Nicolas Williams wrote:
>
> svcprop(1) does a pretty heroic job of escaping shell metachars from
> property values. It's even heroic about newlines in property values
>
> Unfortunately the way it deals with multiple values ruins that heroism:
>
> % svcprop -t -c -p config someservice
> config/bar astring d\
> \ c e
> %
>
> Quick: how many values is that?
>
> In my case it was *two*. Bet you couldn't tell.
>
> I'd rather svcprop(1) had an option to print multiple values like so:
>
> % svcprop -m -c -p config someservice
> config/bar astring d\
> \ c
> config/bar astring e
> %
>
> What say ye? I'll file the fasttrack and implement it even.
>
> BTW, in ksh (93, but this can be trivially adapted to 88) one could then
> easily deal with this output via a function like:
[snip]
> (Yes, Roland can probably trim that doesn quite a bit.)
>
> % print "config/foobar astring foo\\^Jbar"|readprop
> % print "config/foobar astring does it\\^Jwork?"|readprop
> % print -r -- "${config.foobar}"
> (
> typ=astring
> typeset -a val=(
> $'foo\nbar'
> $'ick\nick'
> $'does it\nwork?'
> )
> )
> %
Technically it may be easier to add an option to "svcprop" which
generates output like the
http://svn.genunix.org/repos/on/branches/ksh93/gisburn/scripts/svcproptree1.ksh
script. Note that the script has multiple output formats - one being a
variable _tree_ and another format shows this tree as a list format
(which makes it useable from "awk", "sed" or "perl"). And my idea is to
provide a) an interface library (libcompoundvar.so.1) to write and read
these two formats and then provide a standalone utility to re-format the
data, for example into XML, "perl"'s native variable format... or an
array format where the "tree variable name" is an array index etc. the
result would be something small, efficient and _very_ flexible. And it
would be extensible, too.
I've attached two sample output of the script:
1. "svcproptree1_finger_tree_output.txt" is the output of $
svcproptree1.ksh '*finger*' tree # - which is a compound variable
2. "svcproptree1_finger_list_output.txt" is the output of $
svcproptree1.ksh '*finger*' list # - which is the same data in a list
format.
Technically [1] and [2] can be used directly in shells like "ksh93" and
stuff like "perl" ; [2] is more suiteable for "awk"/"sed". And as said
we should create an intermediate filter tool to a) filter variables in
the tree/list view based on patterns and b) reformat the output into
other formats like XML. As a result we would really have something which
is one solution which matches all needs listed in this email thread and
the matching discussion in sysadmin-discuss@
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Bye,
Roland
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svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[general/enabled].datatype=boolean
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[general/enabled].value=true
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[general/enabled].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[general/entity_stability].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[general/entity_stability].value=Unstable
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[general/entity_stability].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[general/restarter].datatype=fmri
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[general/restarter].value=svc:/network/inetd:default
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[general/restarter].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_disable/exec].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_disable/exec].value=:kill
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_disable/exec].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_disable/timeout_seconds].datatype=count
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_disable/timeout_seconds].value=0
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_disable/timeout_seconds].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_disable/type].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_disable/type].value=method
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_disable/type].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/endpoint_type].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/endpoint_type].value=stream
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/endpoint_type].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/isrpc].datatype=boolean
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/isrpc].value=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/isrpc].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/name].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/name].value=finger
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/name].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/proto].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/proto].value=tcp6
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/proto].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/stability].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/stability].value=Evolving
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/stability].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/exec].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/exec].value=/usr/sbin/in.fingerd
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/exec].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/group].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/group].value=noaccess
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/group].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/limit_privileges].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/limit_privileges].value=:default
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/limit_privileges].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/privileges].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/privileges].value=:default
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/privileges].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/project].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/project].value=:default
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/project].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/resource_pool].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/resource_pool].value=:default
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/resource_pool].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/supp_groups].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/supp_groups].value=:default
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/supp_groups].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/timeout_seconds].datatype=count
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/timeout_seconds].value=0
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/timeout_seconds].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/type].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/type].value=method
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/type].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/use_profile].datatype=boolean
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/use_profile].value=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/use_profile].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/user].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/user].value=noaccess
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/user].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/working_directory].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/working_directory].value=:default
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_start/working_directory].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_state/cur_state].datatype=integer
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_state/cur_state].value=1
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_state/cur_state].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_state/next_state].datatype=integer
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_state/next_state].value=13
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd_state/next_state].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/wait].datatype=boolean
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/wait].value=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[inetd/wait].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/auxiliary_state].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/auxiliary_state].value=none
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/auxiliary_state].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/next_state].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/next_state].value=none
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/next_state].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/state].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/state_timestamp].datatype=time
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/state_timestamp].value=1211525081.044669000
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/state_timestamp].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/state].value=online
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[restarter/state].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_common_name/C].datatype=ustring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_common_name/C].value=finger
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_common_name/C].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_description/C].datatype=ustring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_description/C].value='in.fingerd
is the remote user information service which implementsserver side of the
Name/Finger protocol. This protocol provides aremote interface to programs
which display information on systemstatus and individual users.'
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_description/C].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_fingerd/manpath].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_fingerd/manpath].value=/usr/share/man
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_fingerd/manpath].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_fingerd/section].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_fingerd/section].value=1M
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_fingerd/section].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_fingerd/title].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_fingerd/title].value=fingerd
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_fingerd/title].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_in_fingerd/manpath].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_in_fingerd/manpath].value=/usr/share/man
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_in_fingerd/manpath].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_in_fingerd/section].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_in_fingerd/section].value=1M
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_in_fingerd/section].valuelist=false
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_in_fingerd/title].datatype=astring
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_in_fingerd/title].value=in.fingerd
svc.proptree[network/finger:default/].properties[tm_man_in_fingerd/title].valuelist=false
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(
typeset -A proptree=(
[network/finger:default/]=(
typeset -A properties=(
[general/enabled]=(
datatype=boolean
value=true
valuelist=false
)
[general/entity_stability]=(
datatype=astring
value=Unstable
valuelist=false
)
[general/restarter]=(
datatype=fmri
value=svc:/network/inetd:default
valuelist=false
)
[inetd/endpoint_type]=(
datatype=astring
value=stream
valuelist=false
)
[inetd/isrpc]=(
datatype=boolean
value=false
valuelist=false
)
[inetd/name]=(
datatype=astring
value=finger
valuelist=false
)
[inetd/proto]=(
datatype=astring
value=tcp6
valuelist=false
)
[inetd/stability]=(
datatype=astring
value=Evolving
valuelist=false
)
[inetd/wait]=(
datatype=boolean
value=false
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_disable/exec]=(
datatype=astring
value=:kill
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_disable/timeout_seconds]=(
datatype=count
value=0
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_disable/type]=(
datatype=astring
value=method
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/exec]=(
datatype=astring
value=/usr/sbin/in.fingerd
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/group]=(
datatype=astring
value=noaccess
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/limit_privileges]=(
datatype=astring
value=:default
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/privileges]=(
datatype=astring
value=:default
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/project]=(
datatype=astring
value=:default
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/resource_pool]=(
datatype=astring
value=:default
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/supp_groups]=(
datatype=astring
value=:default
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/timeout_seconds]=(
datatype=count
value=0
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/type]=(
datatype=astring
value=method
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/use_profile]=(
datatype=boolean
value=false
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/user]=(
datatype=astring
value=noaccess
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_start/working_directory]=(
datatype=astring
value=:default
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_state/cur_state]=(
datatype=integer
value=1
valuelist=false
)
[inetd_state/next_state]=(
datatype=integer
value=13
valuelist=false
)
[restarter/auxiliary_state]=(
datatype=astring
value=none
valuelist=false
)
[restarter/next_state]=(
datatype=astring
value=none
valuelist=false
)
[restarter/state]=(
datatype=astring
value=online
valuelist=false
)
[restarter/state_timestamp]=(
datatype=time
value=1211525081.044669000
valuelist=false
)
[tm_common_name/C]=(
datatype=ustring
value=finger
valuelist=false
)
[tm_description/C]=(
datatype=ustring
value='in.fingerd is the remote user
information service which implementsserver side of the Name/Finger protocol.
This protocol provides aremote interface to programs which display information
on systemstatus and individual users.'
valuelist=false
)
[tm_man_fingerd/manpath]=(
datatype=astring
value=/usr/share/man
valuelist=false
)
[tm_man_fingerd/section]=(
datatype=astring
value=1M
valuelist=false
)
[tm_man_fingerd/title]=(
datatype=astring
value=fingerd
valuelist=false
)
[tm_man_in_fingerd/manpath]=(
datatype=astring
value=/usr/share/man
valuelist=false
)
[tm_man_in_fingerd/section]=(
datatype=astring
value=1M
valuelist=false
)
[tm_man_in_fingerd/title]=(
datatype=astring
value=in.fingerd
valuelist=false
)
)
)
)
)
