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NAME

        aegis new file - add new files to be created by a change

SYNOPSIS

        aegis -New_File file-name...  [ option...  ]
        aegis -New_File -List [ option...  ]
        aegis -New_File -Help

DESCRIPTION

        The aegis -New_File command is used to add new files to a change.  The named files will
        be added to the list of files in the change.

        For each file named, a new file is created in the development directory, if it does not
        exist already.  If the file already exists, it will not be altered.

        If you want a new source file to be executable (shell scripts, for example) then you
        simply use the normal chmod(1) command.  If any of the file's executable bits are set at
        aede(1) time the file is remembered as executable and all execute bits (minus the
        project's umask) will be set by subsequent aecp(1) commands.

        If you name a directory on the command line, the entire directory tree will be searched
        for new files.  (Note: absolutely everything will be added, including dot files and
        binary files, so you will need to clean out any junk first.)  Files below this named
        directory which are already in the change, or in the project, will be ignored.  The
        file_name_accept and file_name_reject patterns in the project aegis.conf file will also
        be applied, see aepconf(5) for more information.

   Directory Example
        There are times when a command such as
                $ aenf fubar/*
                aegis: project "example": change 42: "fubar/glorp" already in change
                aegis: project "example": change 42: found 1 fatal error, no new files added
                $
        will fail as shown.  There are several ways to deal with this, the easiest being to
        simply name the directory:
                $ aenf fubar
                aegis: project "example": change 42: file "fubar/smiley" added
                aegis: project "example": change 42: file "fubar/frownie" added
                $
        You could also use the find(1) command for arbitrarily complex file selection, but you
        must first exclude files that the above command excludes automatically:
                $ aelcf > exclude
                $ aelpf >> exclude
                $ find fubar -type f | \
                    grep -v -f exclude | \
                    xargs aegis --new-file -v
                aegis: project "example": change 42: file "fubar/smiley" added
                aegis: project "example": change 42: file "fubar/frownie" added
                $
        If you aren't using the exclude list, the find(1) command will need fine tuning for your
        development directory style.  If you are using the symlink-style, you will need to add
        the find -nlink 1 option in addition to the find -type f option.
                $ find fubar -type f -nlinks 1 | \
                    xargs aegis --new-file -v
                aegis: project "example": change 42: file "fubar/smiley" added
                aegis: project "example": change 42: file "fubar/frownie" added
                $
        If you are using the full-copy development directory style, you will have to use the
        exclude list method, above.

   File Templates
        When a new file is created in the development directory the project config file is
        searched for a template for the new file.  If a template is found, the new file will be
        initialized to the template, otherwise it will be created empty.  See aepconf(5) for more
        information.

        The simplest form is to use template files, such as
                file_template =
                [
                        {
                                pattern = [ "*.c" ];
                                body = "${read_file ${source template/c abs}}";
                        },
                        {
                                pattern = [ "test/*/.sh" ];
                                body = "${read_file ${source template/test abs}}";
                        },
                ];
        As you can see, the template files are part of the project source, so you can add the
        appropriate copyright notices, and wrappers, etc.  The $source substitution locates them,
        if they are not part of the current change (and they usually are not).

        The template files themselves contain substitutions.  The $filename substitution is
        available, and contains the name of the file being created.  This can be manipulated in
        various ways when constructing the appropriate file contents.  See aesub(5) for more
        information about substitutions.

        It is also possible to run a command to create the new file.  You can do this instead of
        specifying a body string, viz:
                file_template =
                [
                        {
                                pattern = [ "*" ];
                                body_command = "perl ${source template.pl abs} $filename";
                        },
                ];
        The command is run with a current directory set to the top of the development directory.
        It is an error if the command fails to create the file.  You can mix-and-match the two
        techniques, body string and body_command, if you want.

   File Name Limitations
        There are a number of controls available to limit the form of project file names.  All of
        these controls may be found in the project configuration file, see aepconf(5) for more
        information.  The most significant are briefly described here:

        maximum_filename_length = integer;
                This field is used to limit the length of filenames.  All new files may not have
                path components longer than this.  Defaults to 255 if not set.  For maximum
                portability you should set this to 14.

        posix_filename_charset = boolean;
                This field may be used to limit the characters allowed in filenames to only those
                explicitly allowed by POSIX.  Defaults to false if not set, meaning whatever your
                operating system will tolerate, except white space and high-bit-on characters.
                For maximum portability you should set this to true.

        dos_filename_required = boolean;
                This field may be used to limit filenames so that they conform to the DOS 8+3
                filename limits and to the DOS filename character set.  Defaults to false if not
                set.

        windows_filename_required = boolean;
                This field may be used to limit filenames so that they conform to the Windows98
                and WindowsNT filename limits and character set.  Defaults to false if not set.

        shell_safe_filenames = boolean;
                This field may be used to limit filenames so that they do not contain shell
                special characters.  Defaults to true if not set.  If this field is set to false,
                you will need to use the ${quote} substitution around filenames in commands, to
                ensure that filenames containing shell special characters do not have unintended
                side effects.  Weird characters in filenames may also confuse your dependency
                maintenance tool.

        allow_white_space_in_filenames = boolean;
                This field may be used to allow white space characters in file names.  This will
                allow the following characters to appear in file names: backspace (BS, \b, 0x08),
                horizontal tab (HT, \t, 0x09), new line (NL, \n, 0x0A), vertical tab (VT, \v,
                0x0B), form feed (FF, \f, 0x0C), and carriage return (CR, \r, 0x0D).  Defaults to
                false if not set.

                Note that this field does not override other file name filters.  It will be
                necessary to explicitly set shell_safe_filenames = false as well.  It will be
                necessary to set dos_filename_required = false (the default) as well.  It will be
                necessary to set posix_filename_charset = false (the default) as well.

                The user must take great care to use the ${quote} substitution around all file
                names in commands in the project configuration.  And even then, substitutions
                which expect a space separated list of file names will have undefined results.

        allow_non_ascii_filenames = boolean;
                This field may be used to allow file names with non-ascii-printable characters in
                them.  Usually this would mean a UTF8 or international charset of some kind.
                Defaults to false if not set.

                Note that this field does not override other file name filters.  It will be
                necessary to explicitly set shell_safe_filenames = false as well.  It will be
                necessary to set dos_filename_required = false (the default) as well.  It will be
                necessary to set posix_filename_charset = false (the default) as well.

        filename_pattern_accept = [ string ];
                This field is used to specify a list of patterns of acceptable filenames.
                Defaults to "*" if not set.

        filename_pattern_reject = [ string ];
                This field is used to specify a list of patterns of unacceptable filenames.

        Please Note: Aegis also consults the underlying file system, to determine its notion of
        maximum file size.  Where the file system's maximum file size is less than
        maximum_filename_length, the filesystem wins.  This can happen, for example, when you are
        using the Linux UMSDOS file system, or when you have an NFS mounted an ancient V7
        filesystem.  Setting maximum_filename_length to 255 in these cases does not alter the
        fact that the underlying file systems limits are far smaller (12 and 14, respectively).

        If your development directories (or your whole project) is on filesystems with filename
        limitations, or a portion of the heterogeneous builds take place in such an environment,
        it helps to tell Aegis what they are (using the project config file's fields) so that you
        don't run into the situation where the project builds on the more permissive
        environments, but fails with mysterious errors in the more limited environments.

        If your development directories are routinely on a Linux UMSDOS filesystem, you would
        probably be better off setting dos_filename_required = true, and also changing the
        development_directory_template field.  Heterogeneous development with various Windows
        environments may also require this.

   File Name Interpretation
        The aegis program will attempt to determine the project file names from the file names
        given on the command line.  All file names are stored within aegis projects as relative
        to the root of the baseline directory tree.  The development directory and the
        integration directory are shadows of this baseline directory, and so these relative names
        apply here, too.  Files named on the command line are first converted to absolute paths
        if necessary.  They are then compared with the baseline path, the development directory
        path, and the integration directory path, to determine a baseline-relative name.  It is
        an error if the file named is outside one of these directory trees.

        The -BAse_RElative option may be used to cause relative filenames to be interpreted as
        relative to the baseline path; absolute filenames will still be compared with the various
        paths in order to determine a baseline-relative name.

        The relative_filename_preference in the user configuration file may be used to modify
        this default behavior.  See aeuconf(5) for more information.

   Changing the Type of a File
        If you want to change the type of a file (say, from a test to a source file, or vice
        versa) you could do it as two changes, by first using aerm(1) in one change and then
        using aenf(1) or aent(1) in a second change, or you can combine both steps in the same
        change.  Remember to use the aerm -nowhiteout option or you will get a most peculiar new
        file template.

   File Action Adjustment
        When this command runs, it first checks the change files against the projects files.  If
        there are inconsistencies, the file actions will be adjusted as follows:

        create  If a file is being created, but another change set is integrated which also
                creates the file, the file action in the change set still being developed will be
                adjusted to "modify".

        modify  If a file is being modified, but another change set is integrated which removes
                the file, the file action in the change set still being developed will be
                adjusted to "create".

        remove  If a file is being removed, but another change set is integrated which removes
                the file, the file will be dropped from the change set still being developed.

   Notification
        The new_file_command in the project configuration file is run, if set.  The project_‐
        file_command is also run, if set, and if there has been an integration recently.  See
        aepconf(5) for more information.

TEST CORRELATIONS

        The “aegis -Test -SUGgest” command may be used to have aegis suggest suitable regression
        tests for your change, based on the source files in your change.  This automatically
        focuses testing effort to relevant tests, reducing the number of regression tests
        necessary to be confident that you have not introduced a bug.

        The test correlations are generated by the “aegis -Integrate_Pass” command, which
        associates each test in the change with each source file in the change.  Thus, each
        source file accumulates a list of tests which have been associated with it in the past.
        This is not as exact as code coverage analysis, but is a reasonable approximation in
        practice.

        The aecp(1) and aenf(1) commands are used to associate files with a change.  While they
        do not actively perform the association, these are the files used by aeipass(1) and
        aet(1) to determine which source files are associated with which tests.

   Test Correlation Accuracy
        Assuming that the testing correlations are accurate and that the tests are evenly
        distributed across the function space, there will be a less than 1/number chance that a
        relevant test has not been run by the “aegis -Test -SUGgest number” command.  A small
        amount of noise is added to the test weighting, so that unexpected things are sometimes
        tested, and the same tests are not run every time.

        Test correlation accuracy can be improved by ensuring that:

        • Each change should be strongly focused, with no gratuitous file inclusions.  This
          avoids spurious correlations.

        • Each item of new functionality should be added in an individual change, rather than
          several together.  This strongly correlates tests with functionality.

        • Each bug should be fixed in an individual change, rather than several together.  This
          strongly correlates tests with functionality.

        • Test correlations will be lost if files are moved.  This is because correlations are by
          name.

        The best way for tests to correlate accurately with source files is when a change
        contains a test and exactly those files relating to the functionality under test.  Too
        many spurious files will weaken the usefulness of the testing correlations.

OPTIONS

        The following options are understood

        -Build
                This option may be used to specify that the file is constructed during a build
                (often only an integrate build), so that history of it may be kept.  This is
                useful for generating patch files, where a history of generated files is
                important.  Files created in this way may not be copied into a change, though
                they may be deleted.  Avoid using files of this type, if at all possible.

        -BAse_RElative
                This option may be used to cause relative filenames to be considered relative to
                the base of the source tree.  See aeuconf(5) for the corresponding user
                preference.

        -CUrrent_RElative
                This option may be used to cause relative filenames to be considered relative to
                the current directory.  This is usually the default.  See aeuconf(5) for the
                corresponding user preference.

        -Change number
                This option may be used to specify a particular change within a project.  See
                aegis(1) for a complete description of this option.

        -CONFIGured
                This option may be used to specify that the file is an Aegis project
                configuration file.  The default project configuration file is called aegis.conf,
                however any file name may be used.  You may also use more than one file,
                splitting the content across several files, all of which must be of this type.

        -Help
                This option may be used to obtain more information about how to use the aegis
                program.

        -Keep
                This option may be used to retain files and/or directories usually deleted or
                replaced by the command.  Defaults to the user's delete_file_preference if not
                specified, see aeuconf(5) for more information.

        -No_Keep
                This option may be used to ensure that the files and/or directories are deleted
                or replaced by the command.  Defaults to the user's delete_file_preference if not
                specified, see aeuconf(5) for more information.

        -List
                This option may be used to obtain a list of suitable subjects for this command.
                The list may be more general than expected.

        -Not_Logging
                This option may be used to disable the automatic logging of output and errors to
                a file.  This is often useful when several aegis commands are combined in a shell
                script.

        -Project name
                This option may be used to select the project of interest.  When no -Project
                option is specified, the AEGIS_PROJECT environment variable is consulted.  If
                that does not exist, the user's $HOME/.aegisrc file is examined for a default
                project field (see aeuconf(5) for more information).  If that does not exist,
                when the user is only working on changes within a single project, the project
                name defaults to that project.  Otherwise, it is an error.

        -TEMplate
                This option may be used to specify that a new file template should be used, even
                if the file already exists.

        -No_TEMplate
                This option may be used to specify that a new file template should not be used,
                even if the file does not exist (any empty file will be created).

        -TERse
                This option may be used to cause listings to produce the bare minimum of
                information.  It is usually useful for shell scripts.

        -Verbose
                This option may be used to cause aegis to produce more output.  By default aegis
                only produces output on errors.  When used with the -List option this option
                causes column headings to be added.

        -Wait   This option may be used to require Aegis commands to wait for access locks, if
                they cannot be obtained immediately.  Defaults to the user's lock_wait_preference
                if not specified, see aeuconf(5) for more information.

        -No_Wait
                This option may be used to require Aegis commands to emit a fatal error if access
                locks cannot be obtained immediately.  Defaults to the user's
                lock_wait_preference if not specified, see aeuconf(5) for more information.

        See also aegis(1) for options common to all aegis commands.

        All options may be abbreviated; the abbreviation is documented as the upper case letters,
        all lower case letters and underscores (_) are optional.  You must use consecutive
        sequences of optional letters.

        All options are case insensitive, you may type them in upper case or lower case or a
        combination of both, case is not important.

        For example: the arguments "-project, "-PROJ" and "-p" are all interpreted to mean the
        -Project option.  The argument "-prj" will not be understood, because consecutive
        optional characters were not supplied.

        Options and other command line arguments may be mixed arbitrarily on the command line,
        after the function selectors.

        The GNU long option names are understood.  Since all option names for aegis are long,
        this means ignoring the extra leading '-'.  The "--option=value" convention is also
        understood.

RECOMMENDED ALIAS

        The recommended alias for this command is
        csh%    alias aenf 'aegis -nf \!* -v'
        sh$     aenf(){aegis -nf "$@" -v}

ERRORS

        It is an error if the change is not in the being developed state.
        It is an error if the change is not assigned to the current user.
        It is an error if the file is already part of the change.
        It is an error if the file is already part of the baseline.
        It is an error if the files named on the command line are not normal files and not
        directories.  (If you need symbolic links or special files, create them at build time.)

EXIT STATUS

        The aegis command will exit with a status of 1 on any error.  The aegis command will only
        exit with a status of 0 if there are no errors.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

        See aegis(1) for a list of environment variables which may affect this command.  See
        aepconf(5) for the project configuration file's project_specific field for how to set
        environment variables for all commands executed by Aegis.

SEE ALSO

        aecp(1) copy files into a change

        aedb(1) begin development of a change

        aemv(1) rename a file as part of a change

        aenfu(1)
                remove new files from a change

        aent(1) add new tests to a change

        aerm(1) add files to be deleted by a change

        aepconf(5)
                project configuration file format

        aeuconf(5)
                user configuration file format

COPYRIGHT

        aegis version 4.24.3.D001
        Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
        2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Peter Miller

        The aegis program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use the 'aegis -VERSion
        License' command.  This is free software and you are welcome to redistribute it under
        certain conditions; for details use the 'aegis -VERSion License' command.

AUTHOR

        Peter Miller   E-Mail:   millerp@canb.auug.org.au
        /\/\*             WWW:   http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/