A Summary of Commands

explain

second example has a truncated file name, because file names are limited to 14 characters in most UNIX systems and if you want to use source code control, then the file name must not be longer than 12 characters. The recommended way to store an explanation is under a file name related to the mnemonic {msgID} rather than the {CLASS}nnn name, since the later is meaningless. A file name of the form {CLASS}nnn does not provide a sophisticated user with much information about the contents of the file, while the mnemonic form does. If the mnemonic is longer than 12 characters, then you should create a shorter name related to the mnemonic that is unique within 12 characters.

The following environment variables affect the behavior of edExplain

EDITOR

This is the name of your preferred text editor. The default is vi.

EXPLAINDIR

This is the directory in which the explanation directories are found. The default is ${PRODUCTROOT}/gendb/data/explain.

PRODUCTROOT

This is the installation directory. The default is /.

VERBOSITY

This is a debugging aid. Setting it to anything cause debugging output to be generated while edExplain performs its job.

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