7/2/83 forum request: apply, ap Syntax: ap {trans_specs} {-control_args} command_line Function: places the text of the specified transaction into a temporary segment, catenates the pathname of this segment to the end of command_line and executes the resulting Multics command line. If the unprocessed transaction is specified, the transaction text is updated from the contents of the temporary segment after execution. Arguments: trans_specs are transaction specifiers. If no trans_specs are given, the unprocessed transation is selected. If there is no unprocessed transaction, one is created. Type "help trans_specs" for more information on transaction specifiers. command_line is the Multics command line to which is catenated the pathname of the temporary segment before execution. Control arguments: -by_chain specifies that transactions are to be grouped by transaction chain. -fill, -fi specifies that the unprocessed transaction is to be refilled upon return from the command. This is the default unless the -no_input_fill control argument was given to the forum command or unless the -no_fill control argument was given to the talk or reply request. -include_deleted, -idl lists transactions even if they have been deleted. See "Notes" below. Default is -only_non_deleted. -initial only lists transactions which are first in transaction chains. -no_fill, -nfi specifies that the transaction is not to be refilled upon return from the command. -only_deleted, -odl list only deleted transactions. See "Notes" below. Default is -only_non_deleted. -only_non_deleted, -ondl list only non-deleted transactions. (Default) -reverse, -rv causes transactions to be listed in the reverse order that they were given in the transaction specifier. List of transaction specification control arguments: -after DT, -af DT selects transactions entered on or after the the date specified. The time of day is ignored. -after_time DT, -aft DT selects transactions entered after the date_time specified. -before DT, -be DT selects transactions entered before the date specified. The time of day is ignored. -before_time DT, -bet DT selects transactions entered before the date_time specified. -between DT1 DT2, -bt DT1 DT2 selects transactions entered between the dates specified, inclusive. The times of day are ignored. -between_time DT1 DT2, -btt DT1 DT2 selects transactions entered between the date_times specified, inclusive. -date DT, -dt DT selects transactions entered on the day specified. -from Person_id, -fm Person_id selects transactions entered by the participant named Person_id. -subject /regexp/, -sj /regexp/ selects transactions whose subjects match the given regular expression. -text /regexp/, -tx /regexp/ selects transactions whose text matches the given regular expression. Notes: The supplied command line need not be enclosed in quotes. However, if there are (), [], or "'s in the command line which should be processed by the Multics command processor, they should be enclosed in quotes to prevent processing by forum's request processor. If more than one transaction is selected, the command line is applied to each selected transaction in turn. In order to select a deleted transaction, the user must either be the chairman of the meeting, or the author of the deleted transaction. Examples: This request may be used to edit the unprocessed transaction with an editor other than qedx or ted. For example, the request ! apply emacs will invoke the emacs editor on the transaction. 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