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evmfilterfile(4)
NAME
  evmfilterfile - Event Manager filter file

SYNOPSIS
  filter {
	 name	  filter_name
	 value	  filter_value
	 title	  filter_title
	 }

DESCRIPTION
  A filter file contains one or more filter descriptions, which can be
  referenced through certain EVM commands by using indirect filter syntax.
  An indirect filter specifier has the following form:

       @filename[:filter_name]

  where filename is the name of a filter file, and filter_name is the name of
  a filter contained in the file.  If no filter_name is specified, the first
  filter in the file is used.

  By convention, filter file names should have the suffix .evf.	 If a command
  cannot find the file with the name as specified, it appends .evf and tries
  again.

  If a relative pathname is given for a file, commands search for the file in
  each location specified by the EVM_FILTERDIR environment variable if it is
  present.  Otherwise the search is performed in the following standard
  locations in turn, stopping as soon as the file is found:

    ·  The current working directory

    ·  $HOME/.sysman/evmfilters

    ·  /var/evm/adm/filters

    ·  /usr/share/evm/filters

  Several supplied filter files, containing shortcut filters for many system
  events, can be found in the directory /usr/share/evm/filters.	 System
  administrators should place site-specific filter files in
  /var/evm/adm/filters, and individual users should store private files in
  $HOME/.sysman/evmfilters.

  The filter file is made up of a series of keyword/value and keyword/group
  pairs.  Values containing spaces must be enclosed in double quotes.
  Strings may be continued across a newline by finishing the line with a
  backslash character.	Any portion of a line from an unquoted number sign
  (#) to the end of line is a comment.	Blank lines are ignored.

  The following keywords are recognized:

  filter
	Introduces a filter group.

  name filter_name
	Names the filter.

  value filter_value
	The filter_value is a string that conforms to EVM filter syntax.  See
	the EvmFilter reference page for information about filter syntax.

  title filter_title
	The filter_title is a text string that describes the purpose of the
	filter.	 The title is not currently used, but should always be
	included.

NOTES
  If you are concerned with allowing your file to be used on other systems
  that support EVM in the future, you should use the built-in macro @SYS_VP@
  in place of the first two components (sys.unix) of the name of any system
  event.  This will make it unnecessary to change the file if the other
  system uses a different event name prefix.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
  EVM_FILTERDIR
	     A colon-separated set of directory pathnames to be searched for
	     a requested filter file.  If this variable is present in the
	     environment the directories are searched in place of the
	     standard directories.

EXAMPLES
  The following is an example of a pair of entries in a filter file:

       # Select all events posted by myapp:
       filter
       {   name	   myapp
	   value   "[name myco.myapp.*]"
	   title   "All myapp events"
       }

       # Select all events posted by myapp, and important system events:
       filter
       {   name	   sys_myapp
	   value   "[name myco.myapp.*] | \
			 ([name @SYS_VP@.*] & [priority >= 400])"
	   title   "System errors and myapp events"
       }

  The following command finds and displays all AdvFS events, using a filter
  stored in the supplied filter file /usr/share/evm/filter/sys.evf:

       evmget -f @sys:advfs | evmshow

  Assuming that the filter file shown in the first example is named myapp.evf
  and is located in a standard filter directory, the following command
  displays the value of the sys_myapp filter from that file:

       evmshow -F -f @myapp:sys_myapp




FILES
  $HOME/.sysman/evmfilters/*.evf
	     Private filter files.

  /var/evm/adm/filters/*.evf
	     Site-specific filter files.

  /usr/share/evm/filters/*.evf
	     System filter files.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: evmget(1), evmshow(1), evmwatch(1)

  Routines: EvmFilterCreate(3), EvmFilterSet(3), EvmFilterTest(3),
       EvmFilterIsFile(3), EvmFilterReadFile(3)

  Event Management: EVM(5)

  EVM Events: EvmEvent(5)

  Event Filter: EvmFilter(5)

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