JPH0830421A - Method for executing command through dialogue - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To input a key word which is associated and estimated from one command and to easily execute the necessary command by previously registering plural key words and similar character strings as dictionary files for command retrieval for one command. CONSTITUTION:There are a key word dictionary file 3 and a similar word dictionary file 4 as dictionary files for retrieval, and the file 3 consists of terms as key words and one or plural command character strings for each of them. In the file 4, plural abbreviations for each command executable on an OS, easy-to-mistake character strings, or commands having the same functions on other OSs are made to correspond to each command. Commands retrieved with an input character string are listed on a screen and when a corresponding command is selected, an explanation display means 5 displays the description format and explanation of the selected command on the screen. Over a look at the explanation display, a user inputs the correct command and can execute it.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of executing a command by a dialog, and more particularly to a method of executing a command by a dialog having a command execution function by inputting a keyword.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, interactive command execution systems have been
It is necessary to input the input character string at the time of system execution with a character string of at least one byte and close to the image of the actual command, and execution with Japanese characters is impossible. In addition, commands and their formats are
It depends on the OS), and most of the commands that mean the same function differ from OS to OS.
It is not possible to perform processing in the command format of S.

An example of a conventional interactive command execution system is described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-288656.
The interactive command execution system described in this publication is
A user interface system for interpreting and executing a command corresponding to a command name based on an input character string has command storage means for storing a command name corresponding to each of a plurality of commands, and has priority according to the frequency of use of each command. A priority storage means for storing the rank,
When the command name in the command storage means cannot be uniquely determined from the input character string, the stored information in the priority storage means is referred to, and the command name with the highest priority is selected to the user. It is a system to present.

[0004]

In this conventional interactive command execution system, command execution is possible only with an image in which the input character string at the time of execution is close to the actual command of 1-byte type. It is difficult to operate the machine unless it holds.

Further, even if a computer having the same function has a different command and description format depending on the OS, there is a problem that a user who has knowledge of a computer needs to check it manually when operating a machine that he or she is not accustomed to.

In order to solve such a problem, an object of the present invention is to enable a command to be executed by directly inputting a user's request in Japanese characters without using a difficult manual.

[0007]

The method for executing a command by dialogue according to the present invention relates to the function of a command registered in advance when the character string input from the command line is determined to be a keyword. A first search step for searching a keyword dictionary file in which a keyword and a command meaning a user's request are associated with each other, and when the input character string is other than the keyword, a character string similar to the command or the command in another OS The second search step of searching the registered similar word dictionary file by associating the command having the same function with the actual command, and the command corresponding to the input character string in the first and second search steps. When selecting the corresponding command when it is searched from the dictionary file, the explanation of the command is displayed using the function retained by the OS. Characterized in that it comprises a description display step.

In the method of executing a command interactively according to the present invention, a character string input by a user from a terminal keyboard is determined as to which of two types of files on a disk is to be searched, and a term to be used as a keyword. , A keyword dictionary file 3 composed of one or a plurality of command character strings for one of them, and a first O
For each command that can be executed by S, search for the abbreviated form of the command, error-prone character strings, and a synonym dictionary file that is configured to correspond to multiple commands with the same function in the second OS. Then, the command searched by the input character string is displayed on the screen as a list, and when the corresponding command is selected, the description format and explanation of the selected command are displayed on the screen.

The interactive command execution system of the present invention is
When it is determined that the character string input from the command line is a keyword, the keyword dictionary file that associates the command with the keyword related to the function of the command registered in advance or the user's request is searched. A similar word dictionary file registered by associating a character string having a similar command or a command having the same function with another OS with an actual command when the input character string is other than a keyword And a function retained by the OS when a command corresponding to an input character string is retrieved from a dictionary file by the second retrieval means for retrieving And an explanation display means for displaying the explanation of the command by using the command.

[0010]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system to which an embodiment of a method of executing a command by dialogue according to the present invention is applied. The character string input by the user from the terminal keyboard 1 is searched by the searching unit 2 after it is determined which of the two types of files on the disk is to be searched. The dictionary files for searching include a keyword dictionary file 3 and a synonym dictionary file 4. The keyword dictionary file 3 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), it is composed of terms that become keywords and one or more command character strings for each of them. The keywords in this file are the terms that directly express the function of the command and the device to be worked in Japanese and the processing that the user wants to do.

Further, the similar word dictionary file 4 corresponds to one command that can be executed by the OS for operating this embodiment.
The configuration is such that the abbreviated form of the command, a character string that is easily mistaken, and a plurality of commands having the same function in other OSs correspond to each other.

The commands retrieved by the input character string are displayed on the screen as a list, and when the corresponding command is selected, the description format and description of the command selected by the explanation display means 5 are displayed on the screen. The explanation display allows the user to input and execute a correct command.

Specific examples of the keyword dictionary search and the similar word dictionary search will be shown below.

The OS of the working machine is UNIX. The file to be searched for is determined by the first digit of the input character string.

FIG. 2 shows a screen image when this system is implemented. As shown in the screen image 100,
When the first digit of the input character string is "#", the character string is recognized as a keyword and the keyword file is searched.

For example, when the user wants to change the directory, he inputs "change" as a keyword in the character string 110 from the keyboard. Then, when the keyword dictionary file is searched and the corresponding one is found, all the commands corresponding to the character string 120 are displayed on the screen from the file. If it is not searched, the message that the corresponding keyword does not exist in the file is displayed as a message to prompt re-input, and the operation is repeated from the beginning. When the "cd" command is selected like the character string 130 from the list of commands displayed on the screen, a command description such as the function and description format including the meaning of command confirmation is displayed on the screen. The display of this command explanation is, for example, "man" command for UNIX,
In the case of ms-dos, it is realized by using a command explanation display function of the OS such as a help function. This explanation display allows the user to confirm the command description format and options and to know the execution command. Then, as shown by the character string 140, the user can proceed with the work by inputting the correct command from the command line. If the user read the command description and found that the selected command was not requested by the user, the command list can be re-displayed with the "BSKIP" key, and the operation can be stopped with the "STOP" key.

Next, the operation when the input character string is not judged to be a keyword by the first judgment of the input character string will be described. First, it is determined that it is not a keyword, and if it is a correct command, it is executed as it is. However, if it is determined that the command is neither a keyword nor a correct command that can be executed, the similar word dictionary file, which is another command dictionary registered in advance, is searched.

In this case, like the character string 210 in the screen image 200, the user inputs "chdir" which is a command for changing the directory in ms-dos from the command line. Then, it is determined that the input character string is not a keyword at the first digit. Next, it is determined whether or not the command can be used in UNIX, but since the input command is an ms-dos command and does not exist in UNIX, the similar word dictionary file is searched.

When only one input character string and the corresponding UNIX command are searched in the similar word dictionary file, the UNIX command and the command description are displayed on the screen. Then, after that, the same processing as the operation of the keyword dictionary file search is performed.

When a plurality of input character strings and UNIX commands corresponding to the input character strings are searched in the similar word dictionary file, the same operation as the keyword dictionary file search is performed, such as command list display, selection, and command explanation.

If the input character string is not found in the similar file, a message indicating that the character string does not exist in the file and a message prompting re-input are displayed.

As for the processing by the key operation of the keyboard, the command list can be re-displayed by the BSKIP "key and the work can be stopped by the" STOP "key as in the case of the keyword input.

The user can change / add / delete the two dictionary files by using an editor. However, as an option, the input character string which is not in the file is stored, and the final character string is finally stored. It also has the function of automatically registering the command executed in accordance with.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, by registering a plurality of keywords and similar character strings in advance for one command as a command search dictionary file, even a user who does not know the actual command can By inputting a keyword that can be associated / guessed from a command, it is possible to easily execute a necessary command.

Further, according to the present invention, the manual display function of the OS is called from the retrieved command, so that even if the command option or description format is unknown, the user does not need to check the computer manual. Just being in front of the machine speeds up the work.

Further, according to the present invention, the keyword file and the synonym file, which are dictionary files for searching commands, can be modified / added / deleted, respectively, so that a user-friendly environment can be constructed, and the machine operation / operation can be performed.
The effect is that maintenance can be performed efficiently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 input means 2 search means 3 keyword dictionary file 4 synonym dictionary file 5 explanation display means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. When a character string input from a command line is determined to be a keyword, a keyword associated with a command that is registered in advance and means a user's request or a term related to a function of the command is associated with the command. When the input string is not a keyword, the first search step of searching the dictionary file is performed by associating a character string having a similar command or a command having the same function as the command in another OS with an actual command, and registering the command. In the second search step for searching the similar word dictionary file, and in the first and second search steps, when the command corresponding to the input character string is searched from the dictionary file, the corresponding command is selected when the OS is selected. And a command display step for displaying the command description using the function held by How to run a de. 2. A character string input by a user from a terminal keyboard is determined as to which of two types of files on a disk is to be searched, and a term to be a keyword and one of the terms are used. For a keyword dictionary file 3 composed of a plurality of command character strings and one command that can be executed on the first OS, the abbreviated form of the command or a character string that is easily confused, and the same on the second OS It searches the synonym dictionary file that has a structure that corresponds to multiple commands that have functions, displays the commands searched by the input character string on the screen, and selects the command from the list. A method of executing a command by dialogue, which is characterized by displaying the description format and explanation of the specified command on the screen. 3. When a character string input from a command line is determined to be a keyword, a keyword that associates a command with a keyword related to a function of a command registered in advance or a user's request is associated with the command. When the input character string is other than the keyword, the first searching means for searching the dictionary file, the character string having a similar command or the command having the same function as the command in another OS, and the actual command are associated and registered. Second searching means for searching the similar word dictionary file, and the OS when selecting the corresponding command when the command corresponding to the input character string is searched from the dictionary file by the first and second searching means. An interactive command execution system, characterized in that it has a means for displaying an explanation of the command using the function held by .