---
name: "pts_source"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openafs-client"
version: "1.8.13.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pts_source"
---

# pts\_source(1)

Read pts commands from a file

## NAME

pts\_source - Read pts commands from a file

## SYNOPSIS

**pts source** \[**-file**\] \<*file name*\> \[**-cell**\] \<*cell name*\>\
    \[**-noauth**\] \[**-localauth**\] \[**-force**\] \[**-auth**\] \[**-encrypt**\] \[**-help**\]\
    \[**-config** \<*config directory*\>\]

**pts so** \[**-f**\] \<*file name*\> \[**-c**\] \<*cell name*\>\
    \[**-n**\] \[**-l**\] \[**-f**\] \[**-h**\] \[**-a**\] \[**-e**\] \[**-co** \<*config directory*\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **pts source** runs commands from a file as if they were typed in **pts** **interactive** mode. The command can be run from the command line or interactively.

## CAUTIONS

Prior to OpenAFS 1.4.5 and OpenAFS 1.5.23, the **pts source** command was only available on Unix or Linux and when OpenAFS was compiled with the supergroups option (disabled by default).  As of OpenAFS 1.4.5 and 1.5.23, it is always available.

## OPTIONS

**pts source** takes the following options:

- **-file** \<*file name*\>

  Specifies the file name to read commands from. The commands in the given file are run as if they were typed in pts interactive mode.

- **-auth**

  Use the calling user's tokens to communicate with the Protection Server. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

- **-cell** \<*cell name*\>

  Names the cell in which to run the command. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

- **-config** \<*config directory*\>

  Use an alternate config directory. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

- **-encrypt**

  Encrypts any communication with the Protection Server. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

- **-force**

  Enables the command to continue executing as far as possible when errors or other problems occur, rather than halting execution at the first error.

- **-help**

  Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

- **-localauth**

  Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local */etc/openafs/server/KeyFile* file. Do not combine this flag with the **-cell**  or **-noauth** options. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

- **-noauth**

  Assigns the unprivileged identity anonymous to the issuer. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

## OUTPUT

This command shows the output of each command in the file as if it were run normally.

## EXAMPLES

Here is an example of using **pts source** in a **pts interactive** session:

```
   % echo examine admin > /tmp/commands.txt
   % pts interactive
   pts> source /tmp/commands.txt
   Name: admin, id: 1, owner: system:administrators, creator: anonymous,
     membership: 2, flags: S----, group quota: 20.
   pts> quit
   %
```

## SEE ALSO

[**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md), [**pts\_interactive**(1)](/pts_interactive/1.md), [**pts\_quit**(1)](/pts_quit/1.md), [**pts\_sleep**(1)](/pts_sleep/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2007 Jason Edgecombe \<jason@rampaginggeek.com\>

This documentation is covered by the BSD License as written in the doc/LICENSE file. This man page was written by Jason Edgecombe for OpenAFS.