TS/MP System Management Manual (H06.05+, J06.03+)

PATHCOM Operation Commands
HP NonStop TS/MP System Management Manual—541819-007
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OBEY Command
OBEY Command
Use the OBEY command to cause commands to be read from a specified command
file.
file-name
specifies a HP file name. The file can be a disk file, terminal, or process from
which PATHCOM reads commands. file-name can also be the name of a
DEFINE.
Considerations
•
PATHCOM reads and runs commands from the named file until it encounters an
EXIT command or the end of the file. After the end of the file, PATHCOM closes
the command file and command input reverts to the file from which the OBEY
command was read. Multiple OBEY commands can appear within a command file;
you can nest command files to a depth of four.
•
If PATHCOM detects an error while processing the commands from a command
file, it closes that file and any other command files currently open (in the case of
nested command files). If the original input file for PATHCOM is a terminal,
PATHCOM displays a prompt on the terminal. If the input file is not a terminal,
PATHCOM terminates.
Examples
This command reads and runs the commands contained in the file MFG.CMDSFILE.
In this example, both the subvolume and the file identifier are specified:
OBEY MFG.CMDSFILE
This command also reads and runs the commands contained in the file CMDSFILE.
However, because no subvolume was specified, PATHCOM looks for the file in the
subvolume from which you issued the command:
OBEY CMDSFILE
In this example, the file name is a DEFINE that you specify before starting PATHCOM:
12> ADD DEFINE =CMD, CLASS MAP, FILE $DATA.PW.CONFIG2
13> PATHCOM $PM1
= OBEY =CMD
{ OBEY } file-name
{ O }