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.TH FILENAME 1
.SH NAME
filename \- interactively select a file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B wm/filename
[
.B -d
.I startdir
]
[
.B -g
.I geom
]
[
.B -t
.I title
]
[
.IR pattern ...
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Filename
pops up a file browser window, allows the user to select
a file and prints the name of that file to the standard output.
The optional list of patterns gives a list of wildcard patterns
as understood by
.IR filepat (2);
the file browser will initially show only files matching one
or more of the patterns. (N.B. patterns must be quoted to
prevent the shell from interpreting them). The following options
are recognised:
.TP 10
.B -d
.I Startdir
gives the initial directory shown by the file browser.
.TP
.B -g
.I Geom
is given as a tk argument to the file browser window.
.TP
.B -t
.I Title
specifies the title of the file browser window.
.SH EXAMPLE
The following
.IR sh (1)
command compiles an interactively chosen Limbo source file,
placing the file browser window at a particular spot on the screen
and starting at joe's home directory.
.EX
limbo `{wm/filename -t 'Select a source file' -g '-x 50 -y 50'
-d/usr/joe '*.b' '*.m'}
.EE
.SH SOURCE
.B /appl/wm/filename.b
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR wmlib (2),
.IR sh (1)
.SH BUGS
The file browser window actually appears 20 pixels below and to the right
of the position specified.