NAME

paint_changed_characters, paicc

SYNOPSIS

paicc [ -h -c -mui -t -csae]

DESCRIPTION

This command turns the static output from one or more Unix commands into a dynamic, pageable, real-time display. You specify the command(s) and the delay period between screen refreshes and Paint Changed Characters does the rest, including optimizations to minimize cursor movement and the number of transmitted characters. (Patterned after the CYBIL version for NOS/VE.)

The environment variable SHELL determines which shell will execute the command(s). If it is not defined /bin/sh is assumed.

The environment variable D_PAICC_C can be defined to change the default command "ps -el".

Example:

paicc # execute ps -el every second,
# (or the default command)

paicc -c "hostname>o;ps -ef>>o;cat o" -mui 3000
# execute ps -ef every 3 seconds
# with hostname on first line

OPTIONS

-help, h, usage_help, full_help: Display Command Information

Display information about this command, which includes
a command description with examples, plus a synopsis of
the command line parameters. If you specify -full_help
rather than -help complete parameter help is displayed
if it's available.

-command, c: string = D_PAICC_C, "ps -el"

Specifies the command to periodically execute. You can
change the default value "ps -el" by defining the
environment variable D_PAICC_C.

-millisecond_update_interval, mui: integer = D_PAICC_MUI, 1000

Specifies the number of milliseconds between command
executions. 1000 milliseconds = 1 second. You can
change the default value by defining D_PAICC_MUI.

-title, t: boolean = D_PAICC_T, TRUE

Specifies whether to display the paint_changed_characters
title line. Define D_PAICC_T to change the default.

-clear_screen_at_end, csae: boolean = D_PAICC_CSAE, TRUE

Specifies whether or not a final 'screen erase' is done
when you exit paint_changed_characters. Remember, if you
don't like the default value, define the environment
variable D_PAICC_CSAE=NO.

AUTHOR

Stephen O. Lidie, lusol@Lehigh.EDU

Copyright (C) 1985 - 1996 by Stephen O. Lidie. All rights reserved.

SEE ALSO

curses