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Response file

If a `@file' option is given in the command line, a response file by the name of file will be used, i.e. options and commands are preloaded from that file. A response file may contain options and commands -- which are preloaded by Gcal ---, but no reference to further response files. If such references to further response files are found, they are ignored. See section Global options, for hints how to generate a response file automatically.

The searching scheme for a response file is the same as that for resource files, except no standard response file is respected. See section Resource file, for more details. Multiple response files may be given in the command line when Gcal is started, and they are processed exactly in that order as given, i.e. strictly sequential.

Each option and command must be on a single line, i.e. separated by a real `\n' (newline) character. A line beginning with a `;' (semicolon) character in the response file is treated as a remark and will not be used by Gcal (see section Comment line).

Options must be defined before commands. If a response file contains any commands, then all further arguments after the `@file' option of the command line are ignored.

For example:

  1. Contents of response file `file':
    Line     Text
    1        -j
    2        -Cw
    EOF
    
    $ gcal -i -b 3 @file -s 3 1994
    
    ==> gcal -i -b 3 -j -Cw -s 3 1994
    
  2. Contents of response file `file':
    Line     Text
    1        -j
    2        -Cw
    3        may 1992
    EOF
    
    $ gcal -i -b 3 @file -s 3 1994
    
    ==> gcal -i -b 3 -j -Cw may
    
  3. Contents of response file `file':
    Line     Text
    1        -j
    2        -Cw
    3        may
    4        1992
    EOF
    
    $ gcal -i -b 3 @file -s 3 1994
    
    ==> gcal -i -b 3 -j -Cw may 1992
    


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