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27 int len; /* command length */
31 printf("->print_help(%s)\n", s);
37 if (!strcasecmp(s, "commands"))
41 /* print general help, or just on topic 's' if provided */
43 printf("\n Here are brief descriptions of available commands:\n\n");
44 printf(" ? To print this list.\n");
45 printf(" bind [who] To bind (authenticate) to the directory.\n");
46 printf(" cb [where] To change the search base.\n");
47 printf(" change [entry] To change information associated with an entry.\n");
48 printf(" create [group] To create a new group entry.\n");
49 printf(" dereference To toggle dereferencing of aliases.\n");
53 printf(" vedit [entry] To edit a complete Directory entry using your editor.\n");
57 printf(" find [entry] To find an entry in the directory.\n");
59 printf(" groupbase [where] To change the group base.\n");
60 printf(" help [command] To display detailed help for a particular command.\n");
61 printf(" join [group] To subscribe to a group.\n");
62 printf(" list [who] To list the groups owned by someone.\n");
63 printf(" memberships [who] To list out the groups in which someone is a member.\n");
64 printf(" purge [group] To remove obsolete entries from a group.\n");
65 printf(" quit To terminate the program.\n");
66 printf(" remove [group] To remove a group entry.\n");
67 printf(" resign [group] To unsubscribe from a group.\n");
68 printf(" status To display directory connection status.\n");
69 printf(" tidy To unsubscribe from groups that no longer exist.\n");
70 printf(" verbose To toggle the verbose switch.\n");
72 printf("\n Type \"help <command-name>\" to get help about a particular command.");
73 printf("\n Type \"help options\" to get help about options in brackets above.\n");
75 printf("\n Bugs in ud should be reported via e-mail to: ud-bugs@umich.edu\n" );
76 printf("\n For more assistance with ud, contact the ITD Consultants by phoning\n" );
77 printf(" 764-HELP or by sending e-mail to: consulting.help@umich.edu\n" );
80 else if (!strncasecmp("options", s, len)) {
82 format("Most commands need additional information in order to work. For example, the 'remove' command needs to know the name of the group to remove. This can be specified along with the 'remove' command, or the program will prompt you for the information.", 75, 2);
84 printf(" [entry] An entry needs to be specified. This may be a person or a\n");
85 format("group. The name can be specified as either a ordinary name (e.g., 'Jane Doe'), or as some other identifying characteristic (e.g., 'uid=babs').", 75, 15);
87 printf(" [group] A group in the Directory needs to be specified. This name\n");
88 format("should be specified as a ordinary name (e.g., 'Friends of maX500').", 75, 15);
90 printf(" [where] A place in the Directory needs to be specified. This name\n");
91 format("should be specified as an X.500-style name (e.g., 'ou=people, o=University of Michigan, c=United States of America'). In most cases, it is easier to omit the [where] and allow the program to guide you.", 75, 15);
93 printf(" [who] A person in the Directory needs to be specified. This name\n");
94 format("can be specified as either a ordinary name (e.g., 'Jane Doe'), or as some other identifying characteristic (e.g., 'uid=babs').", 75, 15);
96 else if (!strncasecmp("list", s, len)) {
97 printf(" list [who]\n\n");
98 format("Prints out the list of groups owned by the person specified.", 75, 2);
100 else if (!strncasecmp("memberships", s, len)) {
101 printf(" memberships [who]\n\n");
102 format("Prints out the list of groups in which the person specified is a member.", 75, 2);
104 else if (!strncasecmp("vedit", s, len)) {
105 printf(" vedit [entry]\n\n");
106 format("Looks up the specified person in the Directory, and then writes this entry into a file. It then uses the EDITOR environment variable to select an editor, and then loads this file into the editor. The entry can now be modified in any way desired, and when the editor is exited, the entry will be written back into the Directory.", 75, 2);
108 else if (!strncasecmp("status", s, len)) {
109 printf(" status\n\n");
110 format("Prints out the current connection status. Lists the name of the current LDAP server, the current search base, the current group base, and the identity to which you are bound. If you have not bound as anyone then ud considers you bound as Nobody. cd is an alias for cb.", 75, 2);
112 else if (!strncasecmp("groupbase", s, len)) {
113 printf(" groupbase [where]\n\n");
114 format("The syntax and use of this command is identical to the more commonly used 'cb' command. This command sets the base which is used to create groups in the X.500 Directory. Setting the base to a certain value does not necessarily grant the person write-access to that part of the Directory in order to successfully create a group.", 75, 2);
116 else if (!strncasecmp("cd", s, len) || !strncasecmp("cb", s,len)) {
117 printf(" cb [where]\n");
118 printf(" cd [where]\n\n");
119 format("The cb command changes the search base. By default, this program looks only in the local part of the Directory. By using the cb command, you can search other parts of the Directory.", 75, 2);
120 printf("\n Examples:\n");
121 printf("\n * cb ..\n\n");
122 format("changes the search base so that it is one level higher in the Directory. Note that if you perform several of these in a row you will move to the root of the Directory tree.", 75, 2);
123 printf("\n * cb ?\n\n");
124 format("prints out a list of the possible areas to search below the current search base. This is useful once you have moved high in the tree and wish to snoop about.", 75, 2);
125 printf("\n * cb default\n\n");
126 format("sets the search base to its original default value.", 75, 2);
127 printf("\n * cb o=Merit Computer Network, c=US\n\n");
128 format("sets the search base to organization given, the Merit Computer Network in this case. This comamnd checks the validity of the specified search base, and rejects it if it is not a valid Distinguished Name (DN). A DN uniquely identifies a portion of the global X.500 namespace.", 75, 2);
130 else if (!strncasecmp("quit", s, len) || !strncasecmp("stop",s, len)) {
133 printf(" Quits the program. 'stop' is an alias for 'quit'.\n");
135 else if (!strncasecmp("find", s, len) || !strncasecmp("display", s, len) || !strncasecmp("show", s, len)) {
136 printf(" find [entry]\n");
137 printf(" show [entry]\n");
138 printf(" display [entry]\n\n");
139 format("Displays information about the person specified. If the name specified matches more than one person, one will be presented a list from which to make a choice. 'show' and 'display' are aliases for 'find.'", 75, 2);
141 else if (!strncasecmp("bind", s, len)) {
142 printf(" bind [who]\n\n");
143 format("Binds (authenticates) to the Directory. It is generally necessary to bind to the Directory in order to look at privileged entries or to modify an entry. Allows one to authenticate prior to issuing a 'change' or 'modify' command. Most often used by administrators to bind to an identity.", 75, 2);
145 else if (!strncasecmp("modify", s, len) || !strncasecmp("change", s, len)) {
146 printf(" modify [entry]\n");
147 printf(" change [entry]\n\n");
148 format("Changes information associated with an entry in the X.500 Directory. 'change' is an alias for 'modify'.", 75, 2);
150 else if (!strncasecmp("verbose", s, len)) {
151 printf(" verbose\n\n");
152 format("Turns on long and windy messages which might be useful to new users of this program. If verbose mode is already on, this turns it off.", 75, 2);
154 else if (!strncasecmp("dereference", s, len)) {
155 printf(" dereference\n\n");
156 format("Turns off following of aliases when searching, etc. If alias dereferencing has already been turned off, this turns it back on.", 75, 2);
158 else if (!strncasecmp("create", s, len)) {
159 printf(" create [group]\n\n");
160 format("Creates a new group in the Directory.", 75, 2);
162 else if (!strncasecmp("join", s, len) || !strncasecmp("subscribe", s, len)) {
163 printf(" join [group]\n");
164 printf(" subscribe [group]\n\n");
165 format("Adds the person as a subscriber to the specified group.", 75, 2);
167 else if (!strncasecmp("purge", s, len)) {
168 printf(" purge [group]\n\n");
169 format("Goes through the specified group looking for Distinguished Names that cannot be found. As it finds each one, it gives the person an opportunity to delete it.", 75, 2);
171 else if (!strncasecmp("resign", s, len) || !strncasecmp("unsubscribe", s, len)) {
172 printf(" resign [group]\n");
173 printf(" unsubscribe [group]\n\n");
174 format("Deletes the person from the specified group.", 75, 2);
176 else if (!strncasecmp("remove", s, len)) {
177 printf(" remove [group]\n\n");
178 format("Removes a group from the Directory.", 75, 2);
180 else if (!strncasecmp("help", s, len)) {
181 format("Prints out a brief description of each command.", 75, 2);
183 else if (!strncasecmp("tidy", s, len)) {
185 format("Unsubscribes you from non-existent groups. Useful when you cannot resign from a group because, while your X.500 entry still contains a pointer to it, someone has removed a group of which you were a subscriber.", 75, 2);
187 else if (*s == '?') {
188 format("Prints out a brief description of each command. Same as typing 'help help'.", 75, 2);
191 printf(" Don't recognize <%s>\n", s);