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#set -x
ALMHIST=/usr/hstorian/almhist
#
#  Find out if we are running on Venix, SunOS or Solaris (SVR4)
#  to use awk or nawk or correct path for bpatch.
#
if [ -f /vrtx ]
then
  echo "  -=- Venix OS -=-"
  BPATCH=/usr/foxbin/bpatch
  AWK=/usr/bin/awk        
  TMPFILE=/usr/tmp/almhist.tmp
  TXTFILE=/usr/tmp/almhist.txt
       else
  if  test -f  /etc/fox/ia_opsys \
  &&  test `awk '{print $1}' /etc/fox/ia_opsys` = 1
  then
     echo "  -=- 51 Series OS -=-"
     BPATCH=/usr/fox/disp_tools/bpatch
     AWK=/usr/bin/nawk        
     TMPFILE=/opt/fox/almhist.tmp
     TXTFILE=/opt/fox/almhist.txt
  else
     echo "  -=- 50 Series OS -=-"
     BPATCH=/usr/fox/disp_tools/bpatch
     AWK=/usr/bin/awk        
     TMPFILE=/opt/fox/almhist.tmp
     TXTFILE=/opt/fox/almhist.txt
  fi
fi

rm -f $TMPFILE
rm -f $TXTFILE

$BPATCH -d $ALMHIST > $TMPFILE

$AWK 'BEGIN { print "                    ALARM HISTORY\n"
              print "COMPOUND:BLOCK.POINT..................BLOCK-DESCRIPTOR...............PRI ALARM"
              print "MM-DD HH:MM:SS vvvvvvvvv uuuuuu (vvvvvvvvv)OPTIONAL-MESSAGE...................\n"
              line = 1 }
{ if( FILENAME == "/usr/pub/ascii" )
  {
     i=1;
     if( length($1) != 1 )   continue;
     while( i 10 )
       {
          for( i=2; i<=17; i++ )
          {
            printf "%s", ascii[$i]
          if( ( i == 10 ) && (line % 5) == 0 && (line %10) != 0 )
            {
               printf " "
            }
          }
          if( ((line % 5) == 0 ) && ((line % 10) != 0) )
          {
            printf "\n"
          }
          if( (line % 10) == 0 )
          {
            printf "\n"
          }
       }
       line++
       continue
    }  
  }
}' /usr/pub/ascii $TMPFILE >$TXTFILE
rm -f $TMPFILE
#
# since this is a circular buffer - find out where to begin.
#

awk ' BEGIN { oldest_str = "20-50 25:61:61" }
      { for(i=1;itemp
linenum=`cat temp`
#echo $linenum
awk '{ printf "%d\n", $1 - 1 }' temp > temp2
endline=`cat temp2`
#echo $endline
rm -f temp        
rm -f temp2       
sed -n 1,5\p $TXTFILE >$TMPFILE
sed -n $linenum,\$p $TXTFILE >>$TMPFILE
sed -n 6,$endline\p $TXTFILE >>$TMPFILE
cp $TMPFILE $TXTFILE
rm -f $TMPFILE