Guardian User's Guide

Performing Routine Spooler Operations Using
Spoolcom
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Spoolcom Command Summary
If you enter commands on separate lines, each command must be complete. For
example, to enter the subcommands from the previous example on three separate lines,
you must repeat the command JOB and the parameter 1635 on each line:
Each subcommand can be considered a separate command. Subcommands are processed
left to right, and each subcommand is processed before the next subcommand is
executed. (The SPOOLER command with the DRAIN option is an exception. Spoolcom
puts the component in the drain state but does not wait for the drain to complete.)
Spoolcom Command Summary
Not all subcommands for each command are listed below. For complete information
about all Spoolcom commands, see the Spooler Utilities Reference Manual.
)JOB 1635, HOLD
)JOB 1635, REPORT TAL COMPILE
)JOB 1635, START
Table 14-1. Spoolcom Commands (Super-Group Users Only) (page 1 of 2)
Command Subcommand Function
BATCH Specifies attributes, obtains status, changes batch job states.
COLLECT Specifies attributes, obtains status, changes collector states.
DELETE Removes a specified collector from the spooler.
DRAIN Causes the collector to stop accepting new jobs.
START Causes a dormant collector to become active.
STATUS Shows current status of the collector processes.
COMMENT Designates a comment for Spoolcom to ignore; often used
in command files.
DEV Specifies attributes, obtains status, changes device states.
CLEAR Stops printing the current job on a given device.
DELETE Removes a device from the spooler.
DRAIN Causes a device to go offline after the current job finishes.
START Causes an offline device to become online.
STATUS Shows current status of devices.
SUSPEND Causes a device to stop all activity.
XREF Produces a cross-reference list of devices, locations, and
print processes, ordered by device.
EXIT Terminates a Spoolcom session.
FC Allows edit and reexecution of a command line.
FONT Designates a special control job in the spooler as a font job,
containing printing instructions for programmable printers
like vertical form control (VFC) commands. Also displays
status of spooler jobs associated with specific fonts.