ATM Configuration and Management Manual

SCF Commands
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Modes of Operation
The following methods of using SCF are examples of interactive mode:
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Running SCF from the TACL prompt without specifying a command. For
example:
> SCF
->
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Using TACL INLINE. TACL INLINE (discussed in the TACL Reference
Manual) allows a user to write a TACL program to simulate a user at a
terminal. The INLINE facility is a special case of INV, in which the input
variable is implicitly formed by TACL from the lines with the INLPREFIX that is
in effect.
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Using TACL /INV/ as an alias. For example:
1. You push a variable on to the stack. For example:
#PUSH TEMP
2. You set the value for the variable. For example:
#SET TEMP CPUS \EAST
3. Then you can use the variable, for example, in an SCF command:
SCF /INV TEMP/
This action causes SCF to run as if the command were:
SCF CPUS \EAST
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The mode is or becomes noninteractive
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If you use an SCF command file as the / IN filename / parameter within the
command to run SCF. SCF command files are usually EDIT files that contain a
series of SCF commands.
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If you use an OBEY command. The mode is noninteractive unless a line does
not contain a command. If a line invokes a command-mode utility but does not
supply a command, the mode becomes interactive and the user is prompted
for input.
Command file and OBEY command file usage is explained under Input
Sources on page 4-12.
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If you use the OUT command or the / OUT file-spec / parameter within an
SCF command. For more information, see Changing the Output Destination on
page 4-13.
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If you enter one or more SCF commands separated by semicolons; for
example:
> SCF LOG MYFILE; CPUS; LISTPM