HP e3000 Installation manual

HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems
Commands Reference
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HP Part No. B3813-90011
Printed in USA 1994
First Edition
E0494

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In This Book
This b o ok pro
vides a detailed explanation of eac
h command in this subset of
MPE/iX commands.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Command Parameters
This chapter provides introductory information on command
syntax and organization.
Chapter 2: MPE/iX Commands
This chapter provides reference information for all of the
primary MPE/iX commands. The commands are arranged in
alphab etical order.
Related Manuals
The Commands Reference is the fourth b o ok in a set of v
e manuals that
includes the following:
Understanding Your
System (B3813-90001)
If you are new to computers, this is a go o d place to
start. It provides an introduction to what computers do
and how they do it.
Getting Started
(B3813-90003)
Familiarizes you with your computer and computer
peripherals. It also explains how to get your system
ready for use, how to use and maintain your tap e drives
and how to communicate with your system using HP
Easytime/iX.
Task Reference
(B3813-90009)
Describ es how to communicate with your system using
MPE/iX commands. This bo ok also includes a chapter
on how to get more information on your system, a
chapter on troublesho oting and a glossary.
iv

New Features of
MPE/iX: Using the
Hierarchical File
System (32650-90351)
Describ es the changes to MPE/iX as of Release 4.5
and 5.0, which enhanced MPE/iX to mak
e it \POSIX
compatible." The b o ok also describes the features of
the hierarchical le system.
Note
The MPE/iX op erating system has b een enhanced as of Release
4.5 and 5.0 to include additional features that include POSIX
compatibility and the hierarchical le system . The hierarchical
le system is tree structured and can con
tain les at many
dierent levels. This organization provides a sp ecial kind of le
called a directory . Instead of holding data, directories con
tain
lists of les and p ointers to those les.
For more information on POSIX and the hierarchical le
system , refer to the bo ok, New Features of MPE/iX: Using
the Hierarchical File System (32650-90351), included in this
documentation set. This b o ok includes an o
verview of the
following enhancements of MPE/iX as of Release 4.5 and 5.0:
Open systems environment
Hierarchical le system (HFS)
Expanded le naming syntax
New and enhanced commands and utilities
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Contents
1. Introduction to Command Parameters
Parameters within Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Required parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Optional parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Positional parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
2. MPE/iX Commands
ABORTJOB/ 4
Ctrl
5 A ABORTJOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
ALLOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
ALTACCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
ALTFILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
ALTGROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
ALTSEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
ALTUSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
BREAKJOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
BYE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
CHDIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42
CHGROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46
COMMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
CONSOLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
CONTINUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52
COPY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53
DISCUSE (UDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
DISKUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59
EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68
EOJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-71
FCOPY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-73
FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-76
HELLO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82
HELP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-87
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JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-96
JOBFENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-103
LIMIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-106
LISTACCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-109
LISTFILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-112
LISTGROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-135
LISTSPF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-138
LISTUSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-148
NEWACCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-150
NEWDIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-155
NEWGROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-158
NEWLINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-162
NEWUSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-170
OUTFENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-173
PASSWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-177
PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-178
PURGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-181
PURGEACCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-184
PURGEDIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-186
PURGEGROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-194
PURGELINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-196
PURGEUSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-198
RECALL/ 4
Ctrl
5 A RECALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-200
RELEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-202
RENAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-204
REPLY/ 4
Ctrl
5 A REPLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-206
REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-209
RESTORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-213
RESUME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-227
RESUMEJOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-229
RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-231
SECURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-236
SETCLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-238
SHOWCLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-246
SHOWDEV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-247
SHOWJOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-251
SHOWME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-258
SHOWTIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-261
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SPOOLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-262
SPOOLF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-270
STORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-277
STREAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-289
STREAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-297
SYSGEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-299
TELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-302
TELLOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-305
WARN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-307
WELCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-309
XEQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-311
Index
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Figures
2-1. Hierarchical Directory Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62
2-2. DISKUSE Output Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-63
2-3. Example File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-125
Tables
2-1. Primary EDIT/3000 Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-69
2-2. Format Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-119
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1
Introduction to Command Parameters
This chapter provides intro ductory information ab out parameters. T
o get help
on any parameter not found in this bo ok, use the MPE/iX online help facilit
y
described in the bo ok,
Task Reference (B3813-90009).
Each command in this b o ok is presen
ted in alphab etical order and contains the
following information:
Command
Name
Provides the command name at the top of eac
h page, followed
by a brief denition.
Syntax Provides a diagram that shows howtoenter the command and
its parameters.
Parameters Explains each parameter including its function, limitations, and
defaults.
Operation
Notes
Explains how to use the command and may also include
advisory information, such as requirements, restrictions, and
operating pro cesses.
Examples Includes examples of how to use the command.
Related
Commands
Provides the names of functionally related commands.
Introduction to Command Parameters 1-1