NAME

newns - build a new name space from a description file

SYNOPSIS

include "newns.m";
ns := load Newns Newns->PATH;

newns:  fn(user: string, nsfile: string): string;

DESCRIPTION

Newns reads file nsfile and builds a new name space based on the commands it contains. The file has the format defined by namespace(6). If nsfile is nil or empty, then newns attempts to read file the file namespace.

SOURCE

/appl/lib/newns.b

SEE ALSO

sys-bind(2), sys-chdir(2), sys-pctl(2), namespace(6)

BUGS

The user string is currently ignored: use nil or the current user name (/dev/user).

NEWNS(2)

Rev:  Thu Jun 29 10:11:43 GMT 2000