TMF Reference Manual (G06.26+)

Using TMFCOM

HP NonStop TMF Reference Manual—522418-003

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Continuing Commands on Multiple Lines

You can continue a single TMFCOM command over two or more lines. For example,

you must do this when a command contains too many parameters to fit into one 2048-

character line (as sometimes occurs in OBEY command files). In other cases, lengthy

comments on a command line force the text onto one or more additional lines. In still

other cases, you want a command that spans multiple lines on your workstation or

terminal screen, or in a command file, to break neatly.

To continue a command onto another line, enter an ampersand (&) as the last

character in the line you want to continue. When you enter the command interactively,

TMFCOM responds by displaying “>>>” on the next line to prompt you for the rest of

the command. For example, in the first two lines of the following command, the

ampersand indicates that you want to continue the command onto the next line:

TMF 16> ALTER AUDITDUMP AUX01, MEDIUM DISK, ADDDISKMEDIA &

>>>(\REMOTE1.$DATA01.RD, \REMOTE1.$DATA02.RD, &

>>>\REMOTE1.$DATA05.RD)

TMF 17>

By using the ampersand as a continuation character, you can enter multiline

commands that contain up to 28672 characters, excluding ampersands and trailing

blanks.

Continuation takes precedence over comments. Thus, you should not include an

ampersand within a comment in a single-line command, because the ampersand

would not be considered part of the comment and would needlessly force continuation

of the entry onto the next line.

The following command entry contains an ampersand and a comment, used in an

appropriate way:

TMF 21> ADD -- comment -- &

>>>AUDITTRAIL MASTER, AUDITDUMP ON

This entry is equivalent to:

TMF 21> ADD AUDITTRAIL MASTER, AUDITDUMP ON

Entering Multiple Commands on a Line

As shown earlier, TMFCOM also lets you use semicolons to indicate multiple

commands on a single entry line:

TMF 22> STATUS TMF; STATUS TRANSACTION

This entry is equivalent to:

TMF 22> STATUS TMF

TMF 23> STATUS TRANSACTION

TMFCOM executes the commands in the order they are entered.