Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Command Options
Changing Command Options
Appendix A422
Changing Command Options
Changing the option values lets you change command behavior and
tailor SD-UX policies to your needs. You can change options using
predefined files, values you specify directly on the command-line, or the
GUI Options Editor from the
Options menu. Altering option values using
files can help when you don’t want to specify command behavior every
time you invoke the command.
These rules govern the way the options work:
• Option values specified in /var/adm/sw/defaults affect all SD-UX
commands on that system. This file can change options for all
commands to which an option applies or for specific commands only.
• Option values in your personal $HOME/.swdefaults file affect only
you and not the entire system.
• Option values read from a session file affect only that session.
• Options changed on the command line by the -X
option_file or the
-x
option=value arguments override the system-wide and personal
defaults files but affect only that invocation of the command.
For system-wide policy setting, use the /var/adm/sw/defaults files.
Keep in mind, however, that users may override these values with their
own $HOME/.swdefaults file, session files, or command line changes.
The template file /usr/lib/sw/sys.defaults provides documentation
for all options, and contains instructions for an easy way to change
system-wide or personal default files.
The template file documents as comments all SD-UX command options,
the commands to which they apply, their possible values, and the
resulting system behavior. You can copy values from this file into the
system defaults file (/var/adm/sw/defaults), your personal defaults file
($HOME/.swdefaults), or an input file and uncomment them to affect
your system behavior.