TACL Reference Manual

HP NonStop TACL Reference Manual—429513-018
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About This Manual
This manual contains reference material describing the HP Tandem Advanced
Command Language (TACL). It presents the syntax and operations of all standard
commands and functions available in the :UTILS:TACL directory (embodying the
command interpreter capability of the TACL product), as well as the syntax and
description of TACL built-in functions and built-in variables (the programming language
aspect of the TACL product).
Audience
This manual is intended for all users of the TACL product, both users who intend to
use TACL primarily as a command interpreter, and those users who need to use the
extensible capabilities of TACL for programming. Also included in this manual are
descriptions of TACL operations that are restricted for use by system management
personnel only.
Organization
Section 1, Overview of TACL Provides an overview of TACL features and
operation.
Section 2, Lexical Elements Describes the basic elements of the TACL
product.
Section 3, Expressions Describes syntax and semantics for expressions.
Section 4, Variables Describes variable types and their uses.
Section 5, Statements and
Programs
Describes syntax and semantics for TACL
statements.
Section 6, The TACL
Environment
Describes environmental information about the
TACL product, including required and
recommended files, initialization, communication
with a CMON process, defining library files, and
defining and using segment files and directories.
Section 7, Summary of
Commands and Built-In
Functions
Lists commands and built-in functions by
functional group.
Section 8, UTILS:TACL
Commands and Functions
Describes commands and functions provided
with the TACL product in the :UTILS:TACL
directory.
Section 9, Built-In Functions and
Variables
Describes TACL built-in functions and variables.