SCF Reference Manual for G-Series RVUs (G06.24+)

Using SCF

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Lettercase Preservation in the Input Buffer

SCF does not upshift lowercase letters in its input buffer before parsing. This affects

the following entities:

Using the Break Key

If a command is in progress, pressing the Break key cancels further execution of that

command. If no command is in progress, pressing the Break key returns control to

TACL, but the SCF session is still running. You can type PAUSE at the TACL prompt

to return to the same SCF session.

Using the F16 HELP Key

You can use the F16 HELP key to display information about SCF commands. The

HELP key is essentially the same as the TACL HELP key. Pressing F16 while entering

an SCF command returns a message that indicates the expected input.

For other forms of SCF help, see Using the SCF HELP Command on page 4-21 and

SCF Menu-Mode Help on page 4-21.

Responding to the “More text” Query

By default, the page size for your terminal's display is 23 lines. Whenever you enter a

command that results in a display of text that exceeds this limit, SCF stops the display

and issues the prompt, More text? ([Y], N) on the 24th display line. If you respond by

pressing Return or Y, SCF continues displaying text. If you respond N, SCF terminates

both the display of text and the execution of the command you entered.

If you do not want to be prompted, and want command execution to be completed,

enter the PAGESIZE command (described on page 5-89

) without any number at the

SCF prompt.

Using the SCF Trace Function

SCF provides an optional trace facility accessible using the TRACE command

described on page 5-125. Some subsystems use all, or portions of, the SCF trace

PARAM command The parameter name is upshifted, but the value is not

upshifted.

Object names The object name itself is not upshifted, but the system and

device portions of the object name are upshifted because they

are objects defined by SCF and, therefore, are case-

insensitive.

ALIAS command The alias text is not upshifted, but the alias name is upshifted

because alias names are case-insensitive.