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(python2.1-lib.info)Template Objects

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Template Objects
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Template objects following methods:

`reset()'
     Restore a pipeline template to its initial state.

`clone()'
     Return a new, equivalent, pipeline template.

`debug(flag)'
     If FLAG is true, turn debugging on. Otherwise, turn debugging off.
     When debugging is on, commands to be executed are printed, and the
     shell is given `set -x' command to be more verbose.

`append(cmd, kind)'
     Append a new action at the end. The CMD variable must be a valid
     bourne shell command. The KIND variable consists of two letters.

     The first letter can be either of `'-'' (which means the command
     reads its standard input), `'f'' (which means the commands reads a
     given file on the command line) or `'.'' (which means the commands
     reads no input, and hence must be first.)

     Similarly, the second letter can be either of `'-'' (which means
     the command writes to standard output), `'f'' (which means the
     command writes a file on the command line) or `'.'' (which means
     the command does not write anything, and hence must be last.)

`prepend(cmd, kind)'
     Add a new action at the beginning. See `append()' for explanations
     of the arguments.

`open(file, mode)'
     Return a file-like object, open to FILE, but read from or written
     to by the pipeline.  Note that only one of `'r'', `'w'' may be
     given.

`copy(infile, outfile)'
     Copy INFILE to OUTFILE through the pipe.