5.1;obty (object_type), revision 4.1, 83/01/02
0BTY (OBJECT_TYPE) -- Set or display the type of an object.
usage: OBTY pathname... [object_type] {CL}
FORMAT
OBTY pathname... [object_type]
OBTY is intended for system-level debugging use only. Misuse of this
command can cause objects to become inaccessible and programs to
behave incorrectly.
ARGUMENTS
pathname
(required) Specify object whose type is to be set or displayed.
Wildcarding of this pathname is permitted.
object_type
(optional) Specify new type setting. Object_type must be one of
the following:
NIL (nil type UID)
UASC unstructured ASCII (text) file
REC streams records file
HDRU streams header-undefined file
OBJ object file
PAD display manager pad
SIO sio descriptor file
UNDEF undefined file type
NULLDEV null device (bit bucket)
DDF device descriptor file (for GPIO)
MBX mailbox
AREA D3M area file
SCH D3M object (sub)schema file
MT magnetic tape descriptor file
BOOT system bootstrap file
Executable files (output of compilers and binders)
are OBJ. ASCII and most other binary files are REC.
Default if omitted: display current type of 'pathname'
OPTIONS
OBTY accepts no special options of its own, although it does use the
command line parser, and so accepts the standard command options listed
in HELP CL.
EXAMPLE
The sequence of the following commands is significant.
$ obty testfile Display current object type.
"testfile" object type is nil.
$ obty testfile uasc Set type to "uasc".
$ obty testfile Display new object type.
"testfile" object type is uasc.