pkgproto scans the indicated paths and generates prototype(4) file entries that may be used as input to the pkgmk(1) command.

If no paths are specified on the command line, standard input is assumed to be a list of paths. If the pathname listed on the command line is a directory, the contents of the directory is searched. However, if input is read from stdin, a directory specified as a pathname will not be searched.

-i

Ignores symbolic links and records the paths as ftype=f (a file) versus ftype=s (symbolic link).

-c class

Maps the class of all paths to class.

path1

Pathname where objects are located.

path2

Pathname which should be substituted on output for path1.

0

Successful completion.

>0

An error occurred.

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

pkgmk(1), pkgparam(1), pkgtrans(1), prototype(4), attributes(5)

Application Packaging Developer's Guide

By default, pkgproto creates symbolic link entries for any symbolic link encountered (ftype=s). When you use the -i option, pkgproto creates a file entry for symbolic links (ftype=f). The prototype(4) file would have to be edited to assign such file types as v (volatile), e (editable), or x (exclusive directory). pkgproto detects linked files. If multiple files are linked together, the first path encountered is considered the source of the link.

By default, pkgproto prints prototype entries on the standard output. However, the output should be saved in a file (named Prototype or prototype, for convenience) to be used as input to the pkgmk(1) command.