Command Line Options for WN Server wndex Utility

These are the command line options for the wndex utility used to process index.wn files.

-a -- Serveall (mnemonic "all").

Using the -a option is equivalent to putting the directive Attributes=serveall at the beginning of the index.wn file (or files) being processed, with one important exception. If wndex is used with this option in a directory which contains no index.wn file, it will behave as if there were an index.wn file containing only the line Attributes=serveall. This allows the creation of an index.cache file permitting access to all files in a directory without first creating an index.wn file. This can be used with the -r option to grant access to a directory hierarchy without the need to create an index.wn file in each directory.

-c file_name -- Use "file_name" instead of "index.cache".

Causes wndex to write its output to the file "file_name" rather than the default "index.cache".

-d dir_name -- Process directory "dir_name".

When wndex is run with this option it will process the directory "dir_name" rather than the current directory. It will use the index.wn file in "dir_name" and write the file "dir_name/index.cache".

-i file_name -- Use "file_name" instead of "index.wn".

Causes wndex to read its input from the file "file_name" rather than the default "index.wn".

-q -- Use quiet mode.

Causes wndex to suppress any warning messages (except fatal errors) sent to UNIX stderr(3) stream as well as other informational messages.

-r -- Recursively process subdirectories.

Causes wndex to recursively descend through some subdirectories and process them as well. By default it processes only those subdirectories listed in the Subdirs= directory directive. However, this can be changed to be either all subdirectories or all subdirectories containing an index.wn file by use of the -s option. If the -r and -a are used together then the default is to use all subdirectories.

-s all|index -- Set the value of the Subdirs= directory directive automatically.

Using the "wndex -s index" command with an index.wn file containing no Subdirs= directory directive is equivalent to having such a directive whose value is a list of all subdirectories which contain an index.wn file. Using the "wndex -s all" command with an index.wn file containing no Subdirs= directory directive is equivalent to having such a directive whose value is a list of all subdirectories of the directory being processed. If the -r and -a are used together then "wndex -s all" is automatically assumed. This can be overridden by using a real Subdirs= directory directive or using "wndex -s index".

-v -- Use verbose mode.

Causes wndex to be extra verbose.

-V -- Print version.

Causes wndex to print its version and exit.

-x -- Use UNIX stdout(3) stream.

Causes wndex to read from the UNIX stdin(3) stream instead of the file index.wn and write to the UNIX stdout(3) stream rather than the file index.cache.