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NAME
       conflict - filename conflict listing

SYNOPSIS
       conflict [options] [file-specifications]

DESCRIPTION
       Conflict displays conflicting filenames in your execution path.  Unlike
       the csh command which, it displays all of  the  (non-alias)  executable
       files in your path.

       Conflict reports pathname conflicts by making a list of the directories
       which are listed in the environment variable PATH,  and  then  scanning
       these directories for executable files.  If arguments are given to this
       program, the test for executable files is limited to  the  given  names
       (after stripping the directory-prefix).

       The  first instance of a name in a given path (and those hard-linked to
       it) are marked with "*".  Succeeding  instances  are  marked  with  "+"
       marks.

       The  report  is  sent  to  standard output and always shows the list of
       directories.  Conflicting names are reported on succeeding lines.

OPTIONS
       -c     do not ignore case when comparing filenames (see -i).

       -e name
              specify another environment variable than PATH (e.g.,  INFOPATH,
              LD_LIBRARY_PATH).

       -I path
              for  compatibility  with  C-preprocessor  options,  build up the
              search path with the given directory.  (The corresponding -D and
              -U  options  are ignored.)  Using the -I or -L options overrides
              the use of environment variables for the search path.

       -i     ignore case when comparing filenames (see -c).

       -L path
              for compatibility with C-compiler options, build up  the  search
              path with the given directory.

       -p     print pathnames only, rather than the table.

       -r     look for readable files

       -t types
              specify  a  list of file types which are treated as conflicting.
              The option value is a list of file suffixes (a "."  followed  by
              zero  or  more other characters).  The list separator is the "."
              which begins each suffix, e.g.,

                   conflict -t.exe.com

              If no -t option is given, a built-in  list  of  executable  file
              types is used for systems where this is known.

       -v     Use  verbose  option  to  control how much is shown.  Repeat the
              option for different levels:

              1      show all directory names

              2      show all filenames which are found in the directories

              3      directs conflict not only to print  a  summary  line  for
                     each  file,  but also to print a running summary, showing
                     executable file (with its full path) as it is found).

       -V     print the version, exit.

       -w     look for writable files

       -W number
              expand width of display  by  number  of  columns  (default:  one
              column per path).

       -x     look for executable files (the default).

       You may combine the "-r", "-w" and "-x" options.  If you do not specify
       one of these, conflict assumes "-x".

OPERATIONS
       Conflict may be used to list all conflicting names in your path (if  no
       arguments  are  given),  or to find conflicts for a specified name.  To
       list only conflicts from a particular directory "path" you may type

              conflict -a path/*

       An example of the use of conflict is shown below

              bsd4.2(5) conflict
              Current working directory is "/home/dickey/src/conflict"
              -> .
              --> /home/dickey/bin
              ---> /home/dickey/com
              ----> /bin
              -----> /usr/bin
              ------> /usr/ucb
              -------> /usr/local/bin
              -*----+: args
              ----*-+: calendar
              ---*--+: cc
              *+-----: conflict
              ...

ENVIRONMENT
       Conflict runs in a POSIX environment, as well as MSDOS, Win32 and  OS/2
       command-line.

FILES
       Conflict is a single binary module, which uses no auxiliary files.

ANTICIPATED CHANGES
       add option to get aliases from the shell

       handle compound directory structures such as MANPATH.

       show symbol conflicts from object files and libraries.

SEE ALSO
       csh (1) for a discussion of which.

AUTHOR
       Thomas Dickey



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