Trailing-Edge
-
PDP-10 Archives
-
BB-PBQUC-BM_1990
-
help/freeze.hlp
There are no other files named freeze.hlp in the archive.
FREEZE command
The FREEZE command halts execution of a fork.
Format
@FREEZE (FORK) fork
where:
fork is one of the following: Fork name
Fork number
Default - the current fork
Characteristics
Same Function as CTRL/C
The FREEZE command stops running background forks while you
are at EXEC command level. The effect is the same as if you
typed two CTRL/Cs while at the fork's program level.
Hints
More Information
The FREEZE command is one of the TOPS-20 multiforking-class
commands. For more information about multiforking, see the
section Running Multiple Programs in the TOPS-20 User's
Guide.
Related Commands
CONTINUE/BACKGROUND for continuing a halted fork in the
background
INFORMATION FORK-STATUS for displaying the fork status
FORK, other multiforking-class commands
INFORMATION PROGRAM-STATUS
KEEP, RESET, SET NAME,
SET PROGRAM, and UNKEEP
Examples
1. Give the FREEZE command to stop the current running
background fork. Then, display the fork status. The arrow
points to the current fork.
@FREEZE
@INFORMATION FORK-STATUS
=> BLISS (1): ^C from RUNNING at 500000, 0:00:13.1
EDIT (2): Kept, HALT at 6254, 0:00:00.5
2. Display the fork status and give the FREEZE command to stop a
running background fork. Then, redisplay the fork status to
check the result.
@INFORMATION FORK-STATUS
BLISS (1): Background, RUNNING at 500000, 0:00:13.1
=> EDIT (2): Kept, HALT at 6254, 0:00:00.5
@FREEZE BLISS
@INFORMATION FORK-STATUS
BLISS (1): ^C from RUNNING at 500000, 0:00:13.1
=> EDIT (2): Kept, HALT at 6254, 0:00:00.5