SPX10DELAY(1)							 SPX10DELAY(1)



NAME
       spx10delay - read from a file, write to a file

SYNOPSIS
       spx10delay [-i infilename] [-o outfilename] [-v]

DESCRIPTION
       Spx10delay  is for providing interoperability between the input file of
       the spx10S0 program and externally  applied  commands  to  be  executed
       after a time delay-the spx10S0 program writes internally generated com-
       mands to its input file, which would  create  concurrency  issues  with
       externally  generated  commands;  the spx10delay, spx10lock and spx10S0
       programs use fcntl(2) advisory locking of the spx10S0  input  file  for
       interoperability  between  internally  generated  commands  within  the
       spx10S0 program, and externally generated commands by the spx10lock and
       spx10delay programs.

       Only  text transactions are permitted, (the program uses the EOT = ^D =
       end of transmission/transaction character for EOF and transaction  con-
       currency  control  across the link, which is not compatible with binary
       data, as in telnet(1).) An EOT = ^D = end  of  transmission/transaction
       character character is appended to each record in the output file.

       An appropriate example usage would be:

	   mknod infile p

	   spx10S0 -f spx10S0db -i infile -q queryfile
	   spx10delay -o infile -i commands

       The  spx10delay	program  writes  externally supplied, (via stdin,) x10
       commands to the named pipe, infile, and the spx10S0 program  reads  the
       commands from the pipe.

       The structure of the commands is one command per EOL terminated record,
       which starts with the delay before the command is  to  be  executed  in
       seconds, exactly one tab character, and the command to be executed.

OPTIONS
       -i infilename
	      Input filename, (stdin).

       -o outfilename
	      Output filename, (stdout).

       -v     Print the version and copyright banner of the program.

SEE ALSO
       spx10S0(1), spx10S1(1), spx10lock(1), spx10delay(1).

DIAGNOSTICS
       Error  messages	for  incompatible  arguments,  inaccessible files, and
       opening and closing files.

AUTHORS
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       A license is hereby granted to reproduce this software source code and
       to create executable versions from this source code for personal,
       non-commercial use.  The copyright notice included with the software
       must be maintained in all copies produced.

       THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS". THE AUTHOR PROVIDES NO WARRANTIES
       WHATSOEVER, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF
       MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE
       AUTHOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT INFRINGE THE
       INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY IN ANY COUNTRY.

       Copyright (c) 1994-2007, John Conover, All Rights Reserved.

       Comments and/or bug reports should be addressed to:

	   john@email.johncon.com (John Conover)

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			       December 18, 2007		 SPX10DELAY(1)