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2.62 The <tt>`trunk/Scripts/Bash/Cli/Functions'</tt> Directory

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2.62.1 Goals

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The <tt>`trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions'</tt> directory exists to organize

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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> specific functionalities.
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2.62.2 Description

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The specific functions of <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script are designed

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with "Software Toolbox" philosophy (see (coreutils.info)Toolbox introduction) in mind: each program "should do one
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thing well".  Inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script, each specific
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functionality is considered a program that should do one thing well.
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Of course, if you find that they still don't do it, feel free to
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improve them in order for them to do so.
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The specific functions of <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script are organized

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inside specific directories under <tt>`trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions'</tt>
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location. Each specific function directory should be named as the
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function it represents, with the first letter in uppercase. For
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example, if the function name is render, the specific function
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directory for it would be <samp>`trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render'</samp>.
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To better understand how specific functions of <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt>

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script are designed, lets create one function which only goal is to
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output different kind of greetings to your screen.
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When we create specific functions for <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script it

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is crucial to know what these functions will do exactly and if there
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is any function that already does what we intend to do. If there is no
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one, it is good time to create them then. Otherwise, if
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functionalities already available don't do what you exactly expect,
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contact their authors and work together to improve them.
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Info

Tip

Join CentOS developers mailing list

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centos-art@centos.org to share your ideas.
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It is also worth to know what global functions and variables do we

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have available inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script, so advantage can be
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taken from them. Global variables are defined inside global function
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scripts. Global functions scripts are stored immediatly under
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<tt>`trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions'</tt> directory, in files begining with
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<samp>`cli'</samp> prefix.
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OK, let's begin with our functionality example.

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What function name do we use? Well, lets use greet. Note that

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<samp>`hello'</samp> word is not a verb; but an expression, a kind of
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greeting, an interjection specifically. In contrast, <samp>`greet'</samp> is a
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verb and describes what we do when we say <samp>`Hello!'</samp>, <samp>`Hi!'</samp>,
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and similar expressions.
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So far, we've gathered the following function information:

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Name: greet
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Path: trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Greet
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File: trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Greet/greet.sh
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The <tt>`greet.sh'</tt> function script is the first file

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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script loads when the <samp>`greet'</samp> functionality
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is called using commands like <samp>`centos-art greet --hello='World''</samp>.
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The <tt>`greet.sh'</tt> function script contains the greet function
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definition. 
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Inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script, as convenction, each function

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script has one top commentary, followed by one blank line, and then
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one function defintion below it only.
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Inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script functions, top commentaries have

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the following components: the functionality description, one-line for
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copyright note with your personal information,  the license under
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which the function source code is released --the <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt>
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script is released as GPL, so do all its functions--, the $Id$
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keyword of Subversion is later expanded by svn propset
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command.
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In our greet function example, top commentary for

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<tt>`greet.sh'</tt> function script would look like the following:
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#!/bin/bash
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#
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# greet.sh -- This function outputs different kind of greetings to
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# your screen. Use this function to understand how centos-art.sh
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# script specific functionalities work.
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#
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# Copyright (C) YEAR YOURFULLNAME
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#
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# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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# (at your option) any later version.
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# 
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# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
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# General Public License for more details.
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#
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# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
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# USA.
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# 
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# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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# $Id$
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# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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After top commentary, separated by one blank line, the greet

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function definition would look like the following:
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function greet {
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    # Define global variables.
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    # Define command-line interface.
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    greet_getActions
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}
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The first definition inside greet function, are global

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variables that will be available along greet function execution
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environment. This time we didn't use global variable definitions for
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greet function execution environment, so we left that section
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empty.
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Later, we call greet_getActions function to define the

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command-line interface of greet functionality. The command-line
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interface of greet functionality defines what and how actions
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are performed, based on arguments combination passed to
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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.
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function greet_getActions {
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    case "$ACTIONNAM" in
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        --hello )
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            greet_doHello
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            ;;
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        --bye )
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            greet_doBye
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            ;;
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        * )
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            cli_printMessage "`gettext "The option provided is not valid."`"
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            cli_printMessage "$(caller)" 'AsToKnowMoreLine'
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    esac
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}
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The ACTIONNAM global variable is defined in <tt>`cli.sh'</tt>

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function script and contains the value passed before the equal sign
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(i.e., <samp>`='</samp>) in the second command-line argument of
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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script. For example, if the second command-line
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argument is <samp>`--hello='World''</samp>, the value of ACTIONNAM
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variable would be <samp>`--hello'</samp>.  Using this configuration let us
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deside which action to perform based on the action name passed to
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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script as second argument. 
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The greet function definition makes available two valid

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greetings through <samp>`--hello'</samp> and <samp>`--bye'</samp> options.  If no
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one of them is provided as second command-line argument, the <samp>`*'</samp>
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case is evaluated instead. 
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The <samp>`*'</samp> case and its two lines further on should always be

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present in <tt>`_getActions.sh'</tt> function scripts, no matter what
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specific functionality you are creating. This convenction helps the
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user to find out documentation about current functionality in use,
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when no valid action is provided.
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The greet_doHello and greet_doBye function definitions

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are the core of greet specific functionality.  In such function
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definitions we set what our greet function really does: to
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output different kinds of greetings.
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function greet_doHello {
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    cli_printMessage "`gettext "Hello"` $ACTIONVAL"
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}
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The greet_doHello function definition is stored in

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<tt>`greet_doHello.sh'</tt> function script. 
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function greet_doBye {
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    cli_printMessage "`gettext "Goodbye"` $ACTIONVAL"
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}
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The greet_doBye function definition is stored in the

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<tt>`greet_doBye.sh'</tt> function script. 
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Both <tt>`greet_doHello.sh'</tt> and <tt>`greet_doBye.sh'</tt> function

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scripts are stored inside greet function directory path (i.e.
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<tt>`trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Greet'</tt>).
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The ACTIONVAL global variable is defined in <tt>`cli.sh'</tt>

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function script and contains the value passed after the equal sign
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(i.e., <samp>`='</samp>) in the second command-line argument of
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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script. For example, if the second command-line
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argument is <samp>`--hello='World''</samp>, the value of ACTIONVAL
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variable would be <samp>`World'</samp> without quotes.
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Let's see how greet specific functionality files are organzied

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under greet function directory. To see file organization we use
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the tree command:
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trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Greet
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|-- greet_doBye.sh
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|-- greet_doHello.sh
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|-- greet_getActions.sh
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`-- greet.sh
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To try the greet specific functionality we've just created,

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pass the function name (i.e., <samp>`greet'</samp>) as first argument to
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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script, and any of the valid options as second
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argument. Some examples are illustrated below:
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[centos@projects ~]$ centos-art greet --hello='World'
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Hello World
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[centos@projects ~]$ centos-art greet --bye='World'
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Goodbye World
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[centos@projects ~]$ 
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The word <samp>`World'</samp> in the examples above can be anything. In fact,

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change it to have a little fun.
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Now that we have a specific function that works as we expect, it is

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time to document it.  To document greet specific functionality,
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we use its directory path and the manual functionality
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(-- Removed(pxref:trunk Scripts Bash Functions Manual) --) of <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt>
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script, just as the following command illustrates: 
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centos-art manual --edit=trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Greet
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To have a well documented function helps user to understand how your

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function really works, and how it should be used.  When no valid
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action is passed to a function, the <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script uses
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the function documentation entry as vehicle to communicate which the
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valid functions are. When no documentation entry exists for a
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function, the <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script informs that no
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documentation entry exists for such function and requests user to
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create it right at that time.
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Now that we have documented our function, it is time to translate its

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output messages to different languages. To translate specific
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functionality output messages to different languages we use the
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locale functionality (-- Removed(pxref:trunk Scripts Bash Functions
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Locale) --) of <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script, just as the following command
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illustrates:
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centos-art locale --edit
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Warning

Warning

To translate output messages in different languages,

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your system locale information --as in LANG environment
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variable-- must be set to that locale you want to produce translated
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messages for. For example, if you want to produce translated messages
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for Spanish language, your system locale information must be set to
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<samp>`es_ES.UTF-8'</samp>, or similar, first.
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Well, it seems that our example is rather complete by now.

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In greet function example we've described so far, we only use

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cli_printMessage global function in action specific function
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definitions in order to print messages, but more interesting things
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can be achieved inside action specific function definitions.  For
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example, if you pass a directory path as action value in second
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argument, you could retrive a list of files from therein, and process
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them. If the list of files turns too long or you just want to control
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which files to process, you could add the third argument in the form
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<samp>`--filter='regex''</samp> and reduce the amount of files to process
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using a regular expression pattern.
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The greet function described in this section may serve you as

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an introduction to understand how specific functionalities work inside
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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script. With some of luck this introduction will
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also serve you as motivation to create your own <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt>
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script specific functionalities.
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By the way, the greet functionality doesn't exist inside

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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script yet. Would you like to create it?
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2.62.3 Usage

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2.62.3.1 Global variables

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The following global variables of <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script, are

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available for you to use inside specific functions:
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<u>Variable:</u> TEXTDOMAIN
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Default domain used to retrieve translated messages. This value is set

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in <tt>`initFunctions.sh'</tt> and shouldn't be changed.
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<u>Variable:</u> TEXTDOMAINDIR
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Default directory used to retrieve translated messages. This value is

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set in <tt>`initFunctions.sh'</tt> and shouldn't be changed.
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<u>Variable:</u> FUNCNAM
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Define function name.

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Function names associate sets of actions. There is one set of actions

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for each unique function name inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.
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Dunction names are passed as first argument in <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt>

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command-line interface. For example, in the command <samp>`centos-art
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render --entry=path/to/dir --filter=regex'</samp>, the ACTION passed to
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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script is <samp>`render'</samp>.
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When first argument is not provided, the <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script

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immediatly ends its execution.
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<u>Variable:</u> FUNCDIR
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<u>Variable:</u> FUNCDIRNAME
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<u>Variable:</u> FUNCSCRIPT
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<u>Variable:</u> FUNCCONFIG
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<u>Variable:</u> ACTIONNAM
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Define action name.

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Each action name identifies an specific action to perform, inside an

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specific function.
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Action name names aare passed as second argument in

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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> command-line interface. For example, in the
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command <samp>`centos-art render --entry=path/to/dir --filter=regex'</samp>,
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the ACTIONNAM passed to <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script is
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<samp>`--entry'</samp>.
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When second argument is not provided, the <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script

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immediatly ends its execution.
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<u>Variable:</u> ACTIONVAL
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Define action value.

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Action values are associated to just one action name. Action values

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contain the working copy entry over which its associated action will be
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performed in.  Working copy entries can be files or directories inside
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the working copy.
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<u>Variable:</u> REGEX
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Define regular expression used as pattern to build the list of files

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to process.
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By default, REGEX variable is set to .+ to match all

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files.
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Functions that need to build a list of files to process use the option

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<samp>`--filter'</samp> to redefine REGEX variable default value, and
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so, control the amount of files to process.
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<u>Variable:</u> ARGUMENTS
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Define optional arguments.

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Optional arguments, inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script, are considered

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as all command-line arguments passed to <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script,
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from third argument position on. For example, in the command
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<samp>`centos-art render --entry=path/to/dir --filter=regex'</samp> , the
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optional arguments are from <samp>`--filter=regex'</samp> argument on.
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Optional arguments are parsed using getopt command through

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the following base construction: 
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# Define short options we want to support.
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local ARGSS=""
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# Define long options we want to support.
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local ARGSL="filter:,to:"
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# Parse arguments using getopt(1) command parser.
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cli_doParseArguments
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# Reset positional parameters using output from (getopt) argument
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# parser.
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eval set -- "$ARGUMENTS"
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# Define action to take for each option passed.
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while true; do
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    case "$1" in
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        --filter )
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            REGEX="$2" 
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            shift 2
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            ;;
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        --to )
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            TARGET="$2" 
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            shift 2
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            ;;
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        * )
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            break
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    esac
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done
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Optional arguments provide support to command options inside

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<tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script. For instance, consider the Subversion
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(svn) command, where there are many options (e.g.,
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<samp>`copy'</samp>, <samp>`delete'</samp>, <samp>`move'</samp>, etc), and inside each
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option there are several modifiers (e.g., <samp>`--revision'</samp>,
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<samp>`--message'</samp>, <samp>`--username'</samp>, etc.) that can be combined one
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another in their short or long variants. 
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The ARGUMENTS variable is used to store arguments passed from

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command-line for later use inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script. Storing
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arguments is specially useful when we want to run a command with some
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specific options from them. Consider the following command:
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centos-art path --copy=SOURCE --to=TARGET --message="The commit message goes here." --username='johndoe'
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In the above command, the <samp>`--message'</samp>, and <samp>`--username'</samp>

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options are specific to svn copy command. In such cases,
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options are not interpreted by <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script itself.
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Instead, the <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script uses getopt to
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retrive them and store them in the ARGUMENTS variable for later
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use, as described in the following command:
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# Build subversion command to duplicate locations inside the
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# workstation.
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eval svn copy $SOURCE $TARGET --quiet $ARGUMENTS
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When getopt parses ARGUMENTS, we may use short options

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(e.g., <samp>`-m'</samp>) or long options (e.g., <samp>`--message'</samp>). When
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we use short options, arguments are separated by one space from the
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option (e.g., <samp>`-m 'This is a commit message.''</samp>).  When we use
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long options arguments are separated by an equal sign (<samp>`='</samp>)
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(e.g., <samp>`--message='This is a commit message''</samp>).
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In order for getopt to parse ARGUMENTS correctly, it

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is required to provide the short and long definition of options that
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will be passed or at least supported by the command performing the
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final action the function script exists for.
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As convenction, inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script, short option

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definitions are set in the ARGSS variable; and long option
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definitions are set in the ARGSL variable.
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When you define short and long options, it may be needed to define

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which of these option arguments are required and which not. To define
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an option argument as required, you need to set one colon <samp>`:'</samp>
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after the option definition (e.g., <samp>`-o m: -l message:'</samp>).  On
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the other hand, to define an option argument as not required, you need
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to set two colons <samp>`::'</samp> after the option definition (e.g.,
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<samp>`-o m:: -l message::'</samp>).
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<u>Variable:</u> EDITOR
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Default text editor.

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The <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script uses default text EDITOR to edit

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pre-commit subversion messages, translation files, configuration
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files, script files, and similar text-based files.
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If EDITOR environment variable is not set, <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt>

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script uses <tt>`/usr/bin/vim'</tt> as default text editor. Otherwise, the
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following values are recognized by <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script:
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    671838
  • <tt>`/usr/bin/vim'</tt>
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  • <tt>`/usr/bin/emacs'</tt>
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  • <tt>`/usr/bin/nano'</tt>
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    If no one of these values is set in EDITOR environment variable,

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    <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> uses <tt>`/usr/bin/vim'</tt> text editor by default. 
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    ff7772
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    2.62.3.2 Global functions

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    Function scripts stored directly under

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    <tt>`trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/'</tt> directory are used to define
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    global functions.  Global functions can be used inside action specific
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    functionalities and or even be reused inside themselves. This section
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    provides introductory information to global functions you can use
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    inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.
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    <u>Function:</u> cli_checkActionArguments
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    Validate action value (ACTIONVAL) variable.

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    The action value variable can take one of the following values:

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    1. Path to one directory inside the local working copy,
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    3. Path to one file inside the local working copy,
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      If another value different from that specified above is passed to

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      action value variable, the <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script prints an error
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      message and ends script execution.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_checkFiles FILE [TYPE]
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      Verify file existence.

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      cli_checkFiles receives a FILE absolute path and performs

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      file verification as specified in TYPE.  When TYPE is not
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      specified, cli_checkFiles verifies FILE existence, no
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      matter what kind of file it be.  If TYPE is specified, use one
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      of the following values:
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      <samp>`d'</samp>
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      <samp>`directory'</samp>
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      Ends script execution if FILE is not a directory.

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      When you verify directories with cli_checkFiles, if directory doesn't

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      exist, <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script asks you for confirmation in order
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      to create that directory. If you answer positively,
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      <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script creates that directory and continues
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      script flows normally. Otherwise, if you answer negatively,
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      <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> ends script execution with an error and
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      documentation message.
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      f66721
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      <samp>`f'</samp>
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      <samp>`regular-file'</samp>
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      Ends script execution if FILE is not a regular file.

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      <samp>`h'</samp>
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      <samp>`symbolic-link'</samp>
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      Ends script execution if FILE is not a symbolic link.

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      <samp>`x'</samp>
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      <samp>`execution'</samp>
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      Ends script execution if FILE is not executable.

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      <samp>`fh'</samp>
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      Ends script execution if FILE is neither a regular file nor a

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      symbolic link.
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      <samp>`fd'</samp>
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      Ends script execution if FILE is neither a regular file nor a

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      directory.
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      <samp>`isInWorkingCopy'</samp>
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      Ends script execution if FILE is not inside the working copy.

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      As default behaviour, if FILE passes all verifications,

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      <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script continues with its normal flow. 
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_commitRepoChanges [LOCATION]
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      Syncronize changes between repository and working copy.

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      The cli_commitRepoChanges function brings changes from the

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      central repository down to the working copy--using svn
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      update--, checks the working copy changes--using svn
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      status command--, prints status report--using both svn
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      update and svn status commands output, and finally, commits
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      recent changes from the working copy up to the repository--using
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      svn commit command--.
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      Previous to commit the working copy changes up to the central

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      repository, the cli_commitRepoChanges function asks you to
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      verify changes--using svn diff command--, and later,
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      another confirmation question is shown to be sure you really want to
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      commit changes up to central repository.
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      If LOCATION argument is not specified, the value of

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      ACTIONVAL variable is used as reference instead.
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      632e8b
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      --> Bringing changes from the repository into the working copy
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      --> Checking changes in the working copy
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      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      Added           0 file from the repository.
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      Deleted         0 file from the repository.
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      Updated         0 file from the repository.
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      Conflicted      0 file from the repository.
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      Merged          0 file from the repository.
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      Modified        4 files from the working copy.
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      Unversioned     0 file from the working copy.
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      Deleted         0 file from the working copy.
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      Added           0 file from the working copy.
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      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      Figure 2.3: The cli_commitRepoChanges function output.

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      Call the cli_commitRepoChanges function before or/and after

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      calling functions that modify files or directories inside the working
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      copy as you may need to.  
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_doParseArguments
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      Redefine arguments (ARGUMENTS) global variable using

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      getopt command output. For more information about how to use
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      cli_doParseArguments function, see ARGUMENTS variable
      632e8b
      description above.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_doParseArgumentsReDef $@
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      Initialize/reset arguments (ARGUMENTS) global variable using

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      positional parameters variable ($@) as reference.
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      When we work inside function definitions, positional parameters are

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      reset to the last function definition positional parameters.  If you
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      need to redefine positional parameters from one specific function, you
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      need to call cli_doParseArgumentsReDef with the positional
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      parameters variable ($@), set as first argument, to that
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      specific function you want to redefine positional parameters at.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getArguments
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      Initialize function name (FUNCNAM), action name

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      (ACTIONNAM), and action value (ACTIONVAL) global
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      variables, using positional parameters passed in $@ variable.
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      The cli_getArguments function is called from cli.sh

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      function script, using cli function positional parameters
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      (i.e., the positional parameters passed as arguments in the
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      command-line) as first function argument. 
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      Once command-line positional parameters are accesible to

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      <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script execution evironment,
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      cli_getArguments uses regular expression to retrive
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      action variables from first and second argument. The first argument
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      defines the value used as function name (FUNCNAM), and the
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      second argument defines both values used as action name
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      (ACTIONNAM) and action value (ACTIONVAL), respectively.
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      The first argument is a word in lower case. This word specifies the

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      name of the functionality you want to use (e.g., <samp>`render'</samp> to
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      render images, <samp>`manual'</samp> to work on documentation, and so on.)
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      The second argument has a long option style (e.g.,

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      <samp>`--option=value'</samp>). The <samp>`--option'</samp> represents the action name
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      (ACTIONNAM), and the characters inbetween the equal sign
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      (<samp>`='</samp>) and the first space character, are considered as the action
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      value (ACTIONVAL). In order to provide action values with space
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      characters inbetween you need to enclose action value with quotes like
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      in <samp>`--option='This is long value with spaces inbetween''</samp>.
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      Generally, action values are used to specify paths over which the
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      action name acts on.
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      Once action related variables (i.e., FUNCNAM, ACTIONNAM,

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      and ACTIONVAL) are defined and validated,
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      cli_getArguments shifts the positional arguments to remove the
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      first two arguments passed (i.e., those used to retrive action related
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      variables) and redefine the arguments (ARGUMENTS) global
      632e8b
      variable with the new positional parameters information.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getFunctions
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      Initialize funtionalities supported by <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.

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      Functionalities supported by <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script are organized

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      in functionality directories under
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      <tt>`trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/'</tt> directory. Each functionality
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      directory stores function scripts to the functionality such directory
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      was created for. Function scripts contain function definitions.
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      Function definitions contain several commands focused on achieving one
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      specific task only (i.e., the one such functionality was created for).
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      In order for <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script to recognize a functionality,

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      such functionality needs to be stored under
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      <tt>`trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/'</tt> in a directory written
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      capitalized (i.e., the whole name is written in lowercase except the
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      first character which is in uppercase). The directory where one
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      specific functionality is stored is known as the <samp>`functionality
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      directory'</samp>. 
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      Inside each functionality directory, the functionalty itself is

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      implemented through function scripts. Function scripts are organized
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      in files independently one another and written in <samp>`camelCase'</samp>
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      format with the function name as prefix.  Separation between prefix
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      and description is done using underscore (<samp>`_'</samp>) character.
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      In order for <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script to load functionalities

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      correctly, function definition inside function scripts should be set
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      using the <samp>`function'</samp> reserved word, just as in the following
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      example:
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      function prefix_doSomething {
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          # Do something here...
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      }
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      The above function definition is just a convenction we use, in order

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      to make identification of function names easier read and automate by
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      <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script initialization commands, once
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      <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script determines which functionality directory
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      to use.  Specifically, in order to initialize and export functions,
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      <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script executes all function scripts inside the
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      functionality directory, and later grep on them using a
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      regular expression pattern, where the <samp>`function'</samp> reserved word is
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      used as reference to retrive the function names and export them to
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      <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script execution environment, and so, make
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      function definitions --from function scripts inside the functionality
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      directory-- available for further calls.
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      If the functionality specified in the command-line first argument

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      doesn't have a functionality directory, <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script
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      considers the functionality provided in the command-line as invalid
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      functionality and immediatly stops script execution with an error
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      message.
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      In order to keep visual consistency among function scripts, please

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      consider using the following function script design model as template
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      for your own function scripts:
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      #!/bin/bash
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      #
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      # prefix_doSomething.sh -- This function illustrates function scripts
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      # design model you can use to create your own function scripts inside
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      # centos-art.sh script.
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      #
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      # Copyright (C) YEAR YOURFULLNAME
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      #
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      # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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      # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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      # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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      # (at your option) any later version.
      632e8b
      # 
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      # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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      # WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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      # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
      632e8b
      # General Public License for more details.
      632e8b
      #
      632e8b
      # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
      632e8b
      # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
      632e8b
      # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
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      # USA.
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      # 
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      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      # $Id$
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      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      function prefix_doSomething {
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          # Do something here...
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      }
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getCountryCodes [FILTER]
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      Output country codes supported by <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.

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      The cli_getCountryCodes function outputs a list with country

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      codes as defined in ISO3166 standard. When FILTER is provided,
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      cli_getCountryCodes outputs country codes that match
      632e8b
      FILTER regular expression pattern.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getCountryName [FILTER]
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      Outputs country name supported by <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.

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      The cli_getCountryName function reads one language locale code

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      in the format LL_CC and outputs the name of its related country as in
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      ISO3166. If filter is specified, cli_getCountryName returns the
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      country name that matches the locale code specified in FILTER,
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      exactly.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getCurrentLocale
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      Output current locale used by <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.

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      The cli_getCurrentLocale function uses LANG environment

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      variable to build a locale pattern that is later applied to
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      cli_getLocales function output in order to return the current
      632e8b
      locale that <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script works with. 
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      The current locale information, returned by

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      cli_getCurrentLocale, is output from more specific to less
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      specific. For example, if <samp>`en_GB'</samp> locale exists in
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      cli_getLocales function output, the <samp>`en_GB'</samp> locale would
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      take precedence before <samp>`en'</samp> locale.
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      Locale precedence selection is quite important in order to define the

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      locale type we use for message translations. For example, if
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      <samp>`en_GB'</samp> is used, we are also saying that the common language
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      specification for English language (i.e., <samp>`en'</samp>) is no longer
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      used. Instead, we are using English non-common country-specific
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      language specifications like <samp>`en_AU'</samp>, <samp>`en_BW'</samp>, <samp>`en_GB'</samp>,
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      <samp>`en_US'</samp>, etc., for message translations.  
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      Use cli_getCurrentLocale function to know what current locale

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      information to use inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getFilesList [LOCATION]
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      Output list of files to process.

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      The cli_getFilesList function uses LOCATION variable as

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      source location to build a list of files just as specified by regular
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      expression (REGEX) global variable. Essentially, what the
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      cli_getFilesList function does is using find command
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      to look for files in the location (LOCATION) just as posix-egrep
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      regular expression (REGEX) specifies. 
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      If LOCATION is not specified when cli_getFilesList

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      function is called, the action value (ACTIONVAL) global variable
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      is used as location value instead.
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      By default, if the regular expression (REGEX) global variable is

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      not redefined after its first definition in the cli function,
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      all files that match default regular expression value (i.e.,
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      <samp>`.+'</samp>) will be added to the list of files to process. Otherwise,
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      if you redefine the regular expression global variable after its first
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      definition in the cli function and before calling
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      cli_getFilesList function, the last value you specifed is used
      632e8b
      instead.
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      When you need to customize the regular expression (REGEX) global

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      variable value inside a function, do not redefine the global variable
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      (at least you be absolutly convinced you need to).  Instead, set the
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      regular expression global variable as <samp>`local'</samp> to the function you
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      the regular expression global variable as local to the function, or
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      use another name for the regular expression variable (which is not
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      very convenient in order to keep the amount of names to remember low),
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      you may experiment undesired concantenation issues that make your
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      regular expression to be something different from that you expect them
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      to be, specially if the function where you are doing the variable
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      redefinition is called several times during the same script execution.
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      As result, the cli_getFilesList re-defines the value of

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      FILES variable with the list of files the find command
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      returned. As example, consider the following construction:
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          # Initialize the list of files to process.
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          local FILES=''
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          # Initialize location.
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          local LOCATION=/home/centos/artwork/trunk/Identity/Themes/Models/Default
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          # Re-define regular expression to match scalable vector graphic
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          # files only. Note how we use the global value of REGEX to build a
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          # new local REGEX value here.
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          local REGEX="${REGEX}.*\.(svgz|svg)"
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          # Redefine list of files to process.
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          cli_getFilesList $LOCATION
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          # Process list of files.
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          for FILE in $FILES;do
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              cli_printMessages "$FILE" 'AsResponseLine'
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              # Do something else here on...
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          done
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      }
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getLangCodes [FILTER]
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      Outputs language codes supported by <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.

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      cli_getLangCodes function outputs a list of language codes as

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      defined in ISO639 standard. When FILTER is provided,
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      cli_getLangCodes outputs language codes that match FILTER
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      regular expression pattern.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getLangName [FILTER]
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      Outputs language names supported by <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.

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      cli_getLangName function reads one language locale code in the

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      format LL_CC and outputs the language related name as in ISO639. If
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      filter is specified, cli_getLangName returns the language name
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      that matches the locale code specified in FILTER, exactly.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getLocales
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      Output locale codes supported by <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.

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      Occasionally, you use cli_getLocales function to add locale

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      information in non-common country-specific language (<samp>`LL_CC'</samp>)
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      format for those languages (e.g., <samp>`bn_IN'</samp>, <samp>`pt_BR'</samp>, etc.)
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      which locale differences cannot be solved using common language
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      specifications (<samp>`LL'</samp>) into one unique common locale specification
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      (e.g., <samp>`bn'</samp>, <samp>`pt'</samp>, etc.).  
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getRepoName NAME TYPE
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      Sanitate file names.

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      Inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script, specific functionalities rely both

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      in cli_getRepoName and repository file system organization to
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      achieve their goals.  Consider cli_getRepoName function as
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      central place to manage file name convenctions for other functions
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      inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.
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      Important

      Important

      cli_getRepoName function doesn't verify file

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      The NAME variable contains the file name or directory name you

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      want to sanitate.
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      The TYPE variable specifies what type of sanitation you want to

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      perform on NAME. The TYPE can be one of the following
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      values:
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      <samp>`d'</samp>
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      <samp>`directory'</samp>
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      Sanitate directory NAMEs.

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      <samp>`f'</samp>
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      <samp>`regular-file'</samp>
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      Sanitate regular file NAMEs.

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      Use cli_getRepoName function to sanitate file names and

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      directory names before their utilization. 
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      Use cli_getRepoName when you need to change file name

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      convenctions inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script. 
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      When we change file name convenctions inside cli_getRepoName

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      what we are really changing is the way functions interpret repository
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      file system organization. Notice that when we change a file name
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      (e.g., a function name), it is necessary to update all files where
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      such file name is placed on. This may require a massive substitution
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      inside the repository, each time we change name convenctions in the
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      repository (-- Removed(pxref:trunk Scripts Bash Functions Path) --, for more
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      information).
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getRepoStatus [LOCATION]
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      Request repository status.

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      This function requests the status of a LOCATION inside the

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      working copy using the svn status command and returns the
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      first character in the output line, just as described in svn
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      help status. If LOCATION is not a regular file or a directory,
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      inside the working copy, the <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script prints a
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      message and ends its execution.
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      Use this function to perform verifications based a repository

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      LOCATION status.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getTemporalFile NAME
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      Output absolute path to temporal file NAME.

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      The cli_getTemporalFile function uses <tt>`/tmp'</tt> directory as

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      source location to store temporal files, the <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt>
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      script name, and a random identification string to let you run more
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      than one <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script simultaneously on the same user
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      session.  For example, due the following temporal file defintion:
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      cli_getTemporalFile $FILE
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      If FILE name is <tt>`instance.svg'</tt> and the unique random string

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      is <samp>`f16f7b51-ac12-4b7f-9e66-72df847f12de'</samp>, the final temporal
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      file, built from previous temporal file definition, would be:
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      /tmp/centos-art.sh-f16f7b51-ac12-4b7f-9e66-72df847f12de-instance.svg
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      When you use the cli_getTemporalFile function to create

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      temporal files, be sure to remove temporal files created once you've
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      ended up with them.  For example, consider the following construction:
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      for FILE in $FILES;do
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          # Initialize temporal instance of file.
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          INSTANCE=$(cli_getTemporalFile $FILE)
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          # Do something ... 
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          # Remove temporal instance of file.
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          if [[ -f $INSTANCE ]];then
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              rm $INSTANCE
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          fi
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      done
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      Use the cli_getTemporalFile function whenever you need to

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      create temporal files inside <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getThemeName
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      Output theme name.

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      In order for cli_getThemeName function to extract theme name

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      correctly, the ACTIONVAL variable must contain a directory path
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      under <tt>`trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/'</tt> directory structure.
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      Otherwise, cli_getThemeName returns an empty string.  
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_printMessage MESSAGE [FORMAT]
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      Define standard output message definition supported by

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      <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.
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      When FORMAT is not specified, cli_printMessage outputs

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      information just as it was passed in MESSAGE variable.
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      Otherwise, FORMAT can take one of the following values:
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      <samp>`AsHeadingLine'</samp>
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      To print heading messages.

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      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      $MESSAGE
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      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      <samp>`AsWarningLine'</samp>
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      To print warning messages.

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      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      WARNING: $MESSAGE
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      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      <samp>`AsNoteLine'</samp>
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      To print note messages.

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      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      NOTE: $MESSAGE
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      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      <samp>`AsUpdatingLine'</samp>
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      To print <samp>`Updating'</samp> messages on two-columns format.

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      Updating        $MESSAGE
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      <samp>`AsRemovingLine'</samp>
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      To print <samp>`Removing'</samp> messages on two-columns format.

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      Removing        $MESSAGE
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      <samp>`AsCheckingLine'</samp>
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      To print <samp>`Checking'</samp> messages on two-columns format.

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      Checking        $MESSAGE
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      <samp>`AsCreatingLine'</samp>
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      To print <samp>`Creating'</samp> messages on two-columns format.

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      Creating        $MESSAGE
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      <samp>`AsSavedAsLine'</samp>
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      To print <samp>`Saved as'</samp> messages on two-columns format.

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      Saved as        $MESSAGE
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      <samp>`AsLinkToLine'</samp>
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      To print <samp>`Linked to'</samp> messages on two-columns format.

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      Linked to       $MESSAGE
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      <samp>`AsMovedToLine'</samp>
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      To print <samp>`Moved to'</samp> messages on two-columns format.

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      Moved to        $MESSAGE
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      <samp>`AsTranslationLine'</samp>
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      To print <samp>`Translation'</samp> messages on two-columns format.

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      Translation     $MESSAGE
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      <samp>`AsConfigurationLine'</samp>
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      To print <samp>`Configuration'</samp> messages on two-columns format.

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      Configuration   $MESSAGE
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      <samp>`AsResponseLine'</samp>
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      To print response messages on one-column format.

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      --> $MESSAGE
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      <samp>`AsRequestLine'</samp>
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      To print request messages on one-column format. Request messages

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      output messages with one colon (<samp>`:'</samp>) and without trailing newline
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      (<samp>`\n'</samp>) at message end.
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      $MESSAGE:
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      <samp>`AsYesOrNoRequestLine'</samp>
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      To print <samp>`yes or no'</samp> request messages on one-column format. If

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      something different from <samp>`y'</samp> is answered (when using
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      en_US.UTF-8 locale), script execution ends immediatly.  
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      $MESSAGE [y/N]:
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      When we use <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script in a locale different from

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      en_US.UTF-8, confirmation answer may be different from
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      <samp>`y'</samp>. For example, if you use es_ES.UTF-8 locale, the
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      confirmation question would look like:
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      $MESSAGE [s/N]:
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      and the confirmation answer would be <samp>`s'</samp>, as it is on Spanish

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      <samp>`sí'</samp> word.
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      Definition of which confirmation word to use is set on translation

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      messages for your specific locale information. -- Removed(xref:trunk Scripts
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      Bash Functions Locale) --, for more information about locale-specific
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      translation messages.
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      <samp>`AsToKnowMoreLine'</samp>
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      To standardize <samp>`to know more, run the following command:'</samp>

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      messages. When the <samp>`AsToKnowMoreLine'</samp> option is used, the
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      MESSAGE value should be set to "$(caller)". caller
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      is a Bash builtin that returns the context of the current subroutine
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      call. <samp>`AsToKnowMoreLine'</samp> option uses caller builtin
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      output to build documentation entries dynamically.
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      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      To know more, run the following command:
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      centos-art manual --read='path/to/dir'
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      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      Use <samp>`AsToKnowMoreLine'</samp> option after errors and for intentional

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      script termination. 
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      <samp>`AsRegularLine'</samp>
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      To standardize regular messages on one-column format.

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      When MESSAGE contains a colon inside (e.g., <samp>`description:

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      message'</samp>), the cli_printMessage function outputs MESSAGE
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      on two-columns format. 
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      Use cli_printMessage function whenever you need to output

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      information from <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script.
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      Info

      Tip

      To improve two-columns format, change the following file:

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      trunk/Scripts/Bash/Styles/output_forTwoColumns.awk
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      2.62.3.3 Specific functions

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      The following specific functions of <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script, are

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