Safeguard Reference Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+ )
SAFECOM Session-Control Commands
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Session-Control Command Syntax
Session-Control Command Syntax
Table 4-1. Session-Control Command Summary (page 1 of 2)
Command Function
ASSUME Establishes a default object class for subsequent object-management 
commands during the current session.
DISPLAY 
COMMANDS
Displays the output of an INFO or SHOW command as SAFECOM 
commands.
DISPLAY 
DETAIL
Controls the DETAIL option of the INFO command for an entire session.
DISPLAY 
HEADERS
Controls the display of headings in INFO command reports.
DISPLAY 
PROMPT
Controls the text displayed in your SAFECOM prompt.
DISPLAY USER Displays the identities of users as either user IDs or user names.
DISPLAY 
WARNINGS
Controls the display of warnings about unprotected files.
ENV Displays the current default values of the environmental parameters and 
DISPLAY options (SYSTEM, VOLUME, OUT, LOG, ASSUME, and 
DISPLAY).
EXIT Ends an interactive SAFECOM session. Control of your terminal returns 
to your command interpreter. You can also use Ctrl-Y to end an 
interactive session.
FC Displays and allows you to edit a previously entered SAFECOM 
command.
HELP Displays help screens for SAFECOM commands.
HISTORY Displays a specified number of your most recently entered SAFECOM 
commands.
LOG Specifies a log file to which SAFECOM writes a record of your 
SAFECOM session.
OBEY Specifies an input command file (an EDIT file) containing SAFECOM 
commands.
OUT Redirects SAFECOM output to a specified file.
SYNTAX Directs SAFECOM to check command syntax only and not to execute 
commands.
SYSTEM Establishes a default system name to be used for file-name expansion.
VOLUME Establishes a default disk volume name and a default subvolume name 
to be used for expanding disk file and subvolume names.
? Displays a specified command that you previously entered during the 
current session.










