ClearCase Reference Manual, Release 4.0, Windows

fmt_ccase

Format strings for command output

APPLICABILITY

ClearCase (general information), Attache (general information)

SYNOPSIS

-fmt option syntax (used in various reporting commands: annotate, describe, lshistory, lscheckout, and so on):

-fmt "format-string"

format-string is a character string, composed of alphanumeric characters, conversion specifications, and escape sequences. It must be enclosed in double quotes ( " ).

Conversion specifications:

%a	Attributes (modifiers: N, S, [attr-name])
%c	Comment string (modifiers: N)
%d	Date (modifiers: S, V, N, A, MA, BA, OA)
%e	Event description
%f	Checked-out version information (modifiers: R, T, [`text`])
%h	Host name
%i	Indent level (modifier: [`indent-level`])
%l	Labels (modifiers: C, N)
%m	Object kind (version, derived object, and so on) (modifiers: K)
%n	Name of object (modifiers: D, E, L, O, S, PS, PV, V, X)
%o	Operation kind (checkin, lock, mkelem, and so on)
%p	Property value (modifiers: [`property`], C, D, O, S, T)
%[`c`]t	Starting column number (modifiers: N, S, T)
%u	User/group information (modifiers: F, G, L)
%%	% character

Escape sequences:

\n	<NL>
\t	<TAB>
\'	Single quote
\\	Literal (uninterpreted) backslash
\`nnn`	Character specified by octal code

DESCRIPTION

Many ClearCase and Attache commands read information from a VOB database, format the data, and send it to standard output. (In most cases, the information is stored in event records, written by the command when it creates or modifies an object in a VOB. See the events_ccase reference page.) Some of these commands have a -fmt option, which you can use to format simple reports on VOB contents. Note that -fmt is a mutually exclusive alternative to the -short and -long options.

The following example shows how output-formatting options affect an lshistory command.

cmd-context lshistory -since 1-Feb util.c 10-Feb.11:21 anne create version "util.c@@\main\rel2_bugfix\1" "fix bug: extra NL in time string" 10-Feb.11:21 anne create version "util.c@@\main\rel2_bugfix\0" 10-Feb.11:21 anne create branch "util.c@@\main\rel2_bugfix"

cmd-context lshistory -short -since 1-Feb util.c util.c@@\main\rel2_bugfix\1 util.c@@\main\rel2_bugfix\0 util.c@@\main\rel2_bugfix

cmd-context lshistory -fmt "\tElement: %-13.13En Version: %Vn\n" -since 1-Feb util.c Element: util.c Version: \main\rel2_bugfix\1 Element: util.c Version: \main\rel2_bugfix\0 Element: util.c Version: \main\rel2_bugfix

(A \t escape sequence tabs output to the next tab stop. Tab stops occur at eight-character intervals, except as described in the annotate reference page.)

CONVERSION SPECIFICATIONS

A conversion specification identifies a particular data item to display and specifies its display format.

Syntax

%[ min ][.max ][ MODIFIER [, ... ] ]keyletter

The conversion specification format closely resembles that of the C-language function printf():

Percent sign (%)
Optionally, a minimum and/or maximum field display width specifier, of the form min.max (see Specifying Field Width)
Optionally (for some conversion specs), one or more modifier characters (uppercase) that specify one or more variants, and/or, a bracket-enclosed parameter (see the %a conversion specification)
A key letter (lowercase), which indicates the kind of data to display

Unlike printf() specifiers, conversion specifications are not replaced by arguments supplied elsewhere on the command line; they are replaced automatically by cleartool or Attache, usually with field values extracted from event records.

These are the conversion specifications:

%a: All attached attributes. Attributes are listed as attr-name=value pairs. These pairs are enclosed in parentheses and separated by a comma-space combination (,SPACE). Variants:

%Na	No commas. Suppress the parentheses and commas in attribute list output; separate multiple attributes with spaces only.
%Sa	Value only. Display attribute values only (rather than `attr`=`value`)
%[`attype`]a	This attribute only. Display only the specified attribute, if it has been attached to the object

%c: Comment string. The user-supplied or system-generated comment stored in an event record. A newline character is appended to the comment string for display purposes only. Variant:

%Nc

No newline. Do not append a newline character to the comment string.

%d: Date/Time. The time stamp of the operation or event, in date.time format. Variants:

%Sd	(Short) Date only.
%Vd	(Very long) Day of week, date, and time.
%Nd	(Numeric) Date and time in numeric form - `yyyymmdd.time` (`time` reported in 24-hour format).
%Ad	Age in days.
%MAd	Age in months.
%BAd	Age as a bar graph (longer bars for more recent events). A bar graph is drawn as a sequence of 0-5 number signs (`#`), representing the elapsed time since the reported operation as follows:
	`#####`	Less than a week
	`####`	Less than a month
	`###`	Less than three months
	`##`	Less than six months
	`#`	Less than a year
		More than a year
%OAd	Age as a bar graph (longer bars for older events). A bar graph is drawn as a sequence of 0-5 number signs (`#`), representing the elapsed time since the reported operation as follows:
	`#####`	More than a year
	`####`	Less than a year
	`###`	Less than six months
	`##`	Less than three months
	`#`	Less than a month
		Less than a week

%e: Event kind; a brief description of the event. The event kind is derived programmatically from an event record's name, object kind, and operation kind fields. Sample event kinds:

: create version create branch make hyperlink "Merge" on version make label "REL2" on version lock branch type

%f: Checked-out version information - For an element checked out to your view, the version-ID of the checked-out element; for an element that is not checked out to your view, displays nothing. Variants:

%Rf	Checkout status - `reserved` or `unreserved`.
%Tf	View tag - the view-tag of the view that checked out the element.
%[`text`]f	Text - Displays `text` as a prefix to the version-ID.

%h: Name of the host where the event originated (the host on which the user %u was running when she or he caused the event). The host name is stored in the ComputerName key in the Windows Registry.

%l: Labels - For versions, all attached labels; the null string otherwise. Labels are output as a comma-separated list, enclosed in parentheses. A <SPACE> character follows each comma. Variants:

%Cl	Max labels - Specify the maximum number of labels to display with the `max-field-width` parameter (see Specifying Field Width). If there are more labels, `"..."` is appended to the output. If no `max-field-width` is specified, the maximum defaults to three.
%Nl	No commas - Suppress the parentheses and commas in label list output; separate labels with spaces only.

%m: Object kind - The kind of object involved in the operation. For example:

: file element branch version stream derived object branch type label type

: Variant:

%Km

Object selector kind - For example, brtype or lbtype. For more information about object selectors, see the cleartool reference page.

%n: Name of object - For a file-system object, the extended pathname (including the version-ID for versions, and the DO-ID for derived objects); for a type object, its name. Variants:

%Dn	Database identifier (DBID) - The unique database identifier of the object.
%En	Element name - For a file-system object, its standard file or element name, or its pathname; for a type object, its name.
%Ln	Leaf name - For any named object, its simple name. The terminal node of a pathname. This modifier can be combined with others.
%On	Object identifier (OID) - The unique identifier of a VOB object.
%Sn	Short name - For a version, a short form of the version-ID: `branch-pathname/version-number`. For other objects, the null string.
%PSn	Predecessor Short name - For a version, a short form of the predecessor version's version-ID: `branch-pathname`/`version-number`. For other objects, the null string.
%Vn	Version ID - For a version or derived object, the version-ID; for other objects, the null string.
%PVn	Predecessor Version ID - For a version, the predecessor version's version-ID; for other objects, the null string.
%Xn	Extended name - Same as default %n output, but for checked-out versions, append the.extension `@@\branch-pathname\CHECKEDOUT`. For non-file-system objects, prints the object selector. For more information about object selectors, see the cleartool reference page.

%o: Operation kind - The operation that caused the event to take place; commonly, the name of a cleartool subcommand or an Attache command. For example:

: mkelem mklabel checkin checkout

: See the events_ccase reference page for a complete list of operations and the commands that cause them.

%[p]p: Property value - Displays the value of the property specified in square brackets. The following tables list variants and the objects to which they apply. For ClearCase variants, see Table 3 . For UCM variants, see Table 4 . For MultiSite variants, see Table 5 .

Table 3 Variants for ClearCase Objects
Variant	Applies to	Description
%[name]p	All objects	Same as %n, including variants.
%[object_kind]p	All objects	Kind of object. For example: `version`, `file element`, `directory element`, `versioned object base`, `replica`, `branch type`, and so on.
%[locked]p	All objects that can be locked	Lock status of the object: `locked`, `unlocked`, or `obsolete`.
%[version_predecessor]p	Versions	Version-ID (branch pathname and version number) of the version's predecessor version.
%[type]p	Versions, elements	Name of version or element's element type (see type_manager for a list of element types); not to be confused with the object kind (for which the conversion specification is %m).
%[triggers]p	Elements	List of trigger types attached to element. Does not list all-element triggers. The list is displayed in the following format: `(trtype,` `trtype,` `trtype,` ...`)`
%[triggers]Np	Elements	Suppresses parentheses and commas.
%[pool]p	Elements, shared derived objects	For an element, name of source pool. For a shared DO, name of DO pool.
%[pool]Cp	Elements	Name of cleartext pool.
%[pool]Dp	Shared derived objects	Name of derived object pool.
%[pool]Sp	Elements	Name of source pool.
%[DO_kind]p	Derived objects	Kind of derived object: `shared`, `unshared`, `non-shareable`.
%[DO_ref_count]p	Derived objects	Reference count for derived object.
%[slink_text]p	VOB symbolic links	Target of symbolic link, as displayed by cleartool ls.
%[slink_text]Tp	VOB symbolic links	Target of symbolic link, after link is traversed.
%[type_scope]p	Metadata object types	Object type's scope. `ordinary` means that use of the type is limited to the current (or specified) VOB `global` means that the VOB is an administrative VOB and the type can be used in any client VOB of the admin VOB or in any client VOB of a lower-level Admin VOB within an Admin VOB hierarchy `local copy` means that the type has been copied to the VOB from the Admin VOB that contains the master version of the type's definition
%[type_constraint]p	Branch types, label types	Constraint on type object: `one version per element` or `one version per branch`.
%[trigger_kind]p	Trigger types	Kind of trigger type: `element trigger`, `all element trigger`, `type trigger`.
%[msdostext_mode]p	VOBs	State of MS-DOS text mode setting for VOB: `enabled` or `disabled`.
%[group]p		Group name.
%[owner]p		Login name of the object's owner.
		Login name of the objects` owner. The optional F argument lists the owner's full name.

: The variants in Table 4 apply only to UCM objects.

Table 4 Variants for UCM Objects
Variant	Applies to	Description
%[stream]p	UCM activities	The stream containing the activity.
%[crm_record_id]p	UCM activities	A ClearQuest record ID.
%[component]p	UCM baselines	The component associated with the baseline.
%[label_status]p	UCM baselines	The label status of a baseline: full, incremental, or unlabeled.
%[root_dir]p	UCM components	The root directory for the component.
%[contains_folders]p	UCM folders	Subfolders of the folder.
%[folder]p	UCM folders	The parent folder for the folder.
%[contains_projects]p	UCM folders	Projects contained by the folder.
%[istream]p	UCM projects	The project integration stream.
%[dstreams]p	UCM projects	The project development streams.
%[folder]p	UCM projects	The parent folder for the project.
%[mod_comps]p	UCM projects	The modifiable components for a project.
%[def_rebase_level]p	UCM projects	The promotion level required of a baseline before it can be used as the source of a rebase operation.
%[rec_bls]p	UCM projects	The project's recommended baselines.
%[activities]p	UCM streams	Activities that are part of the stream.
%[project]p	UCM streams	The project the stream is part of.
%[found_bls]p	UCM streams	The foundation baselines for the stream.
%[views]p	UCM streams	Views attached to the stream.

The variants in Table 5 apply only to objects in replicated VOBs (ClearCase MultiSite product).

Table 5 Variants for Replicated Objects
Variant	Applies to	Description
%[master]p	All objects that have mastership	Name of object's mastering replica.
%[master]Op	All objects that have mastership	OID of object's mastering replica.
%[reqmaster]p	Replicas, branch types, branches	Request for mastership status of the object. For a replica: `disabled` means that requests for mastership are not enabled in the replica `enabled` means that requests for mastership are enabled in the replica For a branch type: `all instances denied` means that requests for mastership of any instance of the branch type are denied `all instances allowed` means that requests for mastership of any instance of the branch type will be allowed (unless mastership requests for the specific branch are denied) For a branch: `denied` means that requests for mastership of the branch are denied `allowed` means that requests for mastership of the branch are allowed
%[type_mastership]p	Attribute types, hyperlink types, label types	Kind of mastership of the type: `shared` or `unshared`.
%[vob_replication]p	VOBs	Replication status of VOB: `replicated` or `unreplicated`.
%[replica_name]p	VOBs	Replica name of the specified VOB.
%[replica_host]p	Replicas	Name of replica host.

%[c]t: Starting column number - Starts printing at the column number specified in square brackets. An overflow condition exists if the current position on the line is beyond the starting column number. By default, when an overflow condition occurs, the %t directive is ignored. Variants:

%[`c`]Nt	When an overflow condition occurs, print a newline and resume printing at the starting column number.
%[`c`]St	When an overflow condition occurs, print one space before printing the next value.
%[`c`]Tt	When an overflow condition occurs, print a tab before printing the next value.

%u: Login name of the user associated with the event. Variants:

%Fu	Full name of the user. This information is taken from the password database.
%Gu	Group name of the user.
%Lu	Login name and group of the user, in the form `user.group`.

%%: Percent character (%).

Specifying Field Width

A conversion specification can include an optional field width specifier, which assigns a minimum and/or maximum width, in characters, to the data field display. For example, the conversion specifier %10.15Lu will display, for each output line, the user's login name and group with a minimum of 10 characters (space padded if necessary) but not more than 15.

Usage rules:

A single number is interpreted as a minimum width.
To supply only a maximum width, precede the number with a decimal point (for example, %.10En) or with a zero and decimal point (%0.10En).
To specify a constant display width, set the minimum and maximum widths to the same value (%20.20c).
Values smaller than the specified minimum width are right-justified (padded left). A negative minimum width value (%-20.20c) left-justifies short values.
Values longer than the specified maximum width are truncated from the right. A negative maximum width value (%15.-15Sn) truncates long values from the left.
A maximum width specifier has special meaning when used with the %Cl specifier. For example, %.5Cl prints a version's first five labels only, followed by "...".

EXAMPLES

Examples including wildcards or quoting are written for use in cleartool interactive mode. If you use cleartool single-command mode, you may need to change the wildcards and quoting to make your command interpreter process the command appropriately.

In cleartool single-command mode, cmd-context represents the command interpreter prompt. In cleartool interactive mode, cmd-context represents the interactive cleartool prompt. In Attache, cmd-context represents the workspace prompt.

Format the output from lsco -cview.

cmd-context lsco -cview -fmt "\t%-10.10n (from %8.8PVn) %d %u\n"

util.c (from \main\23) 24-Jun-99.14:12:48 anne main.c (from \main\46) 23-Jun-99.18:42:33 anne msg.c (from bugfix\11) 23-Jun-99.10:45:13 anne msg.h (from bugfix\3) 22-Jun-99.14:51:55 anne

Format the event history of a file element. (The command line, including the quoted format string, constitutes a single input line. The input line below is broken to improve readability. Spaces are significant.)

cmd-context lshistory -fmt "OBJ-NAME: %-20.20n\n USER: %-8.8u\n DATE: %d\\n OPERATION:\t%-12.12o\n OBJ-TYPE:\t%-15.15m\n EVENT:\t%e\n COMMENT: %c\n" util.c

OBJ-NAME: util.c@@main3 USER: anne DATE: 10-May-99.09:24:38 OPERATION: checkin OBJ-TYPE: version EVENT: create version COMMENT: fix bug r2-307

OBJ-NAME: util.c@@main2 USER: anne DATE: 10-May-99.09:09:29 OPERATION: checkin OBJ-TYPE: version EVENT: create version COMMENT: ready for code review

Describe a checked-out element, util.c.

cmd-context describe -fmt "\tVer:\t%f\n\tPrefix:\t%[MY TEXT]%f\n\t Status:\t%Rf\n\tView:\t%Tf\n" util.c

Ver: \main\23 Prefix: MY TEXT\main\23 Status: reserved View: eba_view

Display the type of a file element.

cmd-context describe -fmt "Type: %[type]p\n" util.c@@ Type: text_file

Display the target of a symbolic link and the target after the link is traversed.

cmd-context describe -fmt "%n\t%[slink_text]p\t%[slink_text]Tp\n" link1.txt link1.txt file.txt ..\dev\file.txt

Display the mastering replica of all label types in a VOB replica.

cmd-context lstype -fmt "Label type: %n\tMaster: %[master]p\n" -kind lbtype Label type: BACKSTOP Master: evanston@\tromba Label type: CHECKEDOUT Master: evanston@\tromba Label type: LATEST Master: evanston@\tromba Label type: V3.4 Master: paris@\tromba

Display the name of an element, using tabular format. The command is a single input line; line breaks are added for readability.

cmd-context describe -fmt "%[4]tName:%[6]t%[name]p\n %[4]tName:%[6]Nt%[name]p\n %[4]tName:%[6]St%[name]p\n %[4]tName:%[6]Tt%[name]p\n" util.c Name:util.c@@\main\30 Name: util.c@@\main\30 Name: util.c@@\main\30 Name: util.c@@\main\30

Mimic the output from lshistory -long. Note that in cleartool single-command mode, backslashes (\) are used to escape double quotes in the format string.

cleartool lshistory -fmt "%d %Fu (%u@%h)\n %e \"%n\"\n \"%Nc\"\n" util.c 11-May-99.09:24:38 Anne Duvo (anne@neptune) create version "util.c@@\main\3" "fix bug r2-307" 10-May-99.09:09:29 Ravi Singha (ravi@mercury) create version "util.c@@\main\2" "ready for code review" . . .

Describe the element main.c in detail. This example illustrates many of the conversion specifications (but does not use field width specifiers). Again, the command is a single input line; line breaks are added for readability.

cmd-context describe -fmt "Name (default): %n\n Element name: %En\n Leaf name: %Ln\n Short name: %Sn\n Predecessor short name: %PSn\n Version ID: %Vn\n Predecessor version ID: %PVn\n Extended name: %Xn\n Attributes: %a\n Attr values only: %Sa\n Attrs without commas or parens: %Na\n This attr only: %[Tested]a\n Comment: %c Date/Time: \tdefault: %d\n \t\tshort: %Sd\n \t\tlong: %Vd\n Age in days: %Ad\n Age in months: %MAd\n Age graph (long = new): %BAd\n Age graph (long = old): %OAd\n Host: %h\n Labels: %Cl\n Labels without commas or parens: %Nl\n Object kind: %m\n Operation kind: %o\n Event kind: %e\n User (default): %u\n Full user name: %Fu\n Group name: %Gu\n Long name: %Lu\n\n" main.c

Name (default): main.c@@\main\34 Element name: main.c Leaf name: 34 Short name: \main\34 Predecessor short name: \main\33 Version ID: \main\34 Predecessor version ID: \main\33 Extended name: main.c@@\main\34 Attributes: (Tested="yes", QAlevel=4, Responsible="anne") Attr values only: ("yes", 4, "anne") Attrs without commas or parens: Tested="yes" QAlevel=4 Responsible="anne" This attr only: (Tested="yes") Comment: still needs QA Date/Time: default: 30-Jul-99.15:02:49 short: 30-Jul-99 long: Tuesday 07/30/99 15:02:49 Age in days: 42 Age in months: 1 Age graph (long = new): #### Age graph (long = old): ## Host: neptune Labels: (Rel3.1C, Rel3.1D, Rel3.1E) Labels without commas or parens: Rel3.1C Rel3.1D Rel3.1E Object kind: version Operation kind: checkin Event kind: create version User (default): anne Full user name: Anne Duvo Group name: dev Long name: anne.dev