1 9/29/88   write, w
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 3 Syntax:  write pathname {-control_args}
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 6 Function:  retrieves the selected data and writes it to the designated
 7 Multics file.
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10 Arguments:
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12 pathname
13    is the name of the file where the data will be written to.
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16 Control arguments:
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18 -column_delimiter X, -cdm X
19    where X is a single ascii character which will be used to delimit
20    the column values.  If this control argument isn't specified the
21    default column delimiter is a blank.
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23 -extend
24    specifies that if the file already exists it should be extended
25    rather than truncated.
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27 -no_progress, -npg
28    specifies that progress messages should not be printed. (DEFAULT)
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31 -progress {N}, -pg {N}
32    specifies that a progress message should be printed after N tuples
33    have been processed, where N is any positive integer. If N is not
34    specified the default is to print a progress message after 1000
35    tuples.
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37 -row_delimiter X, -rdm X
38    where X is a single ascii character which will be used to delimit
39    the row values.  If this control argument isn't specified the
40    default row delimiter is the newline character.
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43 -truncate
44    specifies that if the file already exists it should be truncated.
45    This is the default.
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48 Examples:
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50 write employee_data
51 write employee_data -extend
52 write employee_data -column_delimiter :