate command files for being called by a single bash script, which =
is
> really unpractical.
>
> I know that "here documents" in such a situtation must simulate an
> interactive dialog, but when done in batch, you may not always know whe=
n
> you will or will not receive warnings and confirmation messages -- this
> even can vary from one batch execution to another.
>
> For this very reason it would be very useful to have a "--batch" option=
 for
> the EVMS command line, that would mean "DON'T ASK. JUST DO IT."
>
> I believe this wouldn't be such a programming issue to implement, as EV=
MS
> probably already implements this behaviour when using "-f" command file=
s.
>
> The batch option exists in many, many Unix usual commands for this very
> reason.

We have just recently added a "-b" option to the CLI. This option will fo=
rce=20
the default choice on any interactive error messages. This will be availa=
ble=20
in both the upcoming 1.2.1 release and the new 2.0 design, which should h=
ave=20
an alpha-level release this month.

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Kevin Corry
co...@us...
http://evms.sourceforge.net/