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searchtape
searchtape [on <device>] [from <date> to <date>]
[<max # stories>] for <word> …
searchtape [on <device>] [just <date>]
[<max # stories>] for <word> …
Use one of the following date formats: YY, YYMM, YYMMDD, or CCYYMMDD.
Searches a tape created by the dbdump command and recovers stories from it. Stories that
contain a word specified in your search are restored to the queue SYSTEM.SEARCHTAPE.
For instance, to search a tape for stories containing the word “dinosaur,” type:
searchtape for dinosaur
A message similar to the following appears:
8 stories restored to SYSTEM.SEARCHTAPE
In this case, searchtape found eight stories containing the word “dinosaur” and placed them
in SYSTEM.SEARCHTAPE.
When searching a tape, you can specify a date range when the story was saved, as well as the
maximum number of stories for the system to restore.
send
send <username> “<message>”
Lets you send instant and intersystem messages to users from the console. Messages can be
sent to the special user—computer—on another system by using the username,
computer@other-system. These messages are printed on the console of the other system.
Here are two examples of messages sent to user Smith:
send smith “are you editing ap-arson”
send smith “please log out now”