1 02/12/85  describe_entry_type, dset
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 3 Syntax as a command:  dset type {-control_args}
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 6 Syntax as an active function:  [dset type -control_arg]
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 9 Function: prints or returns information about a file system entry
10 type.
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13 Arguments:
14 type
15    identifies a storage system entry type.  Use the list_entry_types
16    command to obtain a list of entry type values.
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19 Control arguments:
20 -all, -a
21    prints all information about the entry type, which includes name,
22    plural name, access modes, supported attributes, and the default
23    values and all names for switches.  You can't use -all in the active
24    function.
25 -attributes, -attr
26    prints or returns the names of the storage system attributes that
27    this entry type supports.  These are the attributes that can be
28    copied or moved by the copy and move commands.
29 -default NAME
30    prints or returns the default value of the specified switch for this
31    entry type.  You can give only one -default argument.  This control
32    argument is incompatible with -all and -switches.
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35 -extended_acl, -xacl
36    returns "true" if the entry type supports extended ACLs, "false"
37    otherwise.  You can use it only in the active function.
38 -info_pathname, -ipn
39    prints or returns the pathname of an info segment containing more
40    information about the entry type, if such an info segment is
41    available.
42 -modes
43    prints or returns the acceptable access modes for the specified
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47 -name, -nm
48    prints or returns the name of an entry of the selected entry type.
49 -plural_name, -plnm
50    prints the plural name of the specified entry type.
51 -switches
52    prints the names and default values of all switches supported by the
53    entry type given.
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56 Notes: When invoked with no control arguments, the command prints the
57 name, plural name, modes, attributes, info seg pathname, switch names
58 and default values.