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.
Option files use the syntax:
[command.]option=value
The optional command is the name of a SD-UX command. Specifying a command
name changes the default behavior for that command only. A period
must follow a command name.
option is the name of the default option. An equals sign
must follow the option name.
value is one of the allowable values for that option.
See Also
“Using
Command Options” for examples.
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