Virtual Hometerm Subsystem (VHS) Manual (G06.24+, H06.04+, J06.03+)

Using VHSCI
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Entering VHSCI Commands
Entering VHSCI Commands
When VHSCI successfully completes all initialization, it is ready to process commands.
It indicates this by displaying its prompt, the greater than sign (->). This prompt can be
changed with the SETPROMPT command. This manual assumes either the selection
of the NONE parameter, which issues only the prompt without a command-line
number, or the OBJECT parameter, which issues the assumed object type and object
name.
Entering Multiple Commands on a Line
You can enter multiple VHSCI commands at a single prompt (->) by separating the
commands with semicolons. For example, the command line:
-> info, detail; alter, VHS-LOGGER OFF; info, detail
is equivalent to these series of commands:
-> info, detail
-> alter, VHS-LOGGER OFF
-> info, detail
When processing a command line that contains more than one command, VHSCI
executes the commands one at a time from left to right. If a syntax error occurs, VHSCI
displays the appropriate error message and ignores the rest of the command line.
These VHSCI commands cannot be embedded in a string of commands because
VHSCI does not process any command following these commands:
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ALIAS
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PARAM
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EXIT
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OBEY
•
RUN
•
FC
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exclamation point (!)
•
question mark (?).
Entering a Command on More Than One Line
You can continue a command that starts on one line onto a second line by terminating
the first line with an ampersand (&). VHSCI will prompt for additional input before
executing the command. You must not enter more than 2048 characters for any input
command.
VHSCI begins to execute the command when it receives a command line not
terminated with an ampersand. If you place multiple commands (separated by