Safeguard User's Guide (G06.24+, H06.03+)

Working With SAFECOM

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7-5

Redirecting Output for a Single Command

Usually, with SAFECOM operating in interactive mode, output is displayed on the

home terminal because the home terminal is the default OUT file. However, SAFECOM

can be directed to report to an EDIT file or to list a SAFECOM report on a printer. To do

this, include an OUT option to redirect SAFECOM output for a single command.

Specify the OUT option immediately following the command and enclose it in slashes

as follows.

For example, this command redirects the output of the SAFECOM HELP command to

a spooler location:

=HELP / OUT $s.#lp1 / ALL

This command prints all the SAFECOM help screens on the printer defined for the

spooler location $S.#LP1.

To save a SAFECOM report in an EDIT file, enter a disk-file name. If the file already

exists, SAFECOM opens the file and appends the INFO report to the file. If the file

does not exist, SAFECOM creates an EDIT file with the specified name and then writes

the output report to that file.

The next example writes an INFO report for all the files on the subvolume named

report3 to the file named $data.report3.myfiles. First, establish a default disk volume

and subvolume:

=VOLUME $data.report3

Then request the report:

=INFO / OUT myfiles / DISKFILE *,DETAIL

Using the OUT option with a SAFECOM command redirects output for only that

command. After the command completes, SAFECOM again directs its output to the

session OUT file, which is your terminal. To keep a complete record of a SAFECOM

session, use the LOG command. The LOG command sends a copy of the session

input and output to a log file but does not change the current IN and OUT files.

Getting Online Help

In interactive mode, you can use the SAFECOM help facility to find the answer to

syntax questions. The help facility supports all SAFECOM commands, including those

reserved for your security administrator.