Revert(4) Desktop Services Message Sets Revert(4)NAMERevert - discard any modifications to an entity
SYNOPSIS
[file] Revert(in type ID);
DESCRIPTION
The Revert notice asks that any pending, unsaved modifications to a
persistent entity (such as a file) be discarded.
The ID argument is the identity of the entity to revert. When its type
is File, then the ID argument is unset (in other words, has a value of
(char *)0), and it refers to the file or directory named in the mes‐
sage's file attribute.
ERRORS
The ToolTalk service may return one of the following errors in process‐
ing the Revert notice:
TT_DESKTOP_UNMODIFIED
The entity had no pending, unsaved modifications.
TT_DESKTOP_ENOENT
The file to save/revert does not exist.
APPLICATION USAGE
The ttdt_file_join(3), function can be used to register for, and help
process, the Revert request.
The Revert request can be sent with ttdt_file_request(3). Also,
ttdt_Revert(3), can send the relevant message and block on the reply.
SEE ALSOttdt_Revert(3), ttdt_file_join(3), ttdt_file_request(3); Save notice.
ToolTalk 1.3 1 March 1996 Revert(4)