---
name: "mtnopt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "monotone"
version: "1.1-9"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mtnopt"
---

# mtnopt(1)

generate shell variables from monotone workspace options

## NAME

mtnopt - generate shell variables from monotone workspace options

## SYNOPSIS

**mtnopt** \[**-s**\|**-c**\|**-v**\] \[**-d** *dir*\] \[**-k** *keys*\]\
 **mtnopt -h**\

## DESCRIPTION

**mtnopt** prints shell variable assignments for each value in the file of monotone workspace options, *\_MTN/options*, in the current directory. For instance, if *\_MTN/options* contained this text:

-

  `database "/home/user/src/monotone.mtn"`\
   `  branch "net.venge.monotone"`\
   `  keydir "/home/user/.monotone/keys"`

**mtnopt** would print:

-

  `MTN_database="/home/user/src/monotone.mtn";`\
   `MTN_branch="net.venge.monotone";`\
   `MTN_keydir="/home/user/.monotone/keys";`

By default, **mtnopt** attempts to guess appropriate syntax from the value of the **SHELL** environment variable.  This can be overridden with the  **-s** and  **-c** command‐line options.

## OPTIONS

- **-s**

  Print variable assignments in  [**sh**(1)](/sh/1.md) syntax.

- **-c**

  Print variable assignments in  [**csh**(1)](/csh/1.md) syntax.

- **-v**

  Print only the values, with no indication of the corresponding option keys.

- **-d** *directory*

  Look for  *\_MTN/options* in *directory*, rather than in the current directory.

- **-k** *keys*

  Print assignments for only those options that match the [**egrep**(1)](/egrep/1.md) regular expression *keys*.

- **-h**

  Print a help message and exit.

## BUGS

**mtnopt** only looks in the current directory for the *\_MTN* directory, so it will fail in a subdirectory of a workspace.

**mtnopt** should be aware of the set of possible options, rather than blindly printing whatever is in *\_MTN/options*.

The behavior when there is no *\_MTN/options* file to be found is less than helpful.

## SEE ALSO

[**mtn**(1)](/mtn/1.md), [**egrep**(1)](/egrep/1.md), [**sh**(1)](/sh/1.md), [**csh**(1)](/csh/1.md)