TACL Reference Manual

Summary of Commands and Built-In Functions
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Interfacing With the Operating System
Controlling Processes
Table 7-5 lists the commands that support process control.
Table 7-5. Process Control Commands (page 1 of 2)
Command Description
ACTIVATE Reactivates a previously suspended process
ADD DEFINE Creates one or more DEFINEs
ALTER DEFINE Changes attributes of one or more DEFINEs
ALTPRI Alters execution priority of a process
ASSIGN Gives file attributes to logical-file descriptions used by application
programs
CLEAR Deletes attributes previously set by ASSIGN or PARAM commands
DELETE DEFINE Removes one or more DEFINEs from process file segment (PFS) of
current TACL process
EXIT Used interactively, stops current process; used in a command file,
stops execution of commands
INLECHO Controls copying to TACL OUT file of lines sent to inline process
INLEOF Sends end-of-file indication to an inline process
INLOUT Controls copying to TACL OUT file of lines sent to OUT file of inline
process
INLPREFIX Establishes prefix that identifies lines to be passed to inline process
INLTO Establishes variable to receive copies of lines sent to OUT file of inline
process
PARAM Assigns parameter value to a parameter name, or displays all current
parameters and their values
PAUSE Makes TACL stop prompting for commands and allows another
process to control terminal
RESET DEFINE Restores attributes in DEFINE working set to their initial values
RUN or RUND Runs a program; optionally puts resulting process into debug state
SET DEFINE SET DEFINE establishes a value for one or more DEFINE attributes
in working attribute set
SET DEFMODE Controls whether DEFINEs are enabled for current TACL process and
are propagated to new processes
SET HIGHPIN Sets the default PIN range for processes started by the current TACL
process
SET SWAP Sets swap volume for all subsequent RUN commands (unless swap
volume is explicitly specified in a command)
STOP Stops and deletes a process