RDF/IMP and IMPX System Management Manual (RDF 1.4+)

Entering RDFSCAN Commands
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LOG
LOG
The LOG command selects a file to which subsequent LIST commands copy their
output in addition to the standard output device. When you issue the LOG command
followed by a LIST command, RDFSCAN continues to display the LIST records on the
standard device and also copies them to the file specified in the LOG command.
\system
identifies the system on which the destination file is located.
$volume
identifies the disk volume on which the destination file is located.
subvolume
identifies the subvolume in which the destination file is located.
file
identifies the destination file for the records.
Usage Guidelines
The LIST command always transmits its output to the standard output device for
RDFSCAN, which is normally your terminal. When you specify a destination file in the
LOG command, RDFSCAN directs subsequent LIST command output to that
destination file as well as producing it on the standard output device. That is, with the
LOG command, LIST output goes both to your terminal and the file specified in LOG.
If the file specified by the LOG command does not exist, RDFSCAN creates an EDIT
file of that name.
If you enter a LOG command without specifying a file name, RDFSCAN prompts you
for the file name by displaying:
Enter log file name:
To terminate copying to the file selected by LOG, issue a NOLOG command.
LOG [\system.][$volume.][subvolume.]file
Note. Do not confuse the file specified in the LOG command with the EMS event log that
receives RDF messages and whose contents are displayed by the LIST command. For
information about selecting the file for your session, see “About the EMS Event Log” and the
FILE command description earlier in this section.