CUUM(1)

💖 cuum 💖 (yes, CUUM(1), from the General Commands Manual)

okay bestie, gather round, because this page is literally just "how do i turn the front-end processor on" and the answer is one (1) command. main character energy from start to finish. 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

cuum — to start the front-end processor. that's the whole assignment. slay. 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

cuum  [-h/H] [-x/X]
      [-k uumkeyfile ]  [-c convertkeyfile ]
      [-r rkfile ]      [-D hostname ]
      [-n username ]    [-l lines ]

📁 DEFAULT PATH 📁

/usr/local/bin/cWnn4/cuum

like, that's where it lives. that's its home. 🏠

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so. there are two more input environments, and they're both iconic:

1. Pinyin centred input environment
2. Zhuyin centred input environment

these two environments can be started up by using the -r option of the cuum command together with the default path of each input environment. fr fr.

for example, to activate the Pinyin centred input environment, execute the following:

cuum  -r  /usr/local/lib/wnn/zh_CN/rk_p

once cuum is executed, the initialization file for the front-end processor will be read from ONE of the following paths, in decreasing order:

1. The file specified by the UUMRC C-Shell environment variable.
2. @HOME/.uumrc
3. /usr/local/lib/wnn/zh_CN/uumrc (default path)

after the initialization file is read, all the initializing operations set in the file will be performed. periodt. 💅

if the user happens to start up cuum after it has already been started, an error message will be given. not me finding out the hard way 😭. refer to the cWnn manual for the error messages.

🔥 OPTIONS 🔥

• -H — the input mode will be set to ON after the startup of cuum. we love a glow-up.
• -h — the input mode will be set to OFF after the startup of cuum (default).
• -X — during cuum startup, the flow control of tty is ON (default).
• -x — during cuum startup, the flow control of tty is OFF.
• -k uumkeyfile — specify the keyboard definition file. if this option is not specified, ONE of the following definition files will be read by default, in decreasing order:
  1. The filename indicated by setuumkey in the initialization file uumrc.
  2. /usr/local/lib/wnn/zh_CN/uumkey
• -c convertkeyfile — specify the conversion file for the keyboard input codes. if this option is not specified, ONE of the following files will be read by default, in decreasing order:
  1. The filename indicated by setconvkey in the initialization file uumrc .
  2. /usr/local/lib/wnn/cvt_key_tbl
• -r rkfile — specify the directory of the input mode definition file of the input automaton. if this option is not specified, ONE of the followings will be read by default, in decreasing order:
  1. The directory indicated by setrkfile in the initialization file uumrc.
  2. /usr/local/lib/wnn/zh_CN/rk
• -l lines — specify the number of lines for input at the front-end processor. (0 < lines < window_line-1). the maximum input line is the window line minus one. the default line number is 1.
• -D hostname — specify the server at another host indicated by hostname. in this case, each user environment may be set via setenv in the front-end processor initialization file, for example uumrc. if no hostname is specified, the one specified by the environment variable CSERVER will be used.
• -n username — specify the username for the front-end processor. if the username is not specified, the value in environment variable UUMUSER will be taken as the default value. if UUMUSER is not defined, the username of the current front-end processor will be taken.

🌈 NOTE 🌈

1. The command options inside [ ] shown in the Command Format indicates that they are optional. if they are not required, cuum alone is sufficient to start up the front-end processor. lowkey the simplest thing ever. 🎀
2. During the startup of cuum, a pty is required from the operating system. if pty is unable to be obtained, cuum startup will fail. similarly, if the initialization file, input automaton definition files and keyboard definition file cannot be read in, cuum startup will also fail.

bestie, real talk: no pty, no init file, no input automaton definition files, no keyboard definition file = no startup. it's giving "the vibes were not immaculate today." 💀

and that's the whole page, diva. this one's dated 13 May 1992 and lives in the CUUM(1) section — go start your front-end processor, you absolute legend. 💖✨🦋💅