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.!This file contains variants. When you process this file with DSR
.!(DEC-standard RUNOFF), you can include the /VARIANT switch in the
.!command line. Using no /VARIANT switch will produce
.!a TOPS-20 OPR help file. Using /VARIANT:TEN will produce a TOPS-10
.!OPR help file. Using /VARIANT:BOTH will produce a file containing all OPR
.!commands, with notes explaining which are applicable to which system.
.if ten
.lit
!TOPS-10 OPR.HLP Operator interface program help file
.end literal
.else ten
.ifnot both
.lit
!TOPS-20 OPR.HLP Operator interface program help file
.end literal
.endif both
.endif ten
.if both
.lit
!TOPS-10/TOPS-20 OPR.HLP Operator interface program help file
.end literal
.endif both
.lit
!
!Each OPR command has an entry in this file. The entries must
!be alphabetically ordered and must be preceeded with an "*"
!in column 1.
!
!Additional entries may be added to this help file, but care
!must be taken.
!
OPR is a general operator interface program which is used to
communicate with GALAXY system components.
Help for a specific command may be obtained with the HELP
command as follows:
HELP command-name
For instance if you wish additional information about the
ABORT command you would type "HELP ABORT"
.end literal
_*ABORT
.br;The ABORT command allows you to terminate a job request which
is in progress on an input or output device or in a batch
stream.
.lit
The format is:
ABORT keyword argument
where keyword can be one of the following:
BATCH-STREAM
CARD-PUNCH
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
READER
followed by the argument:
<stream-number> (for batch stream)
<unit-number> (for devices)
followed by one of these optional switches:
/PURGE
/REASON:single or multiple lines of text
The BATCH-STREAM keyword has these optional switches:
/ERROR-PROCESSING
/NOERROR-PROCESSING
.end literal
_*ALIGN
.br;The ALIGN command allows you to cause a forms-alignment file
to be printed repeatedly on the line printer so that you can
align the forms.
.lit
The format is:
ALIGN PRINTER <unit-number>
followed by one of these arguments and/or switches:
/STOP
Alignment Filespec
/PAUSE:<number-of-seconds>
/REPEAT-COUNT:<number-of-repeats>
.end literal
_*BACKSPACE
.br;The BACKSPACE command allows you to reprint previously output
pages in the file currently being printed on the line printer.
.lit
The format is:
BACKSPACE PRINTER <unit-number>
followed by one of these switches:
/COPIES:<number-of-copies>
/FILE <1-file>
/PAGES:<number-of-pages>
.end literal
_*CANCEL
.br;The CANCEL command allows you to cancel any job request
that is being processed or waiting to be processed, or any
mount request for a tape or disk structure.
.lit
The format is:
CANCEL keyword
where keyword can be one of the following:
BATCH-REQUEST
CARD-PUNCH-REQUEST
MOUNT-REQUEST
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-REQUEST
PLOTTER-REQUEST
PRINTER-REQUEST
followed by one of these arguments:
<request-id-number> (for a single job)
user name (for all jobs of a user)
* (for all job requests)
For MOUNT-REQUEST the argument is:
<request-id-number> (for a single mount)
Structure-name: (for all mounts of a structure)
followed by the optional switch:
/REASON:comment
.end literal
_*CLOSE
.br;The CLOSE command allows you to close the current ORION
log file and create a new log file buffer. The
closed log file is written to disk so that an up-to-date
file can be created.
.lit
The format is:
CLOSE LOG
.end literal
_*CONTINUE
.br;The CONTINUE command allows you to continue a job request
that was temporarily stopped with the STOP command.
.lit
The format is:
CONTINUE keyword <stream/unit-number>
where keyword can be one of the following:
BATCH-STREAM
CARD-PUNCH
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
READER
.end literal
_*DEFINE
.br;The DEFINE command allows you to define an IBM node to
the batch and spooling system. You can specify node type
(2780, 3780, or HASP) and mode (either emulation or
termination). This command is applicable only if you
have DN60 software.
.lit
The format is:
DEFINE NODE name:: type mode <pp> <n> /switch
where name:: is a 1- to 6-character nodename
type is one of the following:
2780
3780
HASP
mode is one of the following:
EMULATION
TERMINATION
<pp> is the port number (a 2-digit octal value)
<n> is the line number (a 1-digit value)
You can specify one of the following switches:
/SIGNON-REQUIRED
/NO-SIGNON-REQUIRED
.end literal
.ifnot ten
.ifnot both
_*DISABLE
.br;The DISABLE command allows you to turn off various system
processes as defined by the available keywords.
.lit
The format is:
DISABLE keyword
where keyword can be one of the following:
AUTOMATIC-VOLUME-RECOGNITION
CLASS-SCHEDULER
FILE-RETRIEVAL-WAITS
LOGGING
OUTPUT-DISPLAY
QUEUE-REQUESTS
The arguments for AUTOMATIC-VOLUME-RECOGNITION are:
TAPE-DRIVES
tape-drive-name:
The arguments for OUTPUT-DISPLAY are:
ALL-MESSAGES
BATCH-MESSAGES
CARD-PUNCH-MESSAGES
CARD-READER-INTERPRETER-MESSAGES
FILE-RETREVIAL-MESSAGES
MOUNT-MESSAGES
NCP-MESSAGES
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-MESSAGES
PLOTTER-MESSAGES
PRINTER-MESSAGES
READER-MESSAGES
USER-MESSAGES
followed by one or more of these switches:
/INFORMATION-MESSAGES
/JOB-MESSAGES
/OPR-ACTION-MESSAGES
.end literal
.endif both
.endif ten
.if ten
_*DISABLE
.br;The DISABLE command allows you to turn-off various system
processes as defined by the available keywords.
.lit
The format is:
DISABLE keyword
where keyword can be one of the following:
AUTOMATIC-VOLUME-RECOGNITION
CLASS-SCHEDULER
FILE-RETRIEVAL-WAITS
LOGGING
OUTPUT-DISPLAY
QUEUE-REQUESTS
STRUCTURE-RECOGNITION
VOLUME-RECOGNITION
The arguments for AUTOMATIC-VOLUME-RECOGNITION are:
TAPE-DRIVES
tape-drive-name:
The arguments for OUTPUT-DISPLAY are:
ALL-MESSAGES
BATCH-MESSAGES
CARD-PUNCH-MESSAGES
CARD-READER-INTERPRETER-MESSAGES
FILE-RETREVIAL-MESSAGES
MOUNT-MESSAGES
NCP-MESSAGES
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-MESSAGES
PLOTTER-MESSAGES
PRINTER-MESSAGES
READER-MESSAGES
USER-MESSAGES
followed by one or more of these switches:
/INFORMATION-MESSAGES
/JOB-MESSAGES
/OPR-ACTION-MESSAGES
The arguments for VOLUME-RECOGNITION are:
TAPE-DRIVES
tape-drive-name:
DISK-DRIVE
disk-drive-name:
.end literal
.endif ten
.if both
_*DISABLE
.br;The DISABLE command allows you to turn-off various system
processes as defined by the available keywords.
.lit
The format is:
DISABLE keyword
where keyword can be one of the following:
AUTOMATIC-VOLUME-RECOGNITION
CLASS-SCHEDULER
FILE-RETRIEVAL-WAITS
LOGGING
OUTPUT-DISPLAY
QUEUE-REQUESTS
STRUCTURE-RECOGNITION <TOPS-10 only>
VOLUME-RECOGNITION <TOPS-10 only>
The arguments for AUTOMATIC-VOLUME-RECOGNITION are:
TAPE-DRIVES
tape-drive-name:
The arguments for OUTPUT-DISPLAY are:
ALL-MESSAGES
BATCH-MESSAGES
CARD-PUNCH-MESSAGES
CARD-READER-INTERPRETER-MESSAGES
FILE-RETREVIAL-MESSAGES
MOUNT-MESSAGES
NCP-MESSAGES
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-MESSAGES
PLOTTER-MESSAGES
PRINTER-MESSAGES
READER-MESSAGES
USER-MESSAGES
followed by one or more of these switches:
/INFORMATION-MESSAGES
/JOB-MESSAGES
/OPR-ACTION-MESSAGES
The arguments for VOLUME-RECOGNITION <TOPS-10 only> are:
TAPE-DRIVES
tape-drive-name:
DISK-DRIVE
disk-drive-name:
.end literal
.endif both
.ifnot ten
.ifnot both
_*DISMOUNT
.br;The DISMOUNT command allows you to dismount structures
and tape drives currently known to the system.
.lit
The format is:
DISMOUNT keyword argument
where keyword must be one of the following:
STRUCTURE
TAPE-DRIVE
followed by the argument:
structure-name: (for structure dismounts)
tape-drive-name: (for tape dismounts)
.end literal
.endif both
.endif ten
.if ten
_*DISMOUNT
.br;The DISMOUNT command allows you to dismount structures
and tape drives currently known to the system.
.lit
The format is:
DISMOUNT keyword argument
where keyword must be one of the following:
STRUCTURE
TAPE-DRIVE
followed by the argument:
structure-name: (for structure dismounts)
tape-drive-name: (for tape dismounts)
The STRUCTURE keyword can take the following switches:
/REMOVE
/NOCHECK
.end literal
.endif ten
.if both
_*DISMOUNT
.br;The DISMOUNT command allows you to dismount structures
and tape drives currently known to the system.
.lit
The format is:
DISMOUNT keyword argument
where keyword must be one of the following:
STRUCTURE
TAPE-DRIVE
followed by the argument:
structure-name: (for structure dismounts)
tape-drive-name: (for tape dismounts)
The STRUCTURE keyword <TOPS-10 only> can take the following
switches:
/REMOVE
/NOCHECK
.end literal
.endif both
.ifnot ten
.ifnot both
_*ENABLE
.br;The ENABLE command allows you to turn-on various system
processes as defined by the available keywords.
.lit
The format is:
ENABLE keyword
where keyword can be one of the following:
AUTOMATIC-VOLUME-RECOGNITION <TOPS-20 only>
CLASS-SCHEDULER
FILE-RETRIEVAL-WAITS
LOGGING
OUTPUT-DISPLAY
QUEUE-REQUESTS
The arguments for AUTOMATIC-VOLUME-RECOGNITION are:
TAPE-DRIVES
tape-drive-name:
The switches and their arguments for CLASS-SCHEDULER are:
/CLASS-ASSIGNMENTS:ACCOUNT
POLICY-PROGRAM
/WINDFALL:ALLOCATED
WITHHELD
The arguments for OUTPUT-DISPLAY are:
ALL-MESSAGES
BATCH-MESSAGES
CARD-PUNCH-MESSAGES
CARD-READER-INTERPRETER-MESSAGES
FILE-RETREVIAL-MESSAGES
MOUNT-MESSAGES
NCP-MESSAGES
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-MESSAGES
PLOTTER-MESSAGES
PRINTER-MESSAGES
READER-MESSAGES
USER-MESSAGES
followed by one or more of these switches:
/INFORMATION-MESSAGES
/JOB-MESSAGES
/OPR-ACTION-MESSAGES
.end literal
.endif both
.endif ten
.if ten
_*ENABLE
.br;The ENABLE command allows you to turn-on various system
processes as defined by the available keywords.
.lit
The format is:
ENABLE keyword
where keyword can be one of the following:
CLASS-SCHEDULER
FILE-RETRIEVAL-WAITS
LOGGING
OUTPUT-DISPLAY
QUEUE-REQUESTS
STRUCTURE-RECOGNITION
VOLUME-RECOGNITION
The switches and their arguments for CLASS-SCHEDULER are:
/CLASS-ASSIGNMENTS:ACCOUNT
POLICY-PROGRAM
/WINDFALL:ALLOCATED
WITHHELD
The arguments for OUTPUT-DISPLAY are:
ALL-MESSAGES
BATCH-MESSAGES
CARD-PUNCH-MESSAGES
CARD-READER-INTERPRETER-MESSAGES
FILE-RETREVIAL-MESSAGES
MOUNT-MESSAGES
NCP-MESSAGES
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-MESSAGES
PLOTTER-MESSAGES
PRINTER-MESSAGES
READER-MESSAGES
USER-MESSAGES
followed by one or more of these switches:
/INFORMATION-MESSAGES
/JOB-MESSAGES
/OPR-ACTION-MESSAGES
VOLUME-RECOGNITION takes the following arguments:
DISK-DRIVE
disk-drive-name:
TAPE-DRIVES
tape-drive-name:
.end literal
.endif ten
.if both
_*ENABLE
.br;The ENABLE command allows you to turn-on various system
processes as defined by the available keywords.
.lit
The format is:
ENABLE keyword
where keyword can be one of the following:
AUTOMATIC-VOLUME-RECOGNITION <TOPS-20 only>
CLASS-SCHEDULER
FILE-RETRIEVAL-WAITS
LOGGING
OUTPUT-DISPLAY
QUEUE-REQUESTS
STRUCTURE-RECOGNITION <TOPS-10 only>
VOLUME-RECOGNITION <TOPS-10 only>
The arguments for AUTOMATIC-VOLUME-RECOGNITION, valid only
on TOPS-20, are:
TAPE-DRIVES
tape-drive-name:
The switches and their arguments for CLASS-SCHEDULER are:
/CLASS-ASSIGNMENTS:ACCOUNT
POLICY-PROGRAM
/WINDFALL:ALLOCATED
WITHHELD
The arguments for OUTPUT-DISPLAY are:
ALL-MESSAGES
BATCH-MESSAGES
CARD-PUNCH-MESSAGES
CARD-READER-INTERPRETER-MESSAGES
FILE-RETREVIAL-MESSAGES
MOUNT-MESSAGES
NCP-MESSAGES
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-MESSAGES
PLOTTER-MESSAGES
PRINTER-MESSAGES
READER-MESSAGES
USER-MESSAGES
followed by one or more of these switches:
/INFORMATION-MESSAGES
/JOB-MESSAGES
/OPR-ACTION-MESSAGES
VOLUME-RECOGNITION <TOPS-10 only> takes the following
arguments:
DISK-DRIVE
disk-drive-name:
TAPE-DRIVES
tape-drive-name:
.end literal
.endif both
_*ENTER
.br;The ENTER command allows you to enter an alternative
command processor for an application type.
.lit
The format is:
ENTER application-type
where application-type must be defined at GALGEN. (NCP, for
example.)
.end literal
_*EXIT
.br;The EXIT command allows you to leave OPR command level
and return to ENABLEd command level.
.lit
The format is:
EXIT
.end literal
_*FORWARDSPACE
.br;The FORWARDSPACE command allows you to skip pages that
are currently being printed on the line printer.
.lit
The format is:
FORWARDSPACE PRINTER <unit-number>
followed by one of these switches:
/COPIES:<number-of-copies>
/FILE
/PAGES:<number-of-pages>
.end literal
.ifnot ten
.ifnot both
_*HELP
.br;The HELP command allows you to display the function,
format, arguments, and switches of any OPR command.
.lit
The format is:
HELP keyword
where keyword can be any one of the following OPR commands:
ABORT ALIGN BACKSPACE CANCEL
CLOSE CONTINUE DEFINE DISABLE
DISMOUNT ENABLE ENTER EXIT
FORWARDSPACE HELP HOLD IDENTIFY
MODIFY PUSH RELEASE REPORT
REQUEUE RESPOND ROUTE SEND
SET SHOW SHUTDOWN START
STOP SUPPRESS SWITCH TAKE
or
NCP followed by a single NCP command
.end literal
.endif both
.endif ten
.if ten
_*HELP
.br;The HELP command allows you to display the function,
format, arguments, and switches of any OPR command.
.lit
The format is:
HELP keyword
where keyword can be any one of the following OPR commands:
ABORT ALIGN BACKSPACE CANCEL
CLOSE CONTINUE DEFINE DISABLE
DISMOUNT ENABLE EXIT FORWARDSPACE
HELP HOLD IDENTIFY LOCK
MODIFY MOUNT NEXT RECOGNIZE
RELEASE REPORT REQUEUE RESPOND
ROUTE SEND SET SHOW
SHUTDOWN START STOP SUPPRESS
TAKE UNLOCK WAIT
or
NCP followed by a single NCP command
.end literal
.endif ten
.if both
_*HELP
.br;The HELP command allows you to display the function,
format, arguments, and switches of any OPR command.
.lit
The format is:
HELP keyword
where keyword can be any one of the following OPR commands:
ABORT ALIGN BACKSPACE CANCEL
CLOSE CONTINUE DEFINE DISABLE
DISMOUNT ENABLE ENTER<TOPS-20> EXIT
FORWARDSPACE HELP HOLD IDENTIFY
LOCK<TOPS-10> MODIFY MOUNT<TOPS-10> NEXT
PUSH<TOPS-20> RECOGNIZE<T-10> RELEASE REPORT
REQUEUE RESPOND ROUTE SEND
SET SHOW SHUTDOWN START
STOP SUPPRESS SWITCH<TOPS-20> TAKE
UNLOCK<TOPS-10> WAIT
or
NCP followed by a single NCP command
.end literal
.endif both
_*HOLD
.br;The HOLD command allows you to keep particular requests
in the queues from being processed. You must give the
RELEASE command to allow the held jobs to process.
.lit
The format is:
HOLD keyword
where keyword must be one of the following:
BATCH-JOBS
CARD-PUNCH-JOBS
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-JOBS
PLOTTER-JOBS
PRINTER-JOBS
followed by one of these arguments:
<request-id-number> (for a single job)
user name (for all jobs of a user)
* (for all job requests)
.end literal
.ifnot ten
.ifnot both
_*IDENTIFY
.br;The IDENTIFY command allows you to identify a tape mount
to the system when either the tape is unlabeled or you
have Automatic-Volume-Recognition disabled.
.lit
The format is:
IDENTIFY MTAn: argument
where MTAn: is the tape drive name and number, and
where argument must be one of the following:
REQUEST-ID <request-id-number>
SCRATCH
VOLUME-ID<volume-identification>
.end literal
.endif both
.endif ten
.if ten
_*LOCK
.br;The LOCK command allows you to restrict users from accessing a
particular structure so you can remove the structure from the system.
.b;
.lit
LOCK structure-name: [mm-dd-yy] [hh-mm] /NOUNLOAD
where [mm-dd-yy] and [hh-mm] specify the time,
month-day-year, hour-minute, that the structure will be locked.
.el
.endif ten
.if both
_*LOCK
.br;<Note: LOCK is valid only on TOPS-10.>
.br;The LOCK command allows you to restrict users from accessing a
particular structure so you can remove the structure from the system.
.b;
.lit
LOCK structure-name: [mm-dd-yy] [hh-mm] /NOUNLOAD
.el
.endif both
.ifnot ten
.ifnot both
_*MODIFY
.br;The MODIFY command allows you to change the priority of a
job request waiting in a queue for processing. The
higher the priority number, the sooner the job will be
processed.
.lit
The format is:
MODIFY keyword
where keyword must be one of the following:
BATCH-REQUEST
CARD-PUNCH-REQUEST
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-REQUEST
PLOTTER-REQUEST
PRINTER-REQUEST
followed by one of these arguments:
<request-id-number> (for a single job)
user name (for all jobs of a user)
* (for all job requests)
followed by the argument:
PRIORITY
and the following argument value:
<priority-number> <between 1 and 63>
.end literal
.endif both
.endif ten
.if ten
_*MODIFY
.br;The MODIFY command allows you to change the priority of a
job request waiting in a queue for processing. The
higher the priority number, the sooner the job will be
processed.
.lit
The format is:
MODIFY keyword
where keyword must be one of the following:
BATCH-REQUEST
CARD-PUNCH-REQUEST
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-REQUEST
PLOTTER-REQUEST
PRINTER-REQUEST
ACTIVE-SWAPPING-LIST
CRASH-DUMP-LIST EXCLUDE structure:
SYSTEM-SEARCH-LIS INCLUDE
followed by one of these arguments:
<request-id-number> (for a single job)
user name (for all jobs of a user)
* (for all job requests)
followed by the argument:
PRIORITY
and the following argument value:
<priority-number> <between 1 and 63>
The keywords ACTIVE-SWAPPING-LIST, CRASH-DUMP-LIST, and
SYSTEM-SEARCH-LIST, take the following arguments:
EXCLUDE structure-name:
INCLUDE structure-name:
.end literal
.endif ten
.if both
_*MODIFY
.br;The MODIFY command allows you to change the priority of a
job request waiting in a queue for processing. The
higher the priority number, the sooner the job will be
processed.
.lit
The format is:
MODIFY keyword
where keyword must be one of the following:
BATCH-REQUEST
CARD-PUNCH-REQUEST
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-REQUEST
PLOTTER-REQUEST
PRINTER-REQUEST
ACTIVE-SWAPPING-LIST <TOPS-10 only>
CRASH-DUMP-LIST <TOPS-10 only>
SYSTEM-SEARCH-LIS <TOPS-10 only>
followed by one of these arguments:
<request-id-number> (for a single job)
user name (for all jobs of a user)
* (for all job requests)
followed by the argument:
PRIORITY
and the following argument value:
<priority-number> <between 1 and 63>
The keywords ACTIVE-SWAPPING-LIST, CRASH-DUMP-LIST, and
SYSTEM-SEARCH-LIST, <TOPS-10 only> take the following
arguments:
EXCLUDE structure-name:
INCLUDE structure-name:
.end literal
.endif both
.if ten
_*MOUNT
.br;The MOUNT command allows you to mount a structure and assign it a
logical name when structure and/or volume recognition is disabled.
.lit
MOUNT STRUCTURE structure-name: logical-name:
.el
.endif ten
.if both
_*MOUNT
.br;<Note: MOUNT is valid only on TOPS-10>
.br;The MOUNT command allows you to mount a structure and
assign it a logical name when structure and/or volume
recognition is disabled.
.lit
MOUNT STRUCTURE structure-name: alias-name: /switch
where the optional switch is /WRITE-LOCKED.
.el
.endif both
_*NEXT
.br;The NEXT command allows you to specify the request that
will be serviced next by the input or output queue. The
request you specify will be processed as soon as processing
of the current request is complete.
.b
.literal
The format is:
NEXT keyword <batch-stream/unit number> switch argument
Where the keyword is one of the following:
BATCH-STREAM
CARD-PUNCH
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
The optional switch is /NODE:nodename
followed by the required REQUEST-ID and request identification
number.
.end literal
.b
_*NCP
.br;The NCP command allows you to execute NCP (Network
Command Protocol) commands while running the OPR
program. This command is valid only if you have DECnet
software.
.b
.literal
The format is:
NCP command-name argument arg arg
See DECnet documentation for further help on NCP
commands.
.end literal
.ifnot ten
_*PUSH
.if both
.br;<Note: PUSH is valid only on TOPS-20>
.endif both
.br;The PUSH command allows you to leave OPR command level
and enter TOPS-20 command level. You must give the POP
command to return to OPR command level.
.lit
The format is:
PUSH (to EXEC level)
.end literal
.endif ten
.if ten
_*RECOGNIZE
.br;<Note:RECOGNIZE is valid only on TOPS-10.>
.br;The RECOGNIZE command allows you to force the system to read the volume
labels of a tape or structure when volume recognition has been disabled.
.lit
RECOGNIZE tape-drive-name:
disk-drive-name:
.el
.endif ten
.if both
_*RECOGNIZE
.br;<Note:RECOGNIZE is valid only on TOPS-10.>
.br;The RECOGNIZE command allows you to force the system to read the volume
labels of a tape or structure when volume recognition has been disabled.
.lit
RECOGNIZE { tape-drive-name: }
{ disk-drive-name: }
.el
.endif both
_*RELEASE
.br;The RELEASE command allows you to release a job request
that was held with the HOLD command.
.lit
The format is:
RELEASE keyword
where keyword must be one of the following:
BATCH-JOBS
CARD-PUNCH-JOBS
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-JOBS
PLOTTER-JOBS
PRINTER-JOBS
followed by one of these arguments:
<request-id-number> (for a single job)
user name (for all jobs of a user)
* (for all job requests)
.end literal
_*REPORT
.br;The REPORT command allows you to make journal entries
into the system error file.
.lit
The format is:
REPORT message
where message can optionally begin with:
User Name
Device
followed by a single or multiple line message.
.end literal
_*REQUEUE
.br;The REQUEUE command allows you to stop a job request,
put it back in the queue in a HOLD state, and cancel the
request. You must give the RELEASE command to activate
the job request after it has been requeued.
.lit
The format is:
REQUEUE keyword argument
where keyword can be one of the following:
BATCH-STREAM
CARD-PUNCH
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
followed by the argument:
<stream-number> (for batch stream)
<unit-number> (for devices)
followed this switch:
/REASON:single or multiple lines of text
or one of the following arguments (not valid for (BATCH-STREAM):
BEGINNING-OF COPY
FILE
JOB
CURRENT-POSITION
.end literal
_*RESPOND
.br;The RESPOND command allows you to reply to any message
that was sent to you from from a user or the system.
.lit
The format is:
RESPOND <message-number> response
where <message-number> is an outstanding message number
followed by a single or multiple line response.
.end literal
_*ROUTE
.br;The ROUTE command allows you to transfer output from one device to
another device on the same or a different node. To cancel previous routing,
give the ROUTE command without specifying a destination.
.b
.lit
The format is:
ROUTE keyword source destination
Where source is object-identifier unit number and
/NODE:nodename:: of the source device and destination is
the unit number and /NODE:nodename:: of the destination device.
The keywords for ROUTE are the following:
ALL-DEVICES
CARD-PUNCH
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
The ALL-DEVICES keyword takes the following arguments:
source-node
ALL-NODES
destination-node
In addition, you may specify ALL-UNITA as your source and
destination arguments.
.end literal
_*SEND
.br;The SEND command allows you to send single or multiple
line messages to destinations defined by the available
keywords.
.lit
The format is:
SEND keyword message
where keyword can be one of the following:
ALL
BATCH-STREAM
JOB
OPERATOR
TERMINAL
followed by a number (not applicable for ALL and OPERATOR),
and a single or multiple line message.
.end literal
.ifnot ten
.ifnot both
_*SET
.br;The SET command allows you to set various system
parameters for the system devices defined by the
available keywords. The parameters are the arguments to
the keywords.
.lit
The format is:
SET keyword argument /switch
where keyword can be one of the following:
BATCH-STREAM <stream-number> or <range>
CARD-PUNCH <device-number> or <range>
DISK-DRIVE CHANNEL <n> DRIVE <n>
JOB <job-number>
LIMIT-EXCEEDED-ACTION
NODE <name::> (for DN60 only)
ONLINE
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH <device-number> or <range>
PLOTTER <device-number> or <range>
PRINTER <device-number> or <range>
SCHEDULER
STRUCTURE structure-name:
TAPE-DRIVE Tape-drive-name:
TERMINAL
where <range> is low to high order numbers <n:m>.
The arguments for BATCH-STREAM are:
NOOPR-INTERVENTION
OPR-INTERVENTION
PRIORITY-LIMITS <number> or <n:m>
TIME-LIMITS <number> or <n:m>
The arguments for CARD-PUNCH, PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH, PLOTTER,
and PRINTER are:
FORMS-TYPE name
LIMIT-EXCEEDED-ACTION ABORT
ASK
PROCEED
OUTPUT-LIMITS <number> or <n:m>
PRIORITY-LIMITS <number> or <n:m>
PAGE-LIMITS <number> or <n:m> (for PRINTER only)
The arguments for DISK-DRIVE are:
AVAILABLE
UNAVAILABLE
The arguments for TAPE-DRIVE are:
AVAILABLE
INITIALIZE
UNAVAILABLE
The INITIALIZE argument has these optional switches:
/COUNT:<number>
/DENSITY:200
556
800
1600
6250
/LABEL-TYPE:ANSI
EBCDIC
TOPS-20
UNLABELED
/OVERRIDE-EXPIRATION:YES
NO
/OWNER:User-name
/PROTECTION:<protection-number>
/TAPE-DISPOSITION:HOLD
UNLOAD
/VOLUME-ID:<volid>
/INCREMENT:<number>
The arguments for JOB are:
NOOPR-INTERVENTION
OPR-INTERVENTION
SCHEDULER-CLASS <class-number>
The arguments for NODE are:
BYTES-PER-MESSAGE <bytes>
CLEAR-SEND-DELAY <milliseconds>
DATA-TERMINAL-READY on/off
NO-SIGNON-REQUIRED
RECORDS-PER-MESSAGE <records>
SIGNON-REQUIRED
SILO-WARNING-LEVEL <number>
TIMEOUT-CATEGORY <primary/secondary>
TRANSPARENCY on/off
The arguments for ONLINE are:
<channel>,<unit>,<controller> (device address)
The argument for SCHEDULER is:
BATCH-CLASS BACKGROUND
NONE
scheduler class for batch
BIAS-CONTROL <decimal-number>
CLASS <scheduler-class-number>
The arguments for STRUCTURE are:
ACKNOWLEDGED
AVAILABLE
DOMESTIC
FOREIGN
IGNORED
REGULATED
UNAVAILABLE
UNREGULATED
The argument for TERMINAL is:
TYPE model-name
.end literal
.endif both
.endif ten
.if ten
_*SET
.b;The SET command allows you to set various system
parameters for the system devices as defined by the
available keywords. The parameters are the arguments to
the keywords.
.b
.lit
The format is:
SET keyword /switch argument /switch
where keyword can be one of the following:
BATCH-STREAM <stream-number> or <range>
CARD-PUNCH <device-number> or <range>
DISK-DRIVE CHANNEL <n> DRIVE <n>
JOB <job-number>
NODE <name::> (for DN60 only)
ONLINE
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH <device-number> or <range>
PLOTTER <device-number> or <range>
PRINTER <device-number> or <range>
SCHEDULER
STRUCTURE structure-name:
TAPE-DRIVE Tape-drive-name:
TERMINAL
USAGE
where <range> is low to high order numbers <n:m>.
The optional switch for BATCH-STREAM, CARD-PUNCH,
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH, PLOTTER, and PRINTER is /NODE:nodename::
The arguments for BATCH-STREAM are:
ATTRIBUTE BATCON or SITGO
NOOPR-INTERVENTION
OPR-INTERVENTION
PRIORITY-LIMITS <number> or <n:m>
TIME-LIMITS <number> or <n:m>
The arguments for CARD-PUNCH, PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH, PLOTTER,
and PRINTER are:
FORMS-TYPE name
LIMIT-EXCEEDED-ACTION ABORT
ASK
PROCEED
OUTPUT-LIMITS <number> or <n:m> (not for PRINTER)
PRIORITY-LIMITS <number> or <n:m>
PAGE-LIMITS <number> or <n:m> (for PRINTER only)
The arguments for DISK-DRIVE are:
AVAILABLE
UNAVAILABLE
The arguments for TAPE-DRIVE are:
AVAILABLE
INITIALIZE
UNAVAILABLE
The INITIALIZE argument has these optional switches:
/COUNT:<number>
/DENSITY:200
556
800
1600
6250
/LABEL-TYPE:ANSI
EBCDIC
TOPS-20
UNLABELED
/OVERRIDE-EXPIRATION:YES
NO
/OWNER:User-name
/PROTECTION:<protection-number>
/TAPE-DISPOSITION:HOLD
UNLOAD
/VOLUME-ID:<volid>
/INCREMENT:<number>
/STARTING-VOLUME-ID:<numeric-volid>
The arguments for JOB are:
NOOPR-INTERVENTION
OPR-INTERVENTION
SCHEDULER-CLASS <class-number>
The arguments for NODE are:
BYTES-PER-MESSAGE <bytes>
CLEAR-SEND-DELAY <milliseconds>
RECORDS-PER-MESSAGE <records>
TIMEOUT-CATEGORY <primary/secondary>
TRANSPARENCY on/off
The arguments for ONLINE are:
<channel>,<unit>,<controller> (device address)
The argument for SCHEDULER is:
BATCH-CLASS BACKGROUND
NONE
scheduler class for batch
BIAS-CONTROL <decimal-number>
CLASS <scheduler-class-number>
The arguments for STRUCTURE are:
ACKNOWLEDGED
AVAILABLE
DOMESTIC
FOREIGN
IGNORED
REGULATED
UNAVAILABLE
UNREGULATED
The arguments for TERMINAL are:
TYPE model-name
KEYPAD
NOKEYPAD
The arguments for USAGE are:
BILLING-CLOSURE time
FILE-CLOSURE
FILE-CLOSURE has the following arguments:
DAILY time
NOW
EVERY weekday time
date time
where the date takes the form of dd-mm-yy and time is hh:mm. An optional
switch for SET USAGE FILE-CLOSURE is /NO-SESSION-ENTRIES.
.end literal
.endif ten
.if both
_*SET
.br;The SET command allows you to set various system
parameters for the system devices as defined by the
available keywords. The parameters are the arguments to
the keywords.
.b
.lit
The format is:
SET keyword /switch argument /switch
where keyword can be one of the following:
BATCH-STREAM <stream-number> or <range>
CARD-PUNCH <device-number> or <range>
DISK-DRIVE CHANNEL <n> DRIVE <n>
JOB <job-number>
NODE <name::> (for DN60 only)
ONLINE
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH <device-number> or <range>
PLOTTER <device-number> or <range>
PRINTER <device-number> or <range>
SCHEDULER
STRUCTURE structure-name:
TAPE-DRIVE Tape-drive-name:
TERMINAL
USAGE <TOPS-10 only>
where <range> is low to high order numbers <n:m>.
The optional switch for BATCH-STREAM, CARD-PUNCH,
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH, PLOTTER, and PRINTER is /NODE:nodename::
The arguments for BATCH-STREAM are:
ATTRIBUTE BATCON or SITGO
NOOPR-INTERVENTION
OPR-INTERVENTION
PRIORITY-LIMITS <number> or <n:m>
TIME-LIMITS <number> or <n:m>
The arguments for CARD-PUNCH, PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH, PLOTTER,
and PRINTER are:
FORMS-TYPE name
LIMIT-EXCEEDED-ACTION ABORT
ASK
PROCEED
OUTPUT-LIMITS <number> or <n:m> (not for PRINTER)
PRIORITY-LIMITS <number> or <n:m>
PAGE-LIMITS <number> or <n:m> (for PRINTER only)
The arguments for DISK-DRIVE are:
AVAILABLE
UNAVAILABLE
The arguments for TAPE-DRIVE are:
AVAILABLE
INITIALIZE
UNAVAILABLE
The INITIALIZE argument has these optional switches:
/COUNT:<number>
/DENSITY:200
556
800
1600
6250
/LABEL-TYPE:ANSI
EBCDIC
TOPS-20
UNLABELED
/OVERRIDE-EXPIRATION:YES
NO
/OWNER:User-name
/PROTECTION:<protection-number>
/TAPE-DISPOSITION:HOLD
UNLOAD
/VOLUME-ID:<volid>
/INCREMENT:<number>
/STARTING-VOLUME-ID:<numeric-volid>
The arguments for JOB are:
NOOPR-INTERVENTION
OPR-INTERVENTION
SCHEDULER-CLASS <class-number>
The arguments for NODE are:
BYTES-PER-MESSAGE <bytes>
CLEAR-SEND-DELAY <milliseconds>
RECORDS-PER-MESSAGE <records>
TIMEOUT-CATEGORY <primary/secondary>
TRANSPARENCY on/off
The arguments for ONLINE are:
<channel>,<unit>,<controller> (device address)
The argument for SCHEDULER is:
BATCH-CLASS BACKGROUND
NONE
scheduler class for batch
BIAS-CONTROL <decimal-number>
CLASS <scheduler-class-number>
The arguments for STRUCTURE are:
ACKNOWLEDGED
AVAILABLE
DOMESTIC
FOREIGN
IGNORED
REGULATED
UNAVAILABLE
UNREGULATED
The arguments for TERMINAL are:
TYPE model-name
KEYPAD <TOPS-10 only>
NOKEYPAD <TOPS-10 only>
The arguments for USAGE <TOPS-10 only> are:
BILLING-CLOSURE
with the time in the following form: hh:mm
and
FILE-CLOSURE
with the following arguments:
DAILY time
NOW
EVERY weekday time
date time
where date is in the form dd-mm-yy and time is hh:mm. The SET
USAGE FILE-CLOSURE command takes the optional switch /NO-SESSION-ENTRIES.
.end literal
.endif both
.ifnot ten
.ifnot both
_*SHOW
.br;The SHOW command allows you to display various types of
information defined by the available keywords.
.lit
The format is:
SHOW keyword argument /switch
where keyword can be one of the following:
CONTROL-FILE
MESSAGES
OPERATORS
PARAMETERS
QUEUES
ROUTE-TABLE
SCHEDULER
STATUS
TIME
The argument for CONTROL-FILE with its optional /switch
is:
BATCH-STREAM <stream-number> /LINES:<number>
The arguments for PARAMETERS are:
BATCH-STREAM
CARD-PUNCH
NETWORK-NODE
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
The arguments for QUEUES are:
ALL-JOBS
BATCH-JOBS
CARD-PUNCH-JOBS
MOUNT-REQUESTS
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-JOBS
PLOTTER-JOBS
PRINTER-JOBS
RETRIEVAL-REQUESTS
with the switches:
/ALL
/SHORT
/USER:user
/NODE:nodename (not for MOUNT-REQUESTS or RETRIEVAL-REQUESTS)
The arguments for STATUS are:
BATCH-STREAM
CARD-PUNCH
DISK-DRIVE
NETWORK-NODE
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
READER
TAPE-DRIVE
DISK-DRIVES has these optional switches:
/ALL
/FREE
/MOUNTED
TAPE-DRIVE has the following optional argument and
switches:
Tape-Drive-Name:
/ALL
/FREE
The other arguments have this optional switch:
/SHORT
The are no arguments and switches for MESSAGES,
OPERATORS, ROUTE-TABLE, SCHEDULER, and TIME.
.end literal
.endif both
.endif ten
.if ten
_*SHOW
.br;The SHOW command allows you to display various types of
information as defined by the available keywords.
.b
.lit
The format is:
SHOW keyword argument /switch
where keyword can be one of the following:
ALLOCATION
CONTROL-FILE
MESSAGES
OPERATORS
PARAMETERS
QUEUES
ROUTE-TABLE
SCHEDULER
STATUS
TIME
The arguments for ALLOCATION are:
ALL-REQUESTS
BATCH-REQUEST
JOB
The argument for CONTROL-FILE with its optional /switch
is:
BATCH-STREAM <stream-number> /LINES:<number>
The arguments for PARAMETERS are:
BATCH-STREAM
CARD-PUNCH
NETWORK-NODE
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
followed by the optional /NODE:nodename switch, except for
NETWORK-NODE
The arguments for QUEUES are:
ALL-JOBS
BATCH-JOBS
CARD-PUNCH-JOBS
MOUNT-REQUESTS
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-JOBS
PLOTTER-JOBS
PRINTER-JOBS
RETRIEVAL-REQUESTS
with the switches:
/ALL
/SHORT
/USER:user
/NODE:nodename (not for MOUNT-REQUESTS or RETRIEVAL-REQUESTS)
The arguments, with optional names or numbers, for STATUS
are:
BATCH-STREAM <stream-number>
CARD-PUNCH <unit-number>
DISK-DRIVE <unit-name>
NETWORK-NODE name
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH <unit-number>
PLOTTER <unit-number>
PRINTER <unit-number>
READER <unit-number>
STRUCTURE <user p,pn>
TAPE-DRIVE <tape-drive-name>
DISK-DRIVES has these optional switches:
/ALL
/FREE
/MOUNTED
TAPE-DRIVE has the following optional argument and
switches:
Tape-Drive-Name:
/ALL
/FREE
The other arguments have this optional switch:
/SHORT
OPERATORS has the optional /NODE:nodename switch.
There are no arguments and switches for MESSAGES,
SCHEDULER, and TIME.
.end literal
.endif ten
.if both
_*SHOW
.br;The SHOW command allows you to display various types of
information as defined by the available keywords.
.b
.lit
The format is:
SHOW keyword argument /switch
where keyword can be one of the following:
CONTROL-FILE
MESSAGES
OPERATORS
PARAMETERS
QUEUES
ROUTE-TABLE
SCHEDULER
STATUS
TIME
The arguments for ALLOCATION <TOPS-10 only> are:
ALL-REQUESTS
BATCH-REQUEST
JOB
The argument for CONTROL-FILE with its optional /switch
is:
BATCH-STREAM <stream-number> /LINES:<number>
The arguments for PARAMETERS are:
BATCH-STREAM
CARD-PUNCH
NETWORK-NODE
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
followed by the optional /NODE:nodename switch, except for
NETWORK-NODE
The arguments for QUEUES are:
ALL-JOBS
BATCH-JOBS
CARD-PUNCH-JOBS
MOUNT-REQUESTS
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH-JOBS
PLOTTER-JOBS
PRINTER-JOBS
RETRIEVAL-REQUESTS
with the switches:
/ALL
/SHORT
/USER:user
/NODE:nodename (not for MOUNT-REQUESTS or RETRIEVAL-REQUESTS)
The arguments, with optional names or numbers, for STATUS
are:
BATCH-STREAM <stream-number>
CARD-PUNCH <unit-number>
DISK-DRIVE <unit-name>
NETWORK-NODE name
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH <unit-number>
PLOTTER <unit-number>
PRINTER <unit-number>
READER <unit-number>
STRUCTURE <TOPS-10 only>
TAPE-DRIVE <tape-drive-name>
DISK-DRIVES has these optional switches:
/ALL
/FREE
/MOUNTED
TAPE-DRIVE has the following optional argument and
switches:
Tape-Drive-Name:
/ALL
/CHARACTERISTICS
/FREE
The other arguments have this optional switch:
/SHORT
OPERATORS has the optional /NODE:nodename switch.
There are no arguments and switches for MESSAGES,
SCHEDULER, and TIME.
.end literal
.endif both
_*SHUTDOWN
.br;The SHUTDOWN command allows you to terminate the
scheduling of job requests for the devices you specify as
defined by the available keywords.
.lit
The format is:
SHUTDOWN keyword argument
where keyword can be one of the following:
BATCH-STREAM
CARD-PUNCH
NODE (for DECnet only)
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
READER
followed by the argument:
<stream-number> (for batch streams)
<unit-number> (for devices)
node-name:: (for NODE)
or a range of <stream/unit-numbers> as n:m.
.end literal
_*START
.br;The START command allows you to start up the scheduling of
job requests through the devices you specify, as defined
by the available keywords.
.lit
The format is:
START keyword argument /switch
where keyword can be one of the following:
BATCH-STREAM
CARD-PUNCH
NODE (for DECnet only)
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
READER
followed by the argument:
<stream-number> (for batch stream)
<unit-number> (for devices)
node-name:: (for NODE)
or a range of <stream/unit-numbers> as n:m.
The PRINTER keyword has this optional switch:
/DEVICE:tape-drive-name:
.end literal
_*STOP
.br;The STOP command allow you to temporarily stop any device
as defined by the available keywords. You must give the
CONTINUE command to resume the processing of job requests
through the device.
.lit
The format is:
STOP keyword <stream/unit-number> argument /switch
where keyword can be one of the following:
BATCH-STREAM
CARD-PUNCH
PAPER-TAPE-PUNCH
PLOTTER
PRINTER
READER
followed by a stream/unit number or a range of numbers (n:m).
You can also specify one of the following arguments:
AFTER CURRENT-REQUEST
AFTER EVERY-REQUEST
IMMEDIATELY
And you can specify the /NODE:nodename:: switch.
.end literal
_*SUPPRESS
.br;The SUPPRESS command allows you to suppress the carriage
control on the line printer. All lines are
single-spaced. Blank lines and form feeds are ignored.
.lit
The format is:
SUPPRESS PRINTER <unit-number>
followed by one of these switches:
/FILE
/JOB
/STOP
.end literal
.ifnot ten
_*SWITCH
.if both
.br;<Note: SWITCH is valid on TOPS-20 only>
.endif both
.br;The SWITCH command allows you to switch a mount request
that is using a tape volume to a new volume on another
tape drive. This command should be used only when a user
program wishes to switch volumes without issuing another
tape mount request.
.lit
The format is:
SWITCH <request-id-number> volid tape-drive
where <request-id-number> specifies a tape mount request,
volid is the new volume identification, and
tape-drive is the tape drive unit number (MTAn:).
.end literal
.endif ten
_*TAKE
.br;The TAKE command allows you to execute a series of OPR
commands from a specified command file.
.lit
The format is:
TAKE filespec
where filespec is the name of the command file,
followed by one of these optional switches:
/DISPLAY
/NODISPLAY
.end literal
.if ten
_*UNLOCK
.if both
.br;<Note:UNLOCK is valid only on TOPS-10>
.endif both
.br;The UNLOCK command allows you to permit timesharing users to access a
previously locked structure. The UNLOCK command reverses the effect of the
LOCK command.
.b;
.lit;
UNLOCK structure-name: [mm-dd-yy][ hh:mm]
.el;
.endif ten
_*WAIT
.br;The WAIT command causes OPR to wait for a specified number of seconds
before accepting input.
.b
.lt
WAIT [nn]
where nn is the number of seconds you want OPR to wait.
.el