scselect.tproj/scselect.8

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   4 .Dd November 4, 2003
   5 .Dt SCSELECT 8
   6 .Os "Mac OS X"
   7 .Sh NAME
   8 .Nm scselect
   9 .Nd Select system configuration
  10 .Qq location
  11 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  12 .Nm
  13 .Op Fl n
  14 .Op Ar new-location-name
  15 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  16 .Nm
  17 provides access to the system configuration sets, commonly referred to as
  18 .Qq locations .
  19 When invoked with no arguments,
  20 .Nm
  21 displays the names and associated identifiers for each defined
  22 .Qq location
  23 and indicates which is currently active.
  24 .Nm
  25 also allows the user to select or change the active
  26 .Qq location
  27 by specifying its name or identifier.
  28 Changing the
  29 .Qq location
  30 causes an immediate system re-configuration, unless the
  31 .Fl n
  32 option is supplied.
  33 .Pp
  34 At present, the majority of preferences associated with a
  35 .Qq location
  36 relate to the system's network configuration.
  37 .Pp
  38 The command line options are as follows:
  39 .Bl -tag -width xx
  40 .It Fl n
  41 Delay changing the system's
  42 .Qq location
  43 until the next system boot (or the next time that the system configuration
  44 preferences are changed).
  45 .It Ar new-location-name
  46 If not specified, a list of the available
  47 .Qq location
  48 names and associated identifiers will be reported on standard output.
  49 If specified, this argument is matched with the
  50 .Qq location
  51 names and identifiers and the matching set is activated.
  52 .El
  53 .Sh SEE ALSO
  54 .Xr configd 8
  55 .Sh HISTORY
  56 The
  57 .Nm
  58 command appeared in Mac OS X Public Beta.