Changing the option values lets you change command
behavior and tailor SD-UX policies to your needs. You can change options
using predefined files, values you specify directly on the command-line,
or the GUI Options Editor from the Options menu.
Altering option values using files can help when you don’t
want to specify command behavior every time you invoke the command.
These rules govern the way the options work:
Option values specified
in /var/adm/sw/defaults affect all SD-UX commands
on that system. This file can change options for all commands to which
an option applies or for specific commands only.
Option values in your
personal $HOME/.swdefaults file affect only you
and not the entire system.
Option values read from
a session file affect only that session.
Options changed on the
command line by the -X option_file or the -xoption=value arguments override the system-wide
and personal defaults files but affect only that invocation of the
command.
For system-wide policy setting, use the /var/adm/sw/defaults files. Keep in mind, however, that
users may override these values with their own $HOME/.swdefaults file, session files, or command line changes.
The template file /usr/lib/sw/sys.defaults provides documentation for all options, and contains instructions
for an easy way to change system-wide or personal default files.
The template file documents as comments all SD-UX
command options, the commands to which they apply, their possible
values, and the resulting system behavior. You can copy values from
this file into the system defaults file (/var/adm/sw/defaults), your personal defaults file ($HOME/.swdefaults), or an input file and uncomment them to affect your system behavior.
Option files use the syntax:
[command.]option=value
The optional command is the name of a SD-UX command. Specifying
a command name changes the default behavior for that command only.
A period must follow a command name.
option is the name of the default option. An equals sign must follow the
option name.
value is one of the allowable values for that option.
See Also
“Using Command Options” for examples.
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