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Revert(4)


CDE


NAME

  Revert - 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 message's file
  attribute.


ERRORS

  The ToolTalk service may return one of the following errors in processing
  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 ALSO

  ttdt_Revert(3), ttdt_file_join(3), ttdt_file_request(3); Save notice

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