QUERY(1) QUERY(1)
NAME
query - octopus resource query tool
SYNOPSIS
query [ -u mnt ] [ -m mnt ] name val ...
DESCRIPTION
Query asks the registry for octopus resources matching
attributes specified with name and val arguments (attribute
name and value). By default, query prints a list of paths
for matching resources in the registry. The paths should be
ready to be used within a octopus name space, see
namespace(4).
The special value $user for the attribute loc refers to the
user location as reported by /mnt/who/$user/where. In the
same way, $term refers to the terminal location for the loc
attribute and to the terminal architecture for the arch
attribute.
Flag -m asks query to bind(1) any of the matching resources
at mnt . Flag -u works in the same way, but creates a union
with all the resources found, instead of binding just one.
Note that using -m or -u flags would make the current name
space dependent on a particular octopus resource. This means
that when the terminal that provides it goes away, the mount
point will break and fail for further operations. That is,
this is a static, regular, Inferno mount, and does not adapt
to changes. Use mux(4) to adapt.
SOURCE
/usr/octopus/port/lib/query.b
SEE ALSO
pcns(1), mux(4), and pcrc(1).