TACL Reference Manual

UTILS:TACL Commands and Functions
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SYSTEM Command
SYSTEM Command
Use the SYSTEM command to set the default system until you change it again or log
off. This command applies only to systems that are available in a network.
\node-name
is the name of a new default system. If you omit \ node-name, the system on which
your TACL is running becomes the current default.
Considerations
•
The system you specify in a SYSTEM command is temporarily in effect. After you
enter a LOGON command, or a SYSTEM or VOLUME command with no following
parameters, your default system is again your logon default. (To change your
logon defaults, use the DEFAULT program.)
•
If you are running a remote TACL process, entering SYSTEM with no following
parameters establishes that remote system as your default system, instead of the
local system to which your terminal is connected.
•
These commands are not equivalent:
14> SYSTEM \ local-node-name
14> SYSTEM
The first invocation causes the network restrictions on file-name lengths to take
effect; the second does not. See the Expand Network Management and
Troubleshooting Guide for information on network file-name restrictions.
•
To view the default system, use the WHO command or the #DEFAULTS built-in
variable. If the WHO command does not display a current system, your current
system is the local system.
Examples
1. To specify \LONDON as the current default system, enter:
14> SYSTEM \LONDON
When you enter the WHO command, the display includes the current default
system (omitted when it is the same as the saved default):
15> WHO
...
Current volume: $BOOKS.TACL Current system: \LONDON
2. To return to your saved default system (established by the DEFAULT command):
16> SYSTEM
SYSTEM [ \node-name ]