Man page for nsf

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.. .LO 1 nsf - murata version of 'Shell Form' nsf [-bu] [-c #] [-m message] [-i file] [-o file] nsf enables 'form input' in a shell script. nsf needs only ncurses library. No needs of X window, WWW(CGI),... And nsf is very small. nsf will be used efficiently with here document in a shell script. Don't forget trap , if need.

-b output is for bourne sh (defalt is csh ).

-c # cursol initial position.

-m message initial warning.

-i infile use infile instead of stdin.

-o outfile use outfile instead of stdout.

-u use underline for input field.

For example: .EX screen saver [~~~~~~~] time out [~~~~~] ^L #v=saver#s=:green:blank:snake:star:#d=green# #v=blanktime#a=fr#d=600#

The structure is below. .EX Screen definition ^L #v=name#field attribute#...# #...#

In the screen definition, ~ means input field. Screen definition is terminated by ^L or @ . And field definitions are:

v=name set the name of shell variable at the field. Screen����Ǹ��줿 field���б����� shell�ѿ���̾�������ꤹ�롣
This must be needed always.

And optional attributes are defined as a=attributes. attributes are:

a auto. If a field is filled,move to next field automatically.

d only integer.

r only real. (Not allow 'e' expression)

f force. ��ά�Բ�.

u upper case.

l lower case.

d=default set the defalt value.

h=help define help message.

s=:opt1:opt2:...: style is selection form. User can select options by push space bar.

ncurses(3), sh(1), csh(1).