Name

Synopsis

Description

Arguments

The values of all the parameters listed here (whether or not they were supplied on the command line) are printed on stderr when the program starts.

--dbman_host <hn>

The host where dbman(8) is running.
If this argument is not present the default is "localhost". The DBMAN_HOST environment variable is used if present.

--pgman_host <hn>

The host where pgman is running.

pgman is a copy of dbman which is used to serve pages to crt and m_crt. Usually this is running on the same host as dbman.

However, the possiblity exists to use a separate copy of dbman/pgman to serve pages. This could be useful in cases where dbman is located remotely on a somewhat slow connection. One might wish to run a local copy and have the page information come from there rather than serving it across the internet.

If this is option is not used the value is the same as --dbman_host, i.e. whatever the final value of --dbman_host is, whether it came from the command line or the DBMAN_HOST.

If PGMAN_HOST is present it is used unless overridden by --pgman_host.

--assign_host <hn>

The host where assignd(8) is running.

--meter_host <hn>

The host where meterd(8) is running.

--knob_host <hn>

The host where knobd(8) is running.

--pen_host <hn>

The host where pen_recorder(1) is running.

--remote_assign

Allow assign request processing when running on a remote display.

Be careful with this option because mixing remote and local display copies of crt and m_crt will confuse the assign processing.

--ctl_lock=<n>

lock control

<n> is an optional argument. If not provided it defaults to 1.

valid values for <n> are:

0 - not locked (usually this is not used)
1 - start up locked (allow user to change setting)
2 - permanently locked (user can’t change setting)

--ctl_hide=<n>

hide control area

<n> is an optional argument. If not provided it defaults to 1.

valid values for <n> are:

0 - not hidden    (usually this is not used)
1 - start up hidden (allow user to change setting)
2 - permanently hidden (user can’t change setting)

--ctl_win_w=<n>

control window field sizing

<n> is an optional argument. If not provided it defaults to 1.

valid values for <n> are:

0 - normal sizing (usually this is not used)
1 - compact sizing

--ctl_wlock=<n>

control write lock usage

<n> is an optional argument if not provided it

defaults to 1

valid values for <n> are:

2 - normal write locking (this is the starting value)
1 - only write lock RSet and friends
0 - don’t write lock

This is useful when connecting to remote sites where the connection has a significant time lag.

Setting it to 1 makes Inc/Dec and Momentary controls behave much better because the program doesn’t need to wait for the write lock to be established before updating.

--size_tbl <fn>

Pathname to a file containing size information for the shared memory partition.

--color_tbl <fn>

Pathname to a file containing color and font information.

--color_tbl2 <fn>

Pathname to a file containing color information which is used when the display colors are reversed.

--user_help

Pathname to a site specific help file.

This file is be loaded in addition to the program’s help file and causes additional items to appear on the help menu.

--show_tbl

print various table’s information to stderr

--show_env

print settings of the environment vars used by program to stderr

--show_par_desc

show the parameter name in the error message window when a parameter is selected in the control area.

This setting may be later overridden from the "Actions" menu.

--geom <spec>

use this instead of -geom

--page <num>

the starting page number

--left_anchor

left anchor DCpnt fields

This is a pragma for dealing with databases which haven’t been converted to right anchored DCpnt records.

--pn_ic_legend

Override the default page number (3) for the Icon Legend page.

--help

print the help info and exit.

Environment Variables

DBMAN_HOST

The host where dbman is running. Use this or use the --dbman_host option. if both are present --dbman_host option overrides DBMAN_HOST

PGMAN_HOST

The host where pgman is running. Use this or use the --pgman_host option. if both are present --pgman_host option overrides PGMAN_HOST

CRT_SIZE_FILE

The pathname to shared memory partition sizing file. If not present default sizes will be used.

CRT_COLOR_TBL

pathname to file containing the color information. See xcrt_color(5) for information about the format.

CRT_COLOR_TBL2

pathname to file containing the color information to use when the display colors are flipped. See xcrt_color(5) for information about the format.

ASSIGN

The hostname where assignd(8) is running.

If this environment variable is not present or the --assign_host command isn’t used the value defaults to <not set>.

METER

The hostname where meterd(8) is running.

If this environment variable is not present or the --meter_host command isn’t used the value defaults to <not set>.

KNOB

The hostname where knobd(8) service is running.

If this environment variable is not present or the --meter_host command isn’t used the value defaults to <not set>.

TREND

The hostname where pen_recorder(1) is running.

If this environment variable is not present or the --meter_host command isn’t used the value defaults to <not set>.

ASSIGN_OK

Normally m_crt will attempt to connect to assignd(8) if running on the local display. Placing ASSIGN_OK with any value in the environment will allow m_crt to connect to assignd(8) even if not running on the local display.

This could be used in a case where meter/knob service may actually run on another box but it is desired to use it.

XCRT_TBL_ADDR

If present this value is used for the shared memory attachment address. If not, the value of segaddrCRT in memdef.h is used.

See Also

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