rndctl_startcmd()
{
# $rndctl_flags can contain multiple semicolon-separated
# segments in which each segment contains optional flags
# followed by one or more device or type names. If none of the
# -c/-C/-e/-E flags is specified, then "-c -e" is used. If
# neither of the -d/-t flags is specified, then "-d" is used.
#
# For example, given
# rndctl_flags="wd0 wd1; -t tty; -c -t net"
# we will perform the following commands:
# rndctl -c -e -d wd0
# rndctl -c -e -d wd1
# rndctl -c -e -t tty
# rndctl -c -t net
local args arg flags
# Split $rndctl_flags on semicolons
oIFS="$IFS"
IFS=';'
set -- $rndctl_flags
IFS="$oIFS"
# The outer "for args" loop cycles once per semicolon-separated
# segment; the inner "for arg" loop cycles once per word in a
# segment.
for args in "$@"; do
#echo >&2 "${name} DEBUG: Parsing segment: $args";
flags=''
for arg in ${args}; do
case "${arg}" in
-*)
flags="${flags} ${arg}"
;;
*)
# We have a device or type name.
# If none of -c/-C/-e/-E flags was
# specified, add "-c -e". If neither
# of -d/-t was specified, add "-d".
# Then perform the command with the
# specified device or type name.
#
# Note that -d/-t flag must be last.
#
case "${flags}" in
*[cCeE]*) ;;
*) flags="-c -e ${flags}" ;;
esac
case "${flags}" in
*[dt]*) ;;
*) flags="${flags} -d" ;;
esac
#echo >&2 "${name} DEBUG: running:" \
# "$command $flags $arg"
$command ${flags} ${arg}
;;
esac
done
done
}
