file_class (version 1.0)

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#! /usr/bin/ksh

###########################################################################
#
# 
# SYNTAX: file_class type
#
# DESCRIPTION: This utility returns the file class for a given file type
#              the file class determines which directory it will end up in.
#
# VERSION: 1.0
#
# HISTORY: 0.0 -> 1.0 9/26/96
# HISTORY: now reads from $LISTS/file_classes instead of having a large case
# HISTORY: statement
#
##############################################################################
#DEBUG=1

type=$1

class=$(grep -v "^#" $LISTS/file_classes |grep "^${type} " | \
        awk -F"|" '{print $2}' )

if [ -z "$class" ]; then
     $UTIL/exception $0 1 "Unknown file type $type setting class to aux"
     class=aux
fi
     

for word in $class; do
     echo $word
done


exit 0