shcomp

- compile a ksh shell script

Synopsis

shcomp [-nv] [infile [outfile]]

shcomp -D [infile [outfile]]

Description

If the -D option is not specified, shcomp takes a shell script, infile, and creates a binary format file, outfile, that ksh reads and executes with the same effect as the original script.

Aliases are processed as the script is read. Alias definitions whose value requires variable expansion will not work correctly.

Options

The following options are supported:

-D

--dictionary

Generate a list of strings that need to be placed in a message catalog for internationalization.

With this option, all double quoted strings that are preceded by $ are printed, one literal per line. A literal $"foo" prints "foo" in the output. These are the messages that need to be translated to locale specific versions for internationalization.

-n

--noexec

Display warning messages for obsolete or non-conforming constructs.

-v

--verbose

Display input from infile onto standard error as it reads it.

Operands

The following operands are supported:

infile

Specifies the name of the file that contains the shell script to be used as input.

If infile is omitted, the shell script is read from standard input.

outfile

Specifies the name of the output file.

If outfile is omitted, both modes write their results to standard output.

Exit Status

The following exit values are returned:

0

Successful completion.

>0

An error occurred.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

The command-line interface and the system variables are Committed. The compiled shell code format is Private. The output of the -D option is Volatile.

See Also

ksh(1), attributes(5)