SYNOPSIS
gset
DESCRIPTION
The gset command displays a dialog box with property sheets for setting KornShell flags, prompts, and command history. The property sheets displayed are:
- User Settings
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Determine how the shell manages output redirection, end of files, and file name generation.
- Environment Variable Options
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Define whether variables are automatically exported, whether they can be included on the command line, and whether unset parameters can be used in substitution.
- Editing Mode
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Choose between vi, emacs, or standard Windows editing modes.
- Message Options
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Set Verbose Echo, and Execute Trace, and specify whether errors are returned in a message box rather than on the command line.
- Prompt
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Define your primary and secondary prompts.
- History
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Set your history file and the number of lines it holds.
- Persistence
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Determine whether the current option settings are saved for future use, and whether the saved options are used on KornShell startup.
DIAGNOSTICS
Possible exit status values are:
NOTE
gset is built into the MKS KornShell.
PORTABILITY
Windows 2000. Windows XP. Windows Server 2003. Windows Vista.
AVAILABILITY
MKS Toolkit for Power Users
MKS Toolkit for System Administrators
MKS Toolkit for Developers
MKS Toolkit for Interoperability
MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition
SEE ALSO
Using the MKS KornShell
MKS Toolkit 9.2 Documentation Build 16.