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Ampex 1308910-01 5-9
ACL Utilities acl_audit_element
5.3 acl_audit_element
NAME
acl_audit_element - retrieve the status of a single location from the ACL internal database.
SYNOPSIS
acl_audit_element -element <element_location> -stdout <output_spec>
[ -f <device_special_file> ] [ -n ]
acl_audit_element -help [ help_type ]
DESCRIPTION
acl_audit_element reports the status of the ACL location specified by the
-element <element_location> argument. The -stdout <output_spec> argument specifies the
output fields written to stdout.
acl_audit_element is available to all users. See ACL Utilities Overview” on page 5-1 for
ACL naming conventions and general information on command-line options and arguments.
OPTIONS
-f <
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.
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:
stdout, revision, and v_revision.
-element <
element_location>
Specifies the name or address of the location for which you want to retrieve status. You must
provide -element <element_location> and -stdout <output_spec> arguments for this utility
(except when using the -help argument).