Method and apparatus for customizing the output of a user command
First Claim
1. In an information handling system in which a user enters a command line of a command into the system to obtain an output for the command therefrom, a method of customizing said output, comprising the steps of:
- storing configuration data specifying a format for said output of said command; and
in response to entry by a user of a command line for said command into said system, processing said command line to generate an output for said command, and formatting said output in accordance with the format specified for said output by said configuration data.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for customizing the output of a user command in a UNIX operating system or other operating system having a command shell. A configuration file specifies an output format for each of one or more user command. In response to receiving a user command, the command shell processes the command to generate an output and formats the output in accordance with the configuration file. The configuration file may specify attributes such as color and font either for a command as a whole or for specified fields of the command. The configuration file may be a default configuration file or may be specified in the command line. The command line may also contain a flag indicating that no configuration file is to used and that default attributes are to be applied.
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1. In an information handling system in which a user enters a command line of a command into the system to obtain an output for the command therefrom, a method of customizing said output, comprising the steps of:
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storing configuration data specifying a format for said output of said command; and
in response to entry by a user of a command line for said command into said system, processing said command line to generate an output for said command, and formatting said output in accordance with the format specified for said output by said configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In an information handling system in which a user enters a command line of a command into the system to obtain an output for the command therefrom, apparatus for customizing said output, comprising:
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a configuration data store for storing configuration data specifying a format for said output of said command; and
a command line processor responsive to entry by a user of a command line for said command into said system for processing said command line to generate an output for said command and formatting said output in accordance with the format specified for said output by said configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for customizing an output for a command in an information handling system in which a user enters a command line of the command into the system to obtain said output therefrom, said method steps comprising:
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storing configuration data specifying a format for said output of said command; and
in response to entry by a user of a command line for said command into said system, processing said command line to generate an output for said command, and formatting said output in accordance with the format specified for said output by said configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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