IXPC(1)IXPC(1)NAMEixpc - ixp client
SYNOPSISixpc [-a address] action file
ixpc-v
DESCRIPTION
Overview
ixpc is a client to access a 9P file server from the command line or
from shell scripts. It can be used to configure wmii(1).
Options
-a address
Lets you specify the address to which ixpc will establish a con‐
nection. If this option is not supplied, and the environment
variable IXP_ADDRESS is set, ixpc will use this value as its
address. Currently, the address can only be a unix socket file
or a tcp socket. The syntax for address is taken (along with
many other profound ideas) from the Plan 9 operating system and
has the form unix!/path/to/socket for unix socket files, and
tcp!hostname!port for tcp sockets.
-v Prints version information to stdout, then exits.
The syntax of the actions is as follows:
write Writes the supplied data from the standard input to file, over‐
writing any previous data. The data to be written is arbitrary
and only gains meaning (and restrictions) when it is interpreted
by wmiiwm(1). See EXAMPLES below.
xwrite The same as write, but the data is taken from subsequent argu‐
ments, rather than the standard input.
create Creates file or directory. If the file exists, nothing is done.
ls Lists files and directories.
read Reads file or directory contents.
remove Removes file or directory tree.
ENVIRONMENT
IXP_ADDRESS
See above.
EXAMPLESixpc ls /
This prints the root directory of the wmii filesystem, if
IXP_ADDRESS is set to the address of wmii. For more information
about the contents of this filesystem, see wmiiwm(1).
ixpc xwrite /ctl quit
Write 'quit' to the main control file of the wmii filesystem,
effectively leaving wmii.
ixpc write /keys < keys.txt
Replace the contents of /keys with the contents of keys.txt
SEE ALSOwmii(1)
http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/sys/man/5/INDEX.html
ixpc-VERSION IXPC(1)
