NAME

       mk_cmds - error table compiler

SYNOPSIS

       mk_cmds file

DESCRIPTION

       Mk_cmds converts a table listing command names and associated help messages into a C source file suitable
       for use with the ss(3) library.

       The  source file name must end with a suffix of ``.ct''; the file consists of a declaration supplying the
       name of the command table:

       command_table name

       followed by entries of the form:

       [ request | unimplemented ] name, " string "[, abbrev]...;

       and a final

       end

       to indicate the end of the table.

       A C source file is generated which should be compiled and  linked  with  the  object  files  use  the  ss
       library.

       A  ``#''  in  the source file is treated as a comment character, and all remaining text to the end of the
       source line will be ignored.

BUGS

       Since the original mk_cmds uses a very simple parser based  on  yacc(1),  and  this  current  version  of
       mk_cmds uses an awk/sed combination of scripts, its error recovery leaves much to be desired.

SEE ALSO

       ss (3)

E2FSPROGS                                             2003                                            MK_CMDS(1)