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.TH ADMIN "1P" 2013 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
.SH PROLOG
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.
The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult
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or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

.SH NAME
admin
\(em create and administer SCCS files (\fBDEVELOPMENT\fP)
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
admin \(mii\fB[\fIname\fB] [\fR\(min\fB] [\fR\(mia \fIlogin\fB] [\fR\(mid \fIflag\fB] [\fR\(mie \fIlogin\fB] [\fR\(mif \fIflag\fB]
    [\fR\(mim \fImrlist\fB] [\fR\(mir \fIrel\fB] [\fR\(mit\fB[\fIname\fB] [\fR\(miy\fB[\fIcomment\fB]] \fInewfile\fR
.P
admin \(min\fB [\fR\(mia \fIlogin\fB] [\fR\(mid \fIflag\fB] [\fR\(mie \fIlogin\fB] [\fR\(mif \fIflag\fB] [\fR\(mim \fImrlist\fB]
    [\fR\(mit\fB[\fIname\fB]] [\fR\(miy\fB[\fIcomment\fB]] \fInewfile\fR...
.P
admin \fB[\fR\(mia \fIlogin\fB] [\fR\(mid \fIflag\fB] [\fR\(mim \fImrlist\fB] [\fR\(mir \fIrel\fB] [\fR\(mit\fB[\fIname\fB]]\fR \fIfile\fR...
.P
admin \(mih \fIfile\fR...
.P
admin \(miz \fIfile\fR...
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.IR admin
utility shall create new SCCS files or change parameters of existing
ones. If a named file does not exist, it shall be created, and its
parameters shall be initialized according to the specified options.
Parameters not initialized by an option shall be assigned a default
value. If a named file does exist, parameters corresponding to
specified options shall be changed, and other parameters shall be left
as is.
.P
All SCCS filenames supplied by the application shall be of the form
s.\fIfilename\fP. New SCCS files shall be given read-only permission
mode. Write permission in the parent directory is required to create a
file. All writing done by
.IR admin
shall be to a temporary
.IR x-file ,
named x.\fIfilename\fP (see
.IR "\fIget\fR\^")
created with read-only mode if
.IR admin
is creating a new SCCS file, or created with the same mode as that of
the SCCS file if the file already exists. After successful execution of
.IR admin ,
the SCCS file shall be removed (if it exists), and the
.IR x-file
shall be renamed with the name of the SCCS file. This ensures that
changes are made to the SCCS file only if no errors occur.
.P
The
.IR admin
utility shall also use a transient lock file (named z.\fIfilename\fP),
which is used to prevent simultaneous updates to the SCCS file; see
.IR "\fIget\fR\^".
.SH OPTIONS
The
.IR admin
utility shall conform to the Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1\(hy2008,
.IR "Section 12.2" ", " "Utility Syntax Guidelines",
except that the
.BR \(mii ,
.BR \(mit ,
and
.BR \(miy
options have optional option-arguments. These optional option-arguments
shall not be presented as separate arguments. The following options are
supported:
.IP "\fB\(min\fP" 10
Create a new SCCS file. When
.BR \(min
is used without
.BR \(mii ,
the SCCS file shall be created with control information but without any
file data.
.IP "\fB\(mii[\fIname\fB]\fR" 10
Specify the
.IR name
of a file from which the text for a new SCCS file shall be taken. The
text constitutes the first delta of the file (see the
.BR \(mir
option for the delta numbering scheme). If the
.BR \(mii
option is used, but the
.IR name
option-argument is omitted, the text shall be obtained by reading the
standard input. If this option is omitted, the SCCS file shall be
created with control information but without any file data. The
.BR \(mii
option implies the
.BR \(min
option.
.IP "\fB\(mir\ \fISID\fR" 10
Specify the SID of the initial delta to be inserted. This SID shall be
a trunk SID; that is, the branch and sequence numbers shall be zero or
missing. The level number is optional, and defaults to 1.
.IP "\fB\(mit[\fIname\fB]\fR" 10
Specify the
.IR name
of a file from which descriptive text for the SCCS file shall be taken.
In the case of existing SCCS files (neither
.BR \(mii
nor
.BR \(min
is specified):
.RS 10 
.IP " *" 4
A
.BR \(mit
option without a
.IR name
option-argument shall cause the removal of descriptive text (if any)
currently in the SCCS file.
.IP " *" 4
A
.BR \(mit
option with a
.IR name
option-argument shall cause the text (if any) in the named file to
replace the descriptive text (if any) currently in the SCCS file.
.RE
.IP "\fB\(mif\ \fIflag\fR" 10
Specify a
.IR flag ,
and, possibly, a value for the
.IR flag ,
to be placed in the SCCS file. Several
.BR \(mif
options may be supplied on a single
.IR admin
command line. Implementations shall recognize the following flags
and associated values:
.RS 10 
.IP "\fBb\fP" 8
Allow use of the
.BR \(mib
option on a
.IR get
command to create branch deltas.
.IP "\fBc\fIceil\fR" 8
Specify the highest release (that is, ceiling), a number less than or
equal to 9\|999, which may be retrieved by a
.IR get
command for editing. The default value for an unspecified
.BR c
flag shall be 9\|999.
.IP "\fBf\fIfloor\fR" 8
Specify the lowest release (that is, floor), a number greater than 0
but less than 9\|999, which may be retrieved by a
.IR get
command for editing. The default value for an unspecified
.BR f
flag shall be 1.
.IP "\fBd\fISID\fR" 8
Specify the default delta number (SID) to be used by a
.IR get
command.
.IP "\fBi\fIstr\fR" 8
Treat the ``No ID keywords'' message issued by
.IR get
or
.IR delta
as a fatal error. In the absence of this flag, the message is only a
warning. The message is issued if no SCCS identification keywords (see
.IR "\fIget\fR\^")
are found in the text retrieved or stored in the SCCS file. If a value
is supplied, the application shall ensure that the keywords exactly
match the given string; however, the string shall contain a keyword,
and no embedded
<newline>
characters.
.IP "\fBj\fP" 8
Allow concurrent
.IR get
commands for editing on the same SID of an SCCS file. This allows
multiple concurrent updates to the same version of the SCCS file.
.IP "\fBl\fIlist\fR" 8
Specify a
.IR list
of releases to which deltas can no longer be made (that is,
.IR get
.BR \(mie
against one of these locked releases fails). Conforming applications
shall use the following syntax to specify a
.IR list .
Implementations may accept additional forms as an extension:
.RS 8 
.sp
.RS 4
.nf
\fB
<list> ::= a | <range-list>
<range-list> ::= <range> | <range-list>, <range>
<range> ::= <SID>
.fi \fR
.P
.RE
.P
The character
.IR a
in the
.IR list
shall be equivalent to specifying all releases for the named SCCS file.
The non-terminal <\fISID\fP> in range shall be the delta number of an
existing delta associated with the SCCS file.
.RE
.IP "\fBn\fP" 8
Cause
.IR delta
to create a null delta in each of those releases (if any) being skipped
when a delta is made in a new release (for example, in making delta 5.1
after delta 2.7, releases 3 and 4 are skipped). These null deltas shall
serve as anchor points so that branch deltas may later be created from
them. The absence of this flag shall cause skipped releases to be
nonexistent in the SCCS file, preventing branch deltas from being
created from them in the future. During the initial creation of an SCCS
file, the
.BR n
flag may be ignored; that is, if the
.BR \(mir
option is used to set the release number of the initial SID to a value
greater than 1, null deltas need not be created for the ``skipped''
releases.
.IP "\fBq\fItext\fR" 8
Substitute user-definable
.IR text
for all occurrences of the %\fBQ\fP% keyword in the SCCS file text
retrieved by
.IR get .
.IP "\fBm\fImod\fR" 8
Specify the module name of the SCCS file substituted for all
occurrences of the %\fBM\fP% keyword in the SCCS file text retrieved by
.IR get .
If the
.BR m
flag is not specified, the value assigned shall be the name of the SCCS
file with the leading
.BR '.' 
removed.
.IP "\fBt\fItype\fR" 8
Specify the
.IR type
of module in the SCCS file substituted for all occurrences of the
%\fBY\fP% keyword in the SCCS file text retrieved by
.IR get .
.IP "\fBv\fIpgm\fR" 8
Cause
.IR delta
to prompt for modification request (MR) numbers as the reason for
creating a delta. The optional value specifies the name of an MR
number validation program. (If this flag is set when creating an SCCS
file, the application shall ensure that the
.BR m
option is also used even if its value is null.)
.RE
.IP "\fB\(mid\ \fIflag\fR" 10
Remove (delete) the specified
.IR flag
from an SCCS file. Several
.BR \(mid
options may be supplied on a single
.IR admin
command. See the
.BR \(mif
option for allowable
.IR flag
names. (The
.BR l \c
.IR list
flag gives a
.IR list
of releases to be unlocked. See the
.BR \(mif
option for further description of the
.BR l
flag and the syntax of a
.IR list .)
.IP "\fB\(mia\ \fIlogin\fR" 10
Specify a
.IR login
name, or numerical group ID, to be added to the list of users who may
make deltas (changes) to the SCCS file. A group ID shall be equivalent
to specifying all
.IR login
names common to that group ID. Several
.BR \(mia
options may be used on a single
.IR admin
command line. As many
.IR login s,
or numerical group IDs, as desired may be on the list simultaneously.
If the list of users is empty, then anyone may add deltas. If
.IR login
or group ID is preceded by a
.BR '!' ,
the users so specified shall be denied permission to make deltas.
.IP "\fB\(mie\ \fIlogin\fR" 10
Specify a
.IR login
name, or numerical group ID, to be erased from the list of users
allowed to make deltas (changes) to the SCCS file. Specifying a group
ID is equivalent to specifying all
.IR login
names common to that group ID. Several
.BR \(mie
options may be used on a single
.IR admin
command line.
.IP "\fB\(miy[\fIcomment\fB]\fR" 10
Insert the
.IR comment
text into the SCCS file as a comment for the initial delta in a manner
identical to that of
.IR delta .
In the POSIX locale, omission of the
.BR \(miy
option shall result in a default comment line being inserted in
the form:
.RS 10 
.sp
.RS 4
.nf
\fB
"date and time created %s %s by %s", <\fIdate\fR>, <\fItime\fR>, <\fIlogin\fR>
.fi \fR
.P
.RE
.P
where <\fIdate\fP> is expressed in the format of the
.IR date
utility's
.BR %y /\c
.BR %m /\c
.BR %d
conversion specification, <\fItime\fP> in the format of the
.IR date
utility's
.BR %T
conversion specification format, and <\fIlogin\fP> is the login name of
the user creating the file.
.RE
.IP "\fB\(mim\ \fImrlist\fR" 10
Insert the list of modification request (MR) numbers into the SCCS
file as the reason for creating the initial delta in a manner identical to
.IR delta .
The application shall ensure that the
.BR v
flag is set and the MR numbers are validated if the
.BR v
flag has a value (the name of an MR number validation program).
A diagnostic message shall be written if the
.BR v
flag is not set or MR validation fails.
.IP "\fB\(mih\fP" 10
Check the structure of the SCCS file and compare the newly computed
checksum with the checksum that is stored in the SCCS file. If the
newly computed checksum does not match the checksum in the SCCS file, a
diagnostic message shall be written.
.IP "\fB\(miz\fR" 10
Recompute the SCCS file checksum and store it in the first line of the
SCCS file (see the
.BR \(mih
option above). Note that use of this option on a truly corrupted
file may prevent future detection of the corruption.
.SH OPERANDS
The following operands shall be supported:
.IP "\fIfile\fR" 10
A pathname of an existing SCCS file or a directory. If
.IR file
is a directory, the
.IR admin
utility shall behave as though each file in the directory were
specified as a named file, except that non-SCCS files (last component
of the pathname does not begin with
.BR s. )
and unreadable files shall be silently ignored.
.IP "\fInewfile\fR" 10
A pathname of an SCCS file to be created.
.P
If exactly one
.IR file
or
.IR newfile
operand appears, and it is
.BR '\(mi' ,
the standard input shall be read; each line of the standard input shall
be taken to be the name of an SCCS file to be processed. Non-SCCS files
and unreadable files shall be silently ignored.
.SH STDIN
The standard input shall be a text file used only if
.BR \(mii
is specified without an option-argument or if a
.IR file
or
.IR newfile
operand is specified as
.BR '\(mi' .
If the first character of any standard input line is
<SOH>
in the POSIX locale, the results are unspecified.
.SH "INPUT FILES"
The existing SCCS files shall be text files of an unspecified format.
.P
The application shall ensure that the file named by the
.BR \(mii
option's
.IR name
option-argument shall be a text file; if the first character of any
line in this file is
<SOH>
in the POSIX locale, the results are unspecified. If this file contains
more than 99\|999 lines, the number of lines recorded in the header for
this file shall be 99\|999 for this delta.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
The following environment variables shall affect the execution of
.IR admin :
.IP "\fILANG\fP" 10
Provide a default value for the internationalization variables that are
unset or null. (See the Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1\(hy2008,
.IR "Section 8.2" ", " "Internationalization Variables"
for the precedence of internationalization variables used to determine
the values of locale categories.)
.IP "\fILC_ALL\fP" 10
If set to a non-empty string value, override the values of all the
other internationalization variables.
.IP "\fILC_CTYPE\fP" 10
Determine the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes of
text data as characters (for example, single-byte as opposed to
multi-byte characters in arguments and input files).
.IP "\fILC_MESSAGES\fP" 10
.br
Determine the locale that should be used to affect the format and
contents of diagnostic messages written to standard error and the
contents of the default
.BR \(miy
comment.
.IP "\fINLSPATH\fP" 10
Determine the location of message catalogs for the processing of
.IR LC_MESSAGES .
.SH "ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS"
Default.
.SH STDOUT
Not used.
.SH STDERR
The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.
.SH "OUTPUT FILES"
Any SCCS files created shall be text files of an unspecified format.
During processing of a
.IR file ,
a locking
.IR z-file ,
as described in
.IR "\fIget\fR\^",
may be created and deleted.
.SH "EXTENDED DESCRIPTION"
None.
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
The following exit values shall be returned:
.IP "\00" 6
Successful completion.
.IP >0 6
An error occurred.
.SH "CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS"
Default.
.LP
.IR "The following sections are informative."
.SH "APPLICATION USAGE"
It is recommended that directories containing SCCS files be writable by
the owner only, and that SCCS files themselves be read-only. The mode
of the directories should allow only the owner to modify SCCS files
contained in the directories. The mode of the SCCS files prevents any
modification at all except by SCCS commands.
.SH EXAMPLES
None.
.SH RATIONALE
None.
.SH "FUTURE DIRECTIONS"
None.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR "\fIdelta\fR\^",
.IR "\fIget\fR\^",
.IR "\fIprs\fR\^",
.IR "\fIwhat\fR\^"
.P
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1\(hy2008,
.IR "Chapter 8" ", " "Environment Variables",
.IR "Section 12.2" ", " "Utility Syntax Guidelines"
.SH COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group.
(This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
http://www.unix.org/online.html .

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