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SHTK_IMPORT(3) Library Functions Manual SHTK_IMPORT(3) NAME shtk_import -- Loads an shtk module LIBRARY Built-in function; automatically loaded. SYNOPSIS shtk_import module DESCRIPTION The shtk_import function imports the shtk module specified by module into the currently-running script. Requests to import a module are idempotent, so it is acceptable to import the same module multiple times. Modules are first searched for in the collection of directories provided by the user in the colon-separated environment variable SHTK_MODULESPATH. If this variable is not defined, or if the module is not found in any of the specified directories, then the built-in directory /usr/local/share/shtk is used. Because shell scripts have no namespaces, an import of a module makes the module available script-wide regardless of where the import happens. Therefore, it is possible for an import of a module to import other mod- ules, and for those indirectly-imported modules to be visible in your script. Good programming practice dictates that you should not rely on these implicit imports and always explicitly declare all the modules you use. ERRORS The requested module must exist so shtk_import aborts execution if the mod- ule is not present. ENVIRONMENT SHTK_MODULESDIR Overrides the built-in location of the modules. Defaults to /usr/local/share/shtk. SHTK_MODULESPATH Colon-separated list of directories in which to look for modules. SHTK_MODULESDIR is always implied at the end of the path. The user can define this variable to point to other directories. This is es- pecially handy in packages that install custom modules and want to use such modules before installing them. FILES /usr/local/share/shtk/ Location of the built-in shtk_import modules. SEE ALSO shtk(3) HISTORY shtk_import first appeared in shtk 1.0. FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly November 4, 2014 SHTK_IMPORT(3)
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