volno(SMT)                     6 January 1993                     volno(SMT)


 Name

    volno - update volume number information for files

 Syntax

    volno [-ac] [-o pattern] [-f types] [-k keyword] permlists

 Options


    -a         This option allows addition of volume number information if
               the volume number field was  not yet included in the permlist.
               (The default action is to return an error during update if the
               volume number field is missing.)

    -c         This option does a check to see if any volume numbers need to
               be updated, and reports discrepancies without making changes.

    -o pattern The pattern  is matched for selection of file lists.  Note
               that the pattern  must contain a ``#'', which is then replaced
               with a filename corresponding to the two-digit volume number.
               For example, dist/# indicates that the file lists are in files
               named dist/01, dist/02, and so on.

    -f types   This option allows you to specify the types of files that
               occur on a distribution volume.  This information is necessary
               because some archive programs do not include files of certain
               types.

               The allowed file types are:

               a   archive

               b   block device

               c   character device

               d   directory

               e   empty

               f   regular

               p   named pipe

               x   executable
               The default setting recognizes empty, regular, executable, and
               archive files.

    -k keyword A keyword may be specified, which is then prepended by volno
               onto the volume number in the permlist.  This is useful if
               there are several packages within a single distribution set,
               and the volumes within a single package are to be dis-
               tinguished from those in other packages.


 Description

    volno is used with fdfit(SMT) to update a permlist suitable for use by
    fixperm with the appropriate volume number for each file in the package.
    fdfit produces a file for each volume needed, containing a list of the
    appropriate distribution files to be included in the named volume.  volno
    then uses the information contained in these files to update a permlist
    file with the volume number for each file of a distribution.

    The default pattern is that produced by fdfit.

 See also

    fdfit(SMT), fixperm(ADM)