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DEASSIGN command

The DEASSIGN command releases a device from your job  and  places  the
device back in the pool of available devices.


Format

     @DEASSIGN (DEVICE) dev:

     where:

     dev:                is  the  name  of  the  device  you  want  to
                         deassign;   an  asterisk  (*)  deassigns  all
                         devices   (except   your   log-in   terminal)
                         assigned  to  your  job.  The colon after the
                         device name is optional.


Restrictions

     Open Files

          The DEASSIGN command will not  deassign  a  device  that  is
          accessing  an  open  file.   An  error is generated, and the
          device is not deassigned until that file is closed or  until
          you log out.  When you log out, all devices are deassigned.


Related Commands

     ASSIGN                          for assigning a particular device
                                     to your job

     INFORMATION AVAILABLE DEVICES   for finding out which devices are
                                     available,  and  which  ones have
                                     already been assigned to your job

     MOUNT                           for  mounting  a   structure   or
                                     magnetic  tape  and assigning the
                                     first  available  disk  drive  or
                                     tape drive to your job


Examples

     1.  Deassign a device (in this case a card reader).

         @DEASSIGN PCDR0:

     2.  Find out  which  devices  are  assigned  to  your  job,  then
         deassign  all  of  these.   Verify that this was done.  (Note
         that  your  terminal,  in  this  case   TTY222:,   is   never
         deassigned.)

         @INFORMATION AVAILABLE DEVICES
         Devices available to this job:
          DSK, PS, SNARK, PACK, FTN20, MTA2, MT0, LPT, LPT0, LPT1
          CDR, PCDR0, CDP, FE1-15, PTY15-61, NUL, PLT, PLT0, DCN
          SRV
         Devices assigned to/opened by this job: MTA2, MT0, PCDR0
          TTY222, PTY15
         @DEASSIGN *
         @INFORMATION AVAILABLE DEVICES
         Devices available to this job:
          DSK, PS, SNARK, PACK, FNT20, MTA2, LPT, LPT0, LPT1
          CDR, PCDR0, CDP, FE1-15, PTY15-61, NUL, PLT, PLT0
          DCN, SRV
         Devices assigned to/opened by this job: TTY222