tcl.update-md

updates the verbs and related items in a given account md, using the 'newac' file on the 'dm' account as the base standard for determining what should be there. It must be run from the 'dm' account.

'update-md' checks for illegal verb definitions and converts 'old' catalog pointer items to AP format.

An 'active list' (consisting of account names) may be used prior to running 'update-md' to update several accounts at once.

If no account name is specified, and no list is active, the system requests the account name.

The process prompts with the following messages:

Create user id from each account name (y, <n>)?

This prompt allows the automatic creation of user-ids corresponding to any account updated. Valid responses are 'y', 'n', or '<return>', which defaults to 'n'.

Enter md file name:

This is where the 'new' account name is entered. Entering a <return> at this prompt terminates the process.

'update-account' and 'update-accounts' are synonyms of 'update-md'.