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SCSELECT(8)               BSD System Manager's Manual              SCSELECT(8)

NAME
     scselect -- Select system configuration "location"

SYNOPSIS
     scselect [-n] [new-location-name]

DESCRIPTION
     scselect provides access to the system configuration sets, commonly referred to as "locations".  When
     invoked with no arguments, scselect displays the names and associated identifiers for each defined
     "location" and indicates which is currently active.  scselect also allows the user to select or change
     the active "location" by specifying its name or identifier.  Changing the "location" causes an immedi-ate immediate
     ate system re-configuration, unless the -n option is supplied.

     At present, the majority of preferences associated with a "location" relate to the system's network
     configuration.

     The command line options are as follows:

     -n  Delay changing the system's "location" until the next system boot (or the next time that the system
         configuration preferences are changed).

     new-location-name
         If not specified, a list of the available "location" names and associated identifiers will be
         reported on standard output.  If specified, this argument is matched with the "location" names and
         identifiers and the matching set is activated.

SEE ALSO
     configd(8)

HISTORY
     The scselect command appeared in Mac OS X Public Beta.

Mac OS X                       November 4, 2003                       Mac OS X