User Guide

Ampex 1308904-X4 Preliminary Draft 5-17
ACL Application Programmer’s Guide acl_getparam_library
5.6 acl_getparam_library
NAME
acl_getparam_library - get the current ACL configuration parameter settings.
SYNOPSIS
acl_getparam_library -stdout <output_spec> [ -device device_special_file ] [ -n ]
[ -retry_on_reset ]
acl_getparam_library -help [ help_type ]
DESCRIPTION
acl_getparam_library returns information about the current ACL configuration parameter
settings. The -stdout <output_spec> argument specifies the output fields written to stdout. To
change a configuration parameter setting, use the acl_setparam_library utility.
acl_getparam_library is available to all users. See the acl_intro(1) manual page for ACL
naming conventions and general information on command-line options and arguments.
OPTIONS
-device device_special_file
Specifies the device special file to use for the operation.
-n
Prevents the utility from appending a trailing newline to the output stream written to stdout,
but does not affect newlines embedded in the output stream.
-retry_on_reset
Specifies that the utility perform one retry automatically when a failure is caused by a SCSI
Bus Device Reset of the ACL.
ARGUMENTS
-help [ help_type ]
Displays help on stderr and invalidates all other options, cancelling any other actions. Valid
keywords for the optional help_type specification are:
output and revision.