ATM Configuration and Management Manual

SCF Commands

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Logging Input and Output to a File

To record both the input commands and the corresponding output displays in a single

file, use the LOG command, which is described in the

SCF Reference Manual for

G-Series RVUs

. Specifying a log file does not change either the input source or the

output destination; instead, a copy of the commands and displays is sent to the

specified file. For example, the following LOG command creates a file named

$DATA.SCF.SESSION that contains each input command followed by the output that

SCF displays in response to that command:

-> LOG $DATA.SCF.SESSION

If you are logging SCF commands to a record-keeping log file, you can record the

nature of each change by adding comment text. For example:

-> SAVE CONFIGURATION 3.12 ==4570 disk added 10/01/96

Entering SCF Commands

At the beginning of an SCF session, SCF displays its product banner, which includes

the product number, version number, RVU date, and copyright statement of the SCF

program.

When SCF successfully completes all initialization, it is ready to process commands. It

indicates readiness by displaying its prompt (->) following the command-line number.

The information displayed with this prompt can be changed by using the SETPROMPT

command, described in the

SCF Reference Manual for G-Series RVUs

Most examples in this manual assume selection of the NONE parameter, which issues

only the prompt without a command-line number. Examples that display command-line

numbers assume that NUMBER was selected as the SETPROMPT parameter.

Using the SCF HELP Command

SCF provides online help when you use the HELP command described in the

SCF

Reference Manual for G-Series RVUs

. If you enter the HELP command alone, SCF

responds with a menu that guides you through the available help options. Using this

menu-mode help facility, you can obtain general information about SCF basic

components, such as attribute specifications, character strings, commands, file names,

integers, and so forth. In addition to getting general SCF information, you can obtain

information specific to your particular subsystem, including information about the

commands and object types supported by that subsystem. The online help facility is

interactive. You cannot invoke it from an SCF command file. (If the HELP command is

found in such a file, HELP ALL is assumed.)

To obtain information on the syntax of ATM object types and the commands that apply

to them:

-> HELP ATM