swparse(1)                                             swparse(1)


NAME
       swparse -- Parse metadata files: INDEX, INFO, and psf.

SYNOPSIS
       swparse {-o,--info|-i,--index|-p,--psf} [file]


DESCRIPTION
       swparse  reads  POSIX.7.2  metadata  files. One file type,
       INDEX, INFO or PSF is specified in the first argument.  If
       a  file name to parse is not given in the second argument,
       swparse reads from stdin.

       swparse writes a de facto format to  stdout.   The  format
       indicates  the  keyword  type,  (O)bject, (A)ttribute, or,
       (E)xtended, and, containment level.   Newlines  in  multi-
       line  values are translated to '\n' and output on a single
       line.

OPTIONS
       -o        Parse an INFO file.

       -p        Parse a PSF file.

       -i        Parse an INDEX file.

CAVEATS
       A stand-alone parser by this name is not specified in IEEE
       Std 1387.2-1995 (POSIX.7.2).

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
       POSIX.7.2

SEE ALSO
       swparse(5)

IDENTIFICATION
       Author: J. Lowe < jhl@richmond.infi.net >
        $RCSfile: swparse_1.sgml_v $
        $Revision: 1.7 $
        $Date: 1998/01/17 18:42:56 $
        Copying: GNU Free Documentation License

BUGS
       Requirements for inclusion (exclusion) of certain keywords
       in (from) the parsed output is not enforced.











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