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mosy(8)
NAME
  mosy - The managed object syntax compiler.

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sbin/mosy [-o output_file] [-s] [-i] [-1] input_file

DESCRIPTION
  The mosy program reads a description of an SNMP-managed objects module
  (extracted from a MIB) and produces a simple ASCII file containing
  equivalent definitions.  The output file is used by various management
  applications.	 In particular, mosy output files are used as input to the
  snmpi program when developing extensible SNMP subagents for DIGITAL UNIX .

  If not given, the output file is derived from the input file name by
  replacing the suffix .my with .defs or appending .defs.  If the input_file
  is not specified (or is specified as a hyphen (-) for standard input),
  output goes to standard output.

  For a complete description of using mosy and developing subagents refer to
  the Network Programmer's Guide .

  The input_file is a text file in MIB format describing a set of managed
  objects.  This file is typically obtained by cleaning up an RFC file that
  defines a MIB.  (You can use the /usr/examples/esnmp/mib_converter.sh
  script to perform this task.)	 If you do not specify an input_file or
  specify a hyphen (-), the program accepts input from standard input.

  The output_file specifies the file to create for mosy output.	 You can also
  use a hyphen "-" to specify the output file name, which means output to
  standard out.	 If not given, the output file is derived from the input file
  name by replacing the suffix .my with specified (or is specified as a
  hyphen (-) for standard input) output goes to standard out.

FLAGS
  -o output_file
      Creates the specified output file.  The default behavior is to derive
      the output file name from the input file name.

  -s  Indicates silent mode which turns off the default behavior of printing
      out objects names, type names, and identifiers.

  -i  Specifies that errors are ignored. This option causes the mosy program
      to create an output file even if it encounters errors.  The default
      behavior is that the mosy program generates no output file when errors
      are encountered.

  -1  Specifies that the mosy program will perform only the first validation
      pass when compiling.  The mosy program prints the input_file contents
      as it parses, which is useful when debugging syntax errors.

EXAMPLES
   1.  Compile the file toaster.my with the output going to the file
       toaster.defs.
	    # mosy toaster

   2.  Clean up the MIB defined in RFC1514.txt and compile it, placing the
       output in file fred.objects
	    # /usr/examples/esnmp/mib_converter < rfc1514.txt > rfc1514.my
	    # mosy rfc1514 -o fred.objects

RELATED INFORMATION
  Commands: /usr/sbin/mib_converter.sh, snmpi(8), snmpd(8), snmp_request(8)

  Network Programmer's Guide

IDENTIFICATION
  Marshall T. Rose, Performance Systems International

  This work was partially supported by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research
  Projects Agency and the Rome Air Development Center of the U.S. Air Force
  Systems Command under contract number F30602-88-C-0016.

  It has been modified for use in DIGITAL UNIX extensible SNMP.