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3.48 trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions

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3.48.1 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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3.48.2 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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(see section 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 (see section trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/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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3.48.3 Usage

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3.48.3.1 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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  • <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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    c12cdc
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    3.48.3.2 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
      1023f4
      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
      1023f4
      script flows normally. Otherwise, if you answer negatively,
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      <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> ends script execution with an error and
      1023f4
      documentation message.
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      <samp>`f'</samp>
      1023f4
      <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>
      1023f4
      <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>
      1023f4
      <samp>`execution'</samp>
      1023f4

      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

      1023f4
      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

      1023f4
      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

      1023f4
      central repository down to the working copy--using svn
      1023f4
      update--, checks the working copy changes--using svn
      1023f4
      status command--, prints status report--using both svn
      1023f4
      update and svn status commands output, and finally, commits
      1023f4
      recent changes from the working copy up to the repository--using
      1023f4
      svn commit command--.
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      Previous to commit the working copy changes up to the central

      1023f4
      repository, the cli_commitRepoChanges function asks you to
      1023f4
      verify changes--using svn diff command--, and later,
      1023f4
      another confirmation question is shown to be sure you really want to
      1023f4
      commit changes up to central repository.
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      If LOCATION argument is not specified, the value of

      1023f4
      ACTIONVAL variable is used as reference instead.
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      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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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.
      1023f4
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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      Figure 3.3: The cli_commitRepoChanges function output.

      1023f4
      1023f4

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      Call the cli_commitRepoChanges function before or/and after

      1023f4
      calling functions that modify files or directories inside the working
      1023f4
      copy as you may need to.  
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_doParseArguments
      1023f4
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      Redefine arguments (ARGUMENTS) global variable using

      1023f4
      getopt command output. For more information about how to use
      1023f4
      cli_doParseArguments function, see ARGUMENTS variable
      1023f4
      description above.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_doParseArgumentsReDef $@
      1023f4
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      Initialize/reset arguments (ARGUMENTS) global variable using

      1023f4
      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
      1023f4
      need to redefine positional parameters from one specific function, you
      1023f4
      need to call cli_doParseArgumentsReDef with the positional
      1023f4
      parameters variable ($@), set as first argument, to that
      1023f4
      specific function you want to redefine positional parameters at.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getArguments
      1023f4
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      Initialize function name (FUNCNAM), action name

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      (ACTIONNAM), and action value (ACTIONVAL) global
      1023f4
      variables, using positional parameters passed in $@ variable.
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      The cli_getArguments function is called from cli.sh

      1023f4
      function script, using cli function positional parameters
      1023f4
      (i.e., the positional parameters passed as arguments in the
      1023f4
      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
      1023f4
      action variables from first and second argument. The first argument
      1023f4
      defines the value used as function name (FUNCNAM), and the
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      second argument defines both values used as action name
      1023f4
      (ACTIONNAM) and action value (ACTIONVAL), respectively.
      1023f4

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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.,

      1023f4
      <samp>`--option=value'</samp>). The <samp>`--option'</samp> represents the action name
      1023f4
      (ACTIONNAM), and the characters inbetween the equal sign
      1023f4
      (<samp>`='</samp>) and the first space character, are considered as the action
      1023f4
      value (ACTIONVAL). In order to provide action values with space
      1023f4
      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>.
      1023f4
      Generally, action values are used to specify paths over which the
      1023f4
      action name acts on.
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      Once action related variables (i.e., FUNCNAM, ACTIONNAM,

      1023f4
      and ACTIONVAL) are defined and validated,
      1023f4
      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
      1023f4
      variables) and redefine the arguments (ARGUMENTS) global
      1023f4
      variable with the new positional parameters information.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getFunctions
      1023f4
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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
      1023f4
      <tt>`trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/'</tt> directory. Each functionality
      1023f4
      directory stores function scripts to the functionality such directory
      1023f4
      was created for. Function scripts contain function definitions.
      1023f4
      Function definitions contain several commands focused on achieving one
      1023f4
      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
      1023f4
      <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
      1023f4
      specific functionality is stored is known as the <samp>`functionality
      1023f4
      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
      1023f4
      in files independently one another and written in <samp>`camelCase'</samp>
      1023f4
      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

      1023f4
      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
      1023f4
      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
      1023f4
      <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script execution environment, and so, make
      1023f4
      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
      1023f4
      considers the functionality provided in the command-line as invalid
      1023f4
      functionality and immediatly stops script execution with an error
      1023f4
      message.
      1023f4

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      In order to keep visual consistency among function scripts, please

      1023f4
      consider using the following function script design model as template
      1023f4
      for your own function scripts:
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      #!/bin/bash
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      #
      1023f4
      # prefix_doSomething.sh -- This function illustrates function scripts
      1023f4
      # design model you can use to create your own function scripts inside
      1023f4
      # centos-art.sh script.
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      #
      1023f4
      # Copyright (C) YEAR YOURFULLNAME
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      #
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      # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
      1023f4
      # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
      1023f4
      # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
      1023f4
      # (at your option) any later version.
      1023f4
      # 
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      # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
      1023f4
      # WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
      1023f4
      # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
      1023f4
      # General Public License for more details.
      1023f4
      #
      1023f4
      # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
      1023f4
      # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
      1023f4
      # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
      1023f4
      # USA.
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      # 
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      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
      1023f4
      # $Id$
      1023f4
      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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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

      1023f4
      codes as defined in ISO3166 standard. When FILTER is provided,
      1023f4
      cli_getCountryCodes outputs country codes that match
      1023f4
      FILTER regular expression pattern.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getCountryName [FILTER]
      1023f4
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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

      1023f4
      in the format LL_CC and outputs the name of its related country as in
      1023f4
      ISO3166. If filter is specified, cli_getCountryName returns the
      1023f4
      country name that matches the locale code specified in FILTER,
      1023f4
      exactly.
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      <u>Function:</u> cli_getCurrentLocale
      1023f4
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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

      1023f4
      variable to build a locale pattern that is later applied to
      1023f4
      cli_getLocales function output in order to return the current
      1023f4
      locale that <tt>`centos-art.sh'</tt> script works with. 
      1023f4

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      The current locale information, returned by

      1023f4
      cli_getCurrentLocale, is output from more specific to less
      1023f4
      specific. For example, if <samp>`en_GB'</samp> locale exists in
      1023f4
      cli_getLocales function output, the <samp>`en_GB'</samp> locale would
      1023f4
      take precedence before <samp>`en'</samp> locale.
      1023f4

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      Locale precedence selection is quite important in order to define the

      1023f4
      locale type we use for message translations. For example, if
      1023f4
      <samp>`en_GB'</samp> is used, we are also saying that the common language
      1023f4
      specification for English language (i.e., <samp>`en'</samp>) is no longer
      1023f4
      used. Instead, we are using English non-common country-specific
      1023f4
      language specifications like <samp>`en_AU'</samp>, <samp>`en_BW'</samp>, <samp>`en_GB'</samp>,
      1023f4
      <samp>`en_US'</samp>, etc., for message translations.  
      1023f4

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      Use cli_getCurrentLocale function to know what current locale

      1023f4
      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

      1023f4
      source location to build a list of files just as specified by regular
      1023f4
      expression (REGEX) global variable. Essentially, what the
      1023f4
      cli_getFilesList function does is using find command
      1023f4
      to look for files in the location (LOCATION) just as posix-egrep
      1023f4
      regular expression (REGEX) specifies. 
      1023f4

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      If LOCATION is not specified when cli_getFilesList

      1023f4
      function is called, the action value (ACTIONVAL) global variable
      1023f4
      is used as location value instead.
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      By default, if the regular expression (REGEX) global variable is

      1023f4
      not redefined after its first definition in the cli function,
      1023f4
      all files that match default regular expression value (i.e.,
      1023f4
      <samp>`.+'</samp>) will be added to the list of files to process. Otherwise,
      1023f4
      if you redefine the regular expression global variable after its first
      1023f4
      definition in the cli function and before calling
      1023f4
      cli_getFilesList function, the last value you specifed is used
      1023f4
      instead.
      1023f4

      1023f4

      When you need to customize the regular expression (REGEX) global

      1023f4
      variable value inside a function, do not redefine the global variable
      1023f4
      (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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      need a customized regular expression value for.  If we don't redefine
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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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          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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      or directory existence, for that purpose use cli_checkFiles
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      function instead.
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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 (see section 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. See section trunk/Scripts/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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      3.48.3.3 Specific functions

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

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      available for you to use:
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      3.49 trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Html  
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      3.50 trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Locale  
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      3.51 trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Manual  
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      3.52 trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Path  
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      3.53 trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render  
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      3.54 trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Render/Config  
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      3.55 trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Shell  
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      3.56 trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Svg  
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      3.57 trunk/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Verify  
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      3.48.4 See also

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      3.47 trunk/Scripts/Bash  
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      3.58 trunk/Scripts/Bash/Locale  
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