PGET(L)             UNIX Programmer's Manual              PGET(L)

NAME
     pget - get the value of one or more parameters in an IRAF-
     style parameter file

SYNOPSIS
     pget paramfile [ param1...  ]

DESCRIPTION
     pget gets the values of parameters in the specified param-
     file and outputs them on the standard output.  The values
     are separated by new-lines.  Thus,

          example% pget src region qpoe

     will return:

          /pros/xray_old/data/snr.qp
          c 512 512 50

     The pget program can be used, for example, in conjunction
     with the unix back-quote facility to control the action of
     scripts.  For example:

          if (`pget scriptpars doit` == "yes") then
               echo "doing it ..."
               doit
          else
               echo "not doing it ..."
          endif

     In searching for the parameter file, .par extension will be
     added to the paramfile name, if no extension is specified.
     If the file is not located in the directory specified by the
     paramfile, the directory pointed to by the UPARM environment
     variable will be searched.

OPTIONS
     none

ENVIRONMENT
     The environment variable UPARM specifies the directory in
     which to look for the parameter file, if the pathname of the
     file is not part of the paramfile specification.

SEE ALSO
     pget(l), plist(l), pquery(l), punlearn(l), pset(l)

NOTES
AUTHOR
     The original IRAF parameter interface was developed by the
     IRAF development group at NOAO, led by Doug Tody.
     Eric Mandel and John Roll (SAO) developed the IRAF-
     compatible host interface. Bruce O'Neel developed the current
     version based on XPI.