TCL

The abs-dump BASIC program dumps the abs file to magnetic media, creating a bootable tape.

The abs.fid command displays the ABS information.

The account-coldstart macro performs any account specific coldstart processes and allows users to define their own custo

The account-maint command invokes a menu to create, modify, or delete user accounts.

The account-restore BASIC program restores an account from an account-save, file-save, or md-save magnetic media or pseu

The account-save BASIC program saves individual accounts to the currently attached peripheral storage device. File stati

The add command adds two integer numbers together and displays the result as an integer number.

The addbi command extends the functionality of the D3 monitor by making new C functions available to FlashBASIC.

The addx command adds two hexadecimal numbers and displays the result as a hexadecimal number.

The admin menu contains systems administration functions and must be invoked from the dm account.

The admin.files menu is for data backup and restore.

The admin.maint menu is used for creating and maintaining users and accounts.

The admin.status menu provides information on the users that are logged on to the system as well as reporting the status

The admin.tape menu contains options to list the devices as well as commands to set up tape devices for usage.

The admin.tape.setup menu assigns the various tape devices for use.

The alarm BASIC program schedules a task at a given time, or after a given delay in seconds, at a given date.

The archive-accounts command moves entries from the accounts data level to an archive data level, or optionally deletes

The assignfq command assigns a printer device driver to a spooler form queue. This printer driver is then used by the Ou

The assignfq command assigns a printer device driver to a spooler form queue. This printer driver is then used by the Ou

The auto-disconnect command allows certain clients the capability to disconnect from the server with a custom delay, res

The auto-restart command allows the user to specify or clear a command that is executed whenever a D3 process is attempt

For mvBase users: The aux-off TCL command disables spooling previously defined by the aux-on TCL command.

For mvBase users: mvBase supports auxiliary printers defined via the aux-on TCL command.

The b/list BASIC program formats and outputs BASIC source code listings. It can also be used to format a BASIC source pr

The basic BASIC program invokes the BASIC and/or FlashBASIC compiler, which translates the specified source code into ex

The basic-prot command toggles or displays the status of the FlashBASIC object protection scheme.

The bformat command formats a BASIC source program and updates the source file with the formatted item.

The blist command formats and outputs BASIC source code listings, according to the options chosen. It can also be used t

The blkio BASIC program displays or sets the I/O blocking factor, or number of frames read in one disk access during seq

The block-print command produces a banner by converting characters to a large block format, made up of rows and columns

The bootstrap BASIC program reloads the D3 operating system software from a currently executing system and then invokes

For conditional branching, the if-then-go construct is used.

While a system process is running, it remains in control of your terminal. Typically, you want the system process to com

The break-key command toggles the availability of the BREAK key, or displays its present status when issued without opti

The break-key-off macro disables the BREAK key on the current port. If the PIB number is specified, the BREAK key is dis

The break-key-on macro enables the BREAK key on the current port. If the PIB number is specified, the BREAK key is enabl

The brk-debug command indicates that the BREAK key invokes the debugger on subsequent uses.

The brk-level command causes the BREAK key to push a level on subsequent uses. It is not possible to push a level while

The buf-map BASIC program displays a visual map of the file system, indicating which frames are currently being held in

The buffers BASIC program displays a single snapshot of the status of memory-resident buffers. The loop (l) option repea

Used in conjunction with the buffers BASIC program, the buffers.g command produces a graphic histogram of buffer usage f

The bulletin.board BASIC program prints bulletins from the bulletin file located in the dm account.

The UNIX cal macro executes the UNIX cal command.

The callx-off command disables callx triggers. This command is only available from the DM account.

The callx-on command enables callx triggers. This command is only available from the DM account.

The capt command enables or disables the capturing of every TCL command issued. When enabled, TCL commands are placed in

The capture-off BASIC program disables the automatic capturing of TCL commands previously invoked with the capture-on co

The capture-on BASIC program enables the capturing of every TCL command issued. The captured output is placed in the cap

The case command toggles case-sensitivity on the current port, or displays its present condition when used without optio

The case-file BASIC program converts the case of items to either uppercase or lowercase.

The cat BASIC program displays information about the size and location of BASIC object code.

The catalog BASIC program creates an entry in the master dictionary of the current account, making the specified BASIC o

The cd BASIC program changes the current working directory to the specified new directory. The new directory remains unt

The change-file command changes the File Definition Code of a file.

The charge-to command changes the current accounting charges accumulation.

The charges command displays the current account usage statistics, including the total time logged on and CPU activity s

The check-account macro performs a dummy save of an account by issuing the save command with the f, d, and i options.

The check-dx BASIC program looks through every file on the system to find and identify those that have a dx, dy, or dl i

The check-file command performs a consistency check on a file similar to that performed by the save command with the f,

The check-files macro performs a dummy save of the entire system.

The check-resizing BASIC program completes rehashing files in the process of being resized.

The check-ws BASIC program validates the integrity of the workspace for a given port.

The check.pib command displays the PIB information, such as PIB status, virtual return stack, workspace status, any basi

The chg-device command changes a tape device. Devices that can be used as tapes are listed with the list-device command.

The chksum command, in DM only, calculates a hexadecimal checksum for either an entire file or a list of items in the fi

The choose.term BASIC program selects one of a variety of choices of terminal type characteristics as an alternative to

The cleanpibs BASIC program clears tandem connects for all ports logged on before port 0. This is used at coldstart time

The clear-basic-locks macro displays and clears all 992 BASIC execution locks.

The clear-file command clears the dictionary or data section of the specified file of all items and retains the primary

The clear-group-locks command clears the group locks in the system group locks table.

The clear-index command clears the specified B-tree index expression in the specified file, leaving only a null root. Th

The clear-jobs command selects items with the status logoff or completed, and deletes them from the dm,jobs, file.

The clear-locks BASIC program clears all locks, or specific locks, according to the options provided. When used with the

The cls command clears the screen, leaving the cursor at the : prompt at the bottom of the screen.

The cmdu command from DM produces a report of the last TCL command issued by every active user on the system.

The coldstart command initiates the sequence of activities that must be performed each time the system is powered on. Ad

The coldstart-accounts command is invoked by the coldstart to call the account-coldstart macro.

The coldstart.log command records the type of shutdown taking place into the errors file.

The comment statement performs cursor control and screen display commands in a macro is similar to the t statement in a

Any line beginning with an asterisk is assumed to be a comment. For example, *comment.

The compare command compares items line-by-line to find which lines have been inserted, deleted or changed.

The compare-list BASIC program forms a single list from two lists using the intersection, union, or exclusion operators.

The compile BASIC program invokes the BASIC compiler and translates the specified source code into executable object cod

The compile-catalog BASIC program (CTRL+XC from within the Update processor) compiles and catalogs a BASIC program.

The compile-run BASIC program (CTRL+XR from within the Update processor) compiles and runs a BASIC program.

The compile.flash.all command allows you to compile all BASIC programs currently compiled with FlashBASIC, either in one

Configuring a Windows printer for the Windows GDI Driver entails creating the Windows printer device and then associatin

The console-blank BASIC program from the DM account sets the blank out time or turn off the blank out feature.

The control-chars command enables or disables the entering of control characters at input, depending on the option speci

The conv-case BASIC program converts the characters within specified items plus the item-ID to uppercase or lowercase, a

The converse BASIC program links the current process to a device. The target or slave device is put into a pass-through

The copy command copies items to an output device, to another item-ID, or to another file.

The copy-list command copies a saved list to either a new item-ID, a new file reference, or to the specified output devi

The cp BASIC program copies the specified items to the printer via the spooler.

The create-abs command sets aside a contiguous set of frames as the destination for loading the ABS code (the D3 virtual

The create-account BASIC program creates a new master dictionary, copies all the necessary items into it, and updates th

The create-file BASIC program creates a new dictionary and data file, a dictionary-only file, or a new data section on a

The create-index BASIC program creates a new B-tree index in the specified file using the a (algebraic) processing code

The create-macro BASIC program creates an executable macro from the last TCL command entered and places the macro in the

The create-nqptrs command in DM builds a Q-pointer for each D-pointer file in the dm account and adds them to the dm,new

The crt-delimiters command enables and disables the display of attribute and value marks. At boot time, the crt-delimite

The crt-device command forces BASIC and FlashBASIC to use the CRT terminal device instead of the printer device for the

The ct BASIC program invokes the copy command and copies the specified items to the terminal.

The cvtcpy utility in the DM account copies a tape to another tape, including format and block conversions, and reads D3

The D3Tcl command connects a remote VME with a TCL command from MS-DOS.

As in a macro, paragraphs can stack data by adding a second value after a command. Also, a separate line can display wit

The database-pause command temporarily suspends disk writes to allow for external backups (or snapshots) of disks to be

The database-resume command resumes database disk writes when a database-pause condition is in effect.

The date BASIC program returns an internal, external, or Julian date derived from a date provided, or displays a calenda

The dcd BASIC program toggles or displays the status of data carrier detect on the specified port.

The debug command enters the system debugger (if at TCL) or enters the BASIC/ debugger (if running a FlashBASIC program)

The decatalog command removes the compiled BASIC or FlashBASIC object code of the specified items from the dictionary of

The decrypt-file command returns an encrypted file back to its original unencrypted format.

The Sample.Windows.Printer item in the dm,devices, file is a printer device driver template that controls the behavior o

For mvBase users: The define-cursor BASIC program displays the available terminal (driver) definitions, and allows the m

The define-terminal BASIC program displays the available terminal (driver) definitions, and allows the modification of e

The define-up BASIC program provides a front-end for defining a keyboard for the Update processor. It builds a keyboard

The delete BASIC program deletes one or more items from the given file.

The delete-account BASIC program deletes an entire account, and all the associated files, returning the space used to th

The delete-file BASIC program releases all frames used by the specified file to the overflow table, and removes the file

The delete-index BASIC program removes either a specific B-tree index from a specified file, or all indexes if an asteri

The delete-list command removes a list previously saved with a save-list command. This command deletes a list from a spe

The deoptimize command removes the flash-compiled object code from the object code item, leaving the non-flash object co

The dev-att BASIC program attaches an unattached port to the current process. This command only changes ownership and is

The dev-det BASIC program detaches the port currently attached from the current process. The user gives up exclusive own

The dev-list BASIC program lists all current devices on the system.

The dev-make BASIC program adds an entity to the system. This command is normally used to add devices to the system. The

The dev-make BASIC program creates devices connected to the VME. Devices can be removed with the dev-remov command.

The dev-remov BASIC program removes a specific device from the system. This command is not allowed to remove special dev

The diag command invokes the internal system diagnostics utility.

The dialer BASIC program controls the dialer subsystem, which allows transferring data to remote systems over the phone

The dialer-copy command queues one or more items for copy to a remote system through the dialer subsystem.

The disc command disconnects the current process from the D3 virtual machine.

The display statement outputs text on the screen in a macros or a Procs. If the message text is terminated by a +, the t

The div command divides the first integer number provided by the second integer number provided and displays the result

The divx command divides the first hexadecimal number by the second hexadecimal number and displays the result as a hexa

The dm logon macro for the Data Manager account, issues an exec abs command each time a user logs on to the dm account.

The dot stack displays the entries entered at TCL. Every unique command that is typed at the TCL prompt is saved in a fi

The download BASIC program downloads font files to a laser printer.

The dtr-off macro turns off data terminal ready.

The dtr-on command turns on data terminal ready on another port, or the current port if none is specified.

The dtx command converts a given decimal (integer) number to its corresponding hexadecimal equivalent.

The dummy restore is a method of validating that the save-type (account-save, file-save, and so on) backup are restored.

The dummy save performs the save command without actually writing to magnetic media.

The dump command displays or prints the contents of one or more frames of the VME in ASCII (character), EBCDIC or hexade

The echo command turns terminal character echo on or off. When terminal echo is off, characters entered from the keyboar

The edit command invokes the line editor for entry or update of any item in the system (that is, BASIC programs, Procs,

The edit-list BASIC program retrieves a previously saved list and enters the line editor (same as ed or edit). Each elem

The TCL editor uses the Update processor to enter commands, so the TCL editor commands are similar to the Update process

The encrypt-file command encrypts data in a specified file.

The end command terminates a process on another port, or the current port if a port number is not specified.

The enqueue-status command displays information about the state of the local transaction logging disabled flag for eithe

The environ command manipulates the UNIX shell environment variables from TCL.

The esc-data BASIC program specifies that the code generated by pressing ESC (control [) is to be passed through as data

The esc-level BASIC program specifies that pressing ESC pushes a level. The esc-level command uses the set-esc command t

The esc-toggle BASIC program turns the function of the ESC key to either be treated as data (esc-data) or as a level-pus

The estimate-count BASIC program displays a fast estimate of the number of items in a file.

The exchange BASIC program switches item-IDs of the two specified items following the file reference.

The exec command runs the current process on the specified ABS area. This has the effect of changing the environment of

The exec-stacking-off macro disables nested executes to be performed in an atomic manner.

The exec-stacking-on macro enables nested executes to be performed in an atomic manner.

The exit command logs the D3 process off and disconnects it from the D3 virtual machine. Even if the command exit does n

The export command exports D3 items to UNIX files.

The f-resize command in the DM account examines existing file modulos (VME only) for every file found in the file-of-fil

The f.modulo command in the DM account calculates a file modulo, based on estimated file characteristics. The f.modulo c

The fid BASIC program displays information about a memory-resident frame.

The field BASIC program prints out the nth word in a list of words. This is useful when combined with the TCL shell vari

The file-access-setup command in the dm account provides utilities for managing file update and retrieval locks on group

The file-save command in the DM account invokes the procedure to perform a full backup of each file in the D3 file syste

The file-sizer command displays the D3 File Sizer utility which allows automatic or manual resizing of D3 Windows or D3

The find BASIC program searches a file for the existence of one or more strings of characters in any attribute, and opti

The find2 BASIC program invokes the search-system command.

The fl BASIC program forms a single list from two lists using intersection, union, or exclusion operators.

The flashbasic command toggles FlashBASIC on and off.

The flip-list command inverts the order of the specified select list.

The flush command in the DM account flushes to disk all memory-resident buffers that are tagged as write-required.

The flushd BASIC program creates a new flush process when available buffers go below the percentage specified in criteri

The font-parms BASIC program is used to upgrade fonts and is provided for conversion of fonts created before May 25, 199

The format BASIC program formats a floppy disk for use only with the D3 system. The density and drive specified by the l

The free BASIC program displays information on the used and unused frames on a D3 system. Reports VME free space (for FS

The fsck command completes a more thorough check of the integrity and structure of your data than the save command. It a

The fuser BASIC program displays ownership information about a device.

The generic-restore command restores a specially formatted account-save created by certain utility programs.

The get-fof BASIC program returns the item-ID in the file-of-files file associated with the specified VME file.

The get-list command activates an item-list from the pointer-file file. The default file is the pointer-file file.

The GetFsiRoot BASIC program (Windows Only) returns a string representing the root location of the FSI data files on D3

The GetLogonMode BASIC program (Windows Only) returns a string representing whether or not the Windows Authentication lo

The group command displays a summary of information about each group in a file.

The hot-backup command allows the set up and control of a hot backup configuration. A menu displays without any argument

The idate command sets the system date format to the international standard.

The ignore-signals BASIC program will not attempt to push a level or go into the debugger when any character is input.

The import BASIC program imports UNIX files to D3 items.

Use the index-select BASIC program to create an active list based on a single key or a range of keys.

The indexer BASIC program rebuilds indexes on part or all of the files of the system.

The init-ovf command in the DM account initiates the D3 overflow initialization, and is invoked as a phantom by the init

The init-pibs command assigns all ports a terminal type by updating attribute 2 in the pibs file.

The initovf command checks the overflow table to determine if it has previously been scrubbed and invokes the init-ovf c

The inputwait command displays a message, and waits for given time to execute commands.

The iselect BASIC program selects all of the item-IDs in the group that the specified item-ID hashes to, using the item

The isselect BASIC program selects and sorts all of the item-IDs in the group that the specified item-ID hashes to, usin

The item command outputs the base FID of the group to which the specified item-ID hashes, and a list of all item-IDs tha

The job-status BASIC program returns status information of a job.

The kill UNIX BASIC program sends a UNIX signal to a D3 or UNIX process. Signals can be specified by their names, rather

The kill-resizing BASIC program stops all currently active resizing processes.

The ld command presents the best guess of what one wants to see in a columnar listing of any dictionary.

The ldf macro lists the summary description (attribute 17) of each attribute-defining item in the specified file.

The legend is a static statement stored as an item in dm,messages, file. This is in contrast to headings and footings, w

The lerrs macro performs a series of reports from the dm,errors, file.

Level pushing is a term used to describe the ability to interrupt a process, invoke a new TCL prompt, and execute any va

The lfd macro produces a sorted listing of all file-defining items in the specified file, along with the description att

The lfs macro contains the AQL sentence which uses the dm,file-of-files file. Any options from list-file-stats are appen

This macro is the same as the lfsi macro except that the i-fms column becomes index-fms. index-fms is the number of fram

This macro is the same as the lfs macro except that the bytes column becomes i-bytes and the frames column becomes i-fms

Any line ending with an underscore is merged with the succeeding line when processed by the paragraph processor.

The link-pibdev BASIC program creates a logical link between the given (or current) process and the specified port numbe

The list-aborts command produces a sorted report of the aborts logged into the dm,errors, file, beginning with the most

The list-abs macro produces a report of each D3 mode in the dm,abs, file, showing any modes it calls and those modes whi

The list-commands macro produces a report showing every executable command in the specified master dictionary (md); this

The list-device command shows the currently defined devices.

The list-errors macro produces a sorted report of the error messages logged into the dm,errors, file, beginning with the

The list-file-access BASIC program displays file access statistics for the desired files.

The list-file-stats BASIC program produces the file statistics report generated from the most recently executed file-sav

The list-files BASIC program produces a report of all file-defining items(D-pointers) and synonym-defining items (Q-poin

The list-index BASIC program lists all indexes for a given file name, account name, or for the system.

The list-item-locks macro displays a list of item-locks only.

The list-jobs macro produces a report indicating the status of all phantom controlled processes currently in the dm,jobs

The list-lines BASIC program displays communications protocol information for every port attached to the virtual machine

The list-lists macro produces a sorted report of all previously saved lists in the pointer-file file.

The list-lockq command lists the VME processes that are enqueue (waiting) to lock a frame, that is currently locked by s

The list-locks BASIC program displays the current status of all system, FlashBASIC, spooler, group, and item locks.

The list-logoffs BASIC program produces a report showing the history of logoffs recorded in the dm,errors, file, along w

The list-macros macro produces a sorted report of all items defined as macros in the specified account name or your loca

The list-menu command produces a documentation quality presentation format of menu(s).

The list-menus macros produces a sorted listing of all items defined as menus in the specified master dictionary.

The list-obj BASIC program outputs descriptive internal information about programs compiled for BASIC and FlashBASIC.

The list-pibs macro produces a report of each active port in the dm,pibs, file, showing the port number, the current use

The list-resizing command lists the status of files currently being resized from the dm,resizing file.

The list-restore-errors BASIC program displays errors recorded during restore.

The list-runaway-limit command lists the overflow runaway settings for all pibs. This includes the current runaway limit

The list-runtime-errors macro produces a sorted report of error conditions logged into the dm,runtime-errors, file.

The list-system-errors macro produces a sorted report of error conditions logged into the dm,errors, file.

The list-tandems BASIC program lists the devices currently involved in a tandem association.

The list-users BASIC program produces a report of users currently logged on to the system.

The listabs command displays the current spooler assignment parameters for each process on the system.

The listacc BASIC program produces a report of system usage statistics from the dm,acc, file for all accounts, or for a

The listbi command lists the built-in c functions in the item UNIX.builtin, c.builtin (MS-DOS) and user.builtin located

The listc BASIC program invokes the list-label BASIC program to produce a columnar display of the item-IDs in the specif

The listconn BASIC program produces a report of all items defined as connectives (also called modifiers) in the specifie

The listdict BASIC program sorts the given file’s dictionary items by attribute count and by item-id then produces a rep

The listfiles BASIC program produces a report showing all file-defining items and synonym-defining items in an optionall

The listpeqs command displays the status of all spooler controlled print job elements. The spooler account holds a file

The listprocs BASIC program produces a sorted report of all items defined as Procs in the specified file name. The defau

The listptr command displays the printer control block status for all printers.

The listverbs BASIC program produces a sorted listing of all items defined as command in the specified account name.

The load.mon2 BASIC program displays a graphical map of the duty load of the D3 system, taking a snapshot of the system

The lock-beep command enables/disables beeping on lock failure.

The lock-break command enables or disables the ability to unconditionally break during a lock failure.

The lock-frame command core locks a frame into real memory. This prevents the frame from being flushed to disk for any r

A lock is a software security feature for the application to run correctly.

The log-clear-file-off macro turns off the logging of the clear-file command.

The log-clear-file-on macro turns on the logging of the clear-file command.

The log-msg command records the time and date that a particular macro is executed.

The log-status command displays the current status of the transaction logger.

The logoff BASIC program terminates a process on a given port and sends the port to the logon prompt.

The logon command logs on a port, other than the one currently being used, onto a specific account.

The logon-lock command turns on or off the logon lockout feature.

The logon-reporting command turns on or off the logon reporting feature which logs failed logon attempts to the errors f

The logon-timeout command updates and displays the global and local logon timeout values. The global timeout value is a

The logto command terminates accounting on the current account, and then moves to another specified account. If a passwo

The loop BASIC program performs any TCL command a specific number of times, or continuously, until any key is pressed on

Paragraphs allow simple loops by starting a block of commands with the loop command and ending that block with the repea

The following macro statements are supported:

A macro is a process that executes one or more TCL commands. Macros are stored in the master dictionary with the name of

The maxusers command displays the number of licensed D3 users on the system, and/or sets the system in single or multius

A menu provides a selection of processing choices. Menus are items in the master dictionary. The menu processor (me in a

The mirror BASIC program attaches the current process (the master) to one or more slave processes. All characters input

The mlist command produces formatted assembly source code listing of the specified item list.

The mload command loads the assembled object code into the virtual memory address defined in the routine.

The modem-off macro invokes the xonoff command and passes it an f option. This disables x-on/x-off on the current line o

The modem-on macro invokes the xonoff command and passes it an n option. This enables x-on/x-off on the current line or

The monitor-status BASIC program produces a snapshot listing of information related to memory-resident frames.

The mono BASIC program switches output to a monochrome display from a color display, or sets the visual attributes of th

The mount-cd BASIC program creates a directory in Linux called /mnt/cdrom.

The move-file BASIC program moves a file descriptor from one master dictionary to another. The dictionary may be file-le

The mul command multiplies the first integer number provided by the second integer number provided and displays the resu

The mulx command multiplies the first hexadecimal number provided by the second hexadecimal number provided and displays

The mverify BASIC program compares the assembled object code in virtual memory against the corresponding itemlist in spe

The net-errors BASIC program sets or displays error handling behavior when accessing remote files.

The net-status macro displays statistics on local network usage.

The network-setup utility allows the setup and control of a D3 network. If no arguments are supplied, a menu opens. This

The network-status BASIC program displays remote files opened by a line.

The nframe-index command produces a total of the number of frames in use by a specific B-tree index, or all indexes if i

The nt_cinfo command obtains information about loaded C DLLs.

The nt_cload command loads a C DLL.

The nt_cunload command unloads a C DLL.

The nt_dllinfo command obtains information about loaded DLLs.

The nt_dllload command loads a DLL.

The nt_dllunload command unloads a DLL.

The nt_eventlog command displays or clears the Windows application or system event log.

The nt_file-info command displays file information for a specified file.

The nt_getfsiaccount command in the DM account, returns the current FSI account getting logged onto.

The nt_heapwalk command in the DM account, will walk the ’heap’ of the given line and display the results in a human rea

The nt_inv-flash command tags the flashed program object in the cache as old. The next time the program is loaded, the l

The nt_iotrace command captures the i/o activity for a process id.

The nt_list-ilocks command generates a report of the FSI item locks that are currently set.

The nt_list-jobs command lists server jobs running on the server since rebooting.

The nt_list-resizing command lists the files being resized and the files that have been resized.

The nt_listclients command lists the active clients on the system.

The nt_makefof command creates the entry in the FileOfFiles.

The nt_migrateacc command migrates an account from the VME to the FSI.

The nt_name command obtains network information.

The nt_osfi_start command starts the OSFI server.

The nt_osfi_stop command stops the OSFI server.

The nt_pinfo command obtains and displays information about threads.

The nt_rel-tcp command releases memory and closes tcp.

The nt_resize command starts the FSI file resizing process. This command is executed at coldstart time to restart any re

The nt_resize-menu command demonstrates the functionality of the four FSI utilities supplied by Rocket.

Stops or restarts the ODBC server. Typically used after configuring the Log Tracing Messages, Trace File and Flush Perio

The nt_telnetdisc command inquires/sets/resets the Telnet disconnect feature.

The nt_upgrade command upgrades any d3 dataset with current changes. It first runs a pre-upgrade routine, then the upgra

The ntlfs macro contains the AQL sentence which uses the dm,FileOfFiles file.

The odbc-setup utility allows you to start, stop, and configure the ODBC server. Additionally, the current server status

The off command stops processing at all levels on the current line and returns control to the initial logon prompt. This

The okidata BASIC program changes characteristics on Okidata printers.

onneterror is a globally cataloged subroutine that can be called from the FSI when a network error occurs during FlashBA

The op command invokes the Output processor on specified items.

Spooler options can be specified to most spooler commands. Some have numeric arguments.

The print (p and no pause (n options are the only standard options available to every TCL command.

The overflow command displays the system overflow table which contains the addresses of available disk frames. All unuse

The ovf-monitor command monitors and displays overflow consumption on a port by port basis.

The p command turns on or off the display of terminal output. When activated, the output from any process does not displ

The paint command displays items to the screen or printer in Update processor format.

The paragraph is a macro language allowing execution of TCL statements, looping structures, data stacking, screen input

The password BASIC program allows adding, changing or removing a user or account password.

The penv BASIC program displays a list of all user D3 shell variables and the contents of those variables.

The peqs super Q-pointer allows access to spooler jobs as if they were standard files.

The phantom-reset BASIC program resets the specified phantom lines to available status. If a UNIX process for a phantom

The phantom-status BASIC program displays all phantom lines and whether they are busy, available, or transaction logger.

The pibstat command in the DM account displays the current PIB status bit settings for a specified value.

The pid BASIC program displays the UNIX PID of a D3 process.

The pitch-compile BASIC program compiles a pitch file found in the dm,fonts,pitch file.

The pitch-table BASIC program builds a pitch table for a font file in the dm,fonts,descr file.

The poke BASIC program sends either a string of characters, or one or more TCL commands to the input buffer of another p

The power-off command in the DM account brings the system to an orderly shutdown by logging off all users, flushing memo

The pr-spool-job command respools a spooler hold job. The user can select a one-time sp-assignment for this job by placi

The prime BASIC program calculates the next higher and lower prime number from a specified number.

The print-err command provides a means of displaying messages from the messages file in their output format.

The print-error BASIC program prints an error message from stacked data statements.

The print-filter command controls the ways attribute and value marks are displayed or printed.

The printronix BASIC program sets the vertical form length unit (VFU) for Printronix printers only. The VFU setting incl

The prompt statement in a macro prompts the user with a specified text string. The user is then given the option to eith

The psh BASIC program executes a UNIX command and captures the results in a D3 item. This command is an alternative to t

The psr BASIC program displays formatted output of the status of the currently active UNIX and/or D3 processes.

The ptype command returns whether a BASIC program is a main program or a subroutine.

The pverify command verifies the checksum for the object code of a BASIC program.

The qselect command creates a list from the specified file reference and item list, similar to the get-list command.

The reblock-ovf command forces contiguous overflow blocks that exist in different internal tables to be compared and com

The reboot command reloads the operating system from a currently executing system.

The reclaim-ovf BASIC program allows the user to recover all frames not used by the system to the overflow space, thus e

The recover-item command recovers the last item deleted by the CTRL+XO command in the Update processor. It also recovers

The rem statement, used in a macro, designates a remark statement and all text which follows on the same line is ignored

The remote-cache BASIC program increases the performance of updates over a network by sending groups of updates at a tim

The rename command renames both the dictionary and data portions of the file. It can also be used to rename only the dic

The rename-file BASIC program changes the name of a file, both in the master dictionary and in the dictionary of the des

The renumber command is equivalent to running the bformat command, with the r option and a control table specifying no i

The reset-port BASIC program restarts suspended output and drains both the input and output terminal buffers.

The reset-user BASIC program reinitializes a process. It is also called by logoff in a worst-case scenario.

The resize command resizes a file to the preferred modulo, and increases or decreases the apparent contiguous portion (o

The restore-accounts BASIC program restores all accounts that do not already exist on the system from the attached file-

The rmbi command removes one or more functions from the list of UNIX or C built-in functions.

The run command invokes BASIC/FlashBASIC run time, which attempts to load and execute a compiled BASIC/FlashBASIC progra

The run-list BASIC program runs a series of BASIC programs. As each one concludes, the next program is automatically exe

The run.nf command invokes BASIC run time (not FlashBASIC), which attempts to load and execute a compiled BASIC program,

The runoff command facilitates the preparation and maintenance of textual material such as memos, manuals, and so on.

The s-dump command writes items from a given file to the attached peripheral storage device in sorted order. The heading

The sample command creates a temporary select-list of the first n items in a file that match the specified criteria. Thi

The save command invokes the backup procedure to save the entire file system, an individual account, or to perform an in

The save-list command writes the list of item-IDs generated by a select, sselect, qselect, or get-list command.

It is possible to solicit input and display output in a paragraph. To do simple output, use the display statement with a

The search command searches a file for the existence of one or more strings of characters in any attribute and optionall

The search-system BASIC program searches every file in the D3 file system for the existence of one or more strings of ch

The sel-restore command selectively restores items from either a file-save, account-save, incremental save, or transacti

The send-message BASIC program directs a text message to a specific port, a specific user-ID, all current users, or ever

The set BASIC program modifies the value of a D3 user shell variable.

The set-8mm command sets the 8mm data cartridge as the tape device, by invoking the set-device command and passing in th

The set-abs command designates a file as the data section associated to the boot ABS, or control the boot ABS specificat

The set-active-update command ensures that data fragments are cleaned-up from file-system frames whenever data is delete

The set-auto-disconnect command goes through the SECURITY-CONTROL file and sets the auto-disconnect value for all PIBs a

The set-batch BASIC program displays or changes the current sensitivity value for the interactive/batch trigger.

The set-batchdly BASIC program displays or changes the current sensitivity value for the interactive/batch trigger, as w

The set-baud BASIC program sets the baud rate for the current port or for another port.

The set-bootsleep BASIC program sets the delay (in seconds) before the system is booted automatically.

The set-break BASIC program displays or changes the value of the break character used as an optional substitute for the

The set-cmem BASIC program displays or changes the size of the data area used for the BASIC/C or BASIC/GM Assembler inte

The set-compat command allows a user (port), or the global environment, to be set to a particular Pick compatible enviro

The set-compiler BASIC program sets backward BASIC compiler compatibility.

The set-date BASIC program sets the system software date, and optionally the system hardware clock.

The set-date-eur command toggles the standard (American) date format to European/International format: dd/mm/yy for inpu

The set-date-format command allows changing the domestic time/date format using items from the date-format file.

The set-date-std command toggles the European/International date format to standard (American) format: mm/dd/yy for inpu

The set-date-window command allows specifying the rollover point on your system.

The set-decimal command designates that a numeric expression of 1 is equal to 100 units.

There are two methods to configure the drive in variable block size mode:

The set-device FlashBASIC program attaches the SCT, floppy disk, half-inch, or special devices.

The set-dozens command designates that a numeric expression of 1 is equal to 12 units.

The set-dptr BASIC program changes the first attribute of file-defining D-pointers, to set or reset special types, such

The set-esc BASIC program specifies the value of the key to treat as the ESC key. This key subsequently pushes a level w

The set-file BASIC program creates or updates the synonym-defining item called qfile in the master dictionary of the cur

The set-floppy command attaches the first floppy (in the list-device listing) drive to the current process for subsequen

The set-flush BASIC program displays or changes the value of the period of the flush and of the forced flush.

The set-half command attaches the 1/2-inch tape drive to the current process for subsequent input or output activity. Ch

The set-imap BASIC program defines a keyboard input and/or a terminal output translation table, through which any sequen

The set-incremental command enables or disables the incremental save feature.

The set-iomap BASIC program allows translatable input and output for each port on the system.

For Linux only. Use the set-kbrd BASIC program to change between standard international keyboard maps for line 0 (zero).

The set-num-format command changes the currency sign, thousand, and decimal point in an m conversion, at a local or glob

The set-opendb-password command sets or removes an encrypted password on an OpenDB host. Passwords are saved in attribut

The set-overflow-id command toggles the overflow ID signature on and off.

The set-ovf-local command sets and displays the local overflow cache size.

The set-ovf-reserve command in the DM account, sets aside a specific number of frames as the spare tank in the event tha

The term set-port BASIC program displays or changes the communication speed and protocol for a specified port or display

The set-remote-close command toggles on and off the BASIC close command’s ability to close remote files.

The set-remote-user BASIC program can be used to allow the local user to utilize a different user and/or password when c

The set-runaway-autoquit command in the DM account automatically terminates the specified process in the event of an ove

The set-runaway-limit command in the DM account establishes the maximum number of frames allowed before an overflow runa

The set-sct command attaches the SCT drive to the current process. This must be executed before any other tape handling

The set-shutdown-delay command is provided primarily for installations which have disk-caching hard-disk controllers. Th

The set-sound BASIC program sets the system console sound level on port 0 only.

The set-sym command indicates the symbol table to use for references to system variables from within the system, or virt

The set-tapefile command creates a dynamically defined pseudo tape.

The set-thousands command designates that a numeric expression of 1 is equal to 1000 units.

The set-time command sets the current system time. The hours are specified from 00 (12:00 AM) to 23 (11:00 PM). The curr

The set-units command designates that a numeric expression of 1 is equal to 1 unit.

The setpib0 command resets the system’s port 0 (console) to the correct terminal type. The default terminal type varies

The setport BASIC program sets all ports (except port 0) to 9600 baud, no parity, 1 stop bit, and 8 data bits.

The setup-printer BASIC program downloads fonts to a laser printer attached to a form queue.

The shell-variable-off macro disables shell variable replacement from TCL. This is the default setting.

The shell-variable-on macro enables shell variable replacement from TCL.

The shp-kill command terminates a D3 printer shared with UNIX and all the associated processes. Users who do not own the

The shp-status command displays status information about printers shared with UNIX, started by the startshp command.

The shpstat BASIC program examines or changes the status of shared BASIC programs that have been compiled with FlashBASI

The shutdown BASIC program initiates an orderly system shutdown sequence, and should be executed before turning off or r

The sleep command suspends further processing until the specified time expression is exhausted or reached.

The sort-list BASIC program retrieves a previously saved list, sorts it, then rewrites it to the file from which it was

The sort-users BASIC program invokes the list-users BASIC program but sorts the output by user rather than by port numbe

The sortc BASIC program invokes the sort-label command to produce a columnar display of the item-IDs in the specified fi

The sp-assign command displays, changes, or resets the current spooler output assignment options for the current process

The sp-close command closes all current spooler entries previously opened by the current line with an sp-open command or

The sp-edit command accesses existing spooler entries for processing or deletion.

The sp-kill command stops spooler entry output or removes printers and shared printers.

The sp-open command leaves the next spooler entry generated by the current process open upon completion of the output ge

The sp-status command displays the status of all spooler-controlled devices.

The sp-tapeout command retrieves (inputs) reports previously spooled to magnetic media and directs output to the spooler

The speller command enables or disables the spelling checker for the current user/port only, or displays the status of t

The spooler account holds a file called peqs that is used to reference spooler jobs as normal D3 items and can be listed

The spooler controls all output that is sent to a printer. Spooler is an acronym derived from simultaneous peripheral ou

The ssample command creates and sorts a temporary select-list of the first n items in a file that match the specified cr

The stack command enables or disables the tcl-stacking function for the current port only, or displays the status of the

The start-reclaim-ovf BASIC program’s overflow reclamation process is initiated on the current line or as a phantom proc

The start.rtc BASIC program initiates the system’s real-time clock. This happens automatically during the boot process,

The start.ss command starts the spooler and the phantom scheduler.

The startlog command activates the transaction logging subsystem. All items in files with a dl-type are automatically lo

The startptr command activates and initializes up to 2048 printers. The actual number of printers supported depends on t

The startshp command starts a shared printer under UNIX. The output of the D3 printer process is routed to the UNIX spoo

The startspooler command kills all printers associated with the spooler, then initializes the spooler and returns it to

The steal-file BASIC program is the only valid way to move a file from another account into the current account.

The stoplog command stops the transaction logger and detaches the transaction logger tape.

The stopptr command stops the specified printer at the end of the current print job. If the printer is inactive, it stop

The stopsched command halts the phantom scheduler process. No phantom processing can occur if the phantom scheduler is d

The sub command subtracts the second integer number provided from the first integer number provided and displays the res

The subx command subtracts the second hexadecimal number provided from the first hexadecimal number provided and display

The syschk BASIC program checks a system running under UNIX to detect abnormal situations.

The sysid BASIC program displays system configuration, options, and features.

The system-coldstart macro executes system initialization commands.

The t-act command selects a previously attached tape device as the currently active device to read and write to. D3 rele

The t-att command attaches the tape unit or floppy disk drive to the current process unit and optionally assigns the blo

The t-bck command backspaces the tape to the end of the previous file or a specified number of blocks.

The t-bsf command backspaces a given number of files.

The t-bsr command backspaces a given number of records.

The t-cascade command cascades or links one tape device to another tape device, either in a chain or a loop. Instead of

The t-chk command checks a tape for parity errors. At the end of the process, the number of files checked displays.

The t-copy BASIC program copies data from one device to another.

The t-det command detaches the tape from the current process or from another process. If no device number is specified,

The t-dump command copies items from a given file to the attached peripheral storage device. The heading modifier allows

The t-eod command moves a tape forward to the end of the recorded data.

The t-fsf (forward space file) command forwards a tape a given number of files. If the number is omitted, this command b

The t-fsr (forward space record) command forwards a tape a given number of records. If the number is omitted, this comma

The t-fwd command moves the attached media forward to the next file, or moves the tape forward a specified number of blo

The t-link command links or cascades one tape device to another tape device, either in a chain or a loop. Instead of pro

The t-load command restores files from a tape that was generated by t-dump. If a selection criteria is not specified, th

The t-rdlbl command reads the label from the attached magnetic media and initializes the internal label storage area.

The t-read command reads from the magnetic media unit attached to the current process and displays the contents of each

The t-rew command rewinds the attached media to the beginning of, or load point on, the tape.

The t-select command attaches a tape device to the current process, but we recommend using the set-device TCL command.

The t-space command moves the attached media forward a specified number of files, displaying each tape label as it is en

The t-stat command displays a report of the current attachment status for all tape devices defined on the system. It sho

The t-unload command rewinds the attached tape. On D3 UNIX systems, this command does the usual tape unload. Depending o

The t-verify command validates the integrity of file-save or account-save backups. The process can compare the contents

The t-weof command writes an EOF mark at the current position on the attached magnetic media. It also causes a flush of

The t-wtlbl command writes a Pick-format (80-byte) tape label at the current position on the attached magnetic media.

The tabs command displays tab stops previously set via the editor (ed or edit) process, or assigns new tab stop position

The tail command displays a specified number of trailing lines for each of the items in a specified item-list (that is,

The tandem command BASIC program links the current port to another process. Any input or output to either screen affects

Tape devices are storage medium for reading and writing tapes.

The tape-socket BASIC program defines a tape system across a network.

The tcl command suspends the process on the specified port, pushes a level on that port, and then executes the TCL comma

This topic provides a categorized listing of many of the TCL commands.

TCL Commands, which operate exclusively on files and items, use a consistent form to specify the file and items:

Terminal Control Language (TCL) is the gateway to all D3 functionality. TCL is a system-level command language with syst

When a command is entered at the TCL prompt, the system saves the command in the TCL stack file of the dm account. Your

The tcl-hdr command enables or disables the display of TCL commands on all output directed to the spooler, or displays t

The tcl-prompt BASIC program sets the prefix to the TCL prompt.

The tcls command suspends the process on the specified port, pushes a level on that port, then executes the TCL command.

The term BASIC program changes or displays the current terminal and printer output characteristics for the current line.

The term-type BASIC program reads the terminal and printer characteristics from attribute 2 of the PIBs file and automat

The term.font BASIC program downloads fonts to a Wyse 60 terminal. It uses a special file, which has 8x16 matrixes for e

This section discusses the Terminal Control language (TCL).

The termp BASIC program is an interactive form of the term command. It prompts for the terminal and printer characterist

The termu BASIC program automatically updates the term width and depth.

The time BASIC program displays the system time and date. If no time parameter exists, the current time and date display

The timedate command sets or displays the status of the time and date display.

The timeout BASIC program sets the time (in seconds) to automatically log off due to inactivity.

The tlog-restore command restores data from a transaction log magnetic media. This is an alternative to restoring at the

The tlqdisplay command allows you to display the transactions within the transaction queue used by both the D3 Transacti

The touch BASIC program reads and rewrites all items, without changing them, in either specified files or in all files i

The transaction utility is the system administration utility for transaction processing.

The trap BASIC program allows a TCL command (signal handler) to be executed when receiving a specific signal.

The truncate-ovf command truncates the safe overflow table to 1 block from high-water to maxfid and kills the B-tree tab

The txlog BASIC program invokes a menu for administration of the transaction logging subsystem.

The txlog-off command turns off transaction log enqueueing for the current process. No matter what operation is done by

The txlog-on command turns on transaction log enqueueing for the current process.

The txlog-status command retrieves the last status of the transaction logging subsystem.

The type-ahead command enables or disables the type ahead feature for the current PIB or displays the current status if

The ud BASIC program invokes the Update processor to edit ADIs or file-defining items in the dictionary of the specified

The udate command sets the system date format to the United States standard.

The um command displays the conversion units set by the set-units, set-dozens, set-decimal, or set-thousands commands.

The unix command invokes the sh command, to push a shell, and then automatically returns to D3 on completion.

The unlink-pibdev BASIC program unlinks a process from a port.

The unlock-file command clears file locks which have not been cleared through normal system operation.

The unlock-frame command clears the memory corelock previously core-locked with a lock-frame command.

The unlock-group command in the DM account clears group locks.

The unlock-item BASIC program clears item locks that have not cleared through usual system operation.

The unset BASIC program deletes a D3 user shell variable.

The update command invokes the Update processor for adding, changing, deleting, or cruising through data in a given file

The update-abs-stamp command in the DM account is invoked by the abs.fid command. This command also produces the actual

The update-logging command toggles or displays the status of the transaction logger subsystem.

The update-md BASIC program updates command definitions in a specified account master dictionary, or in a list of master

The update-prot command toggles or displays the status of the file update protection scheme. When enabled, this feature

The user.coldstart macro performs the last step of the coldstart process and is the place where users can customize thei

The user-shutdown macro is called by the shutdown command as the first procedure in shutting down the machine.

The user.coldstart command is invoked by the coldstart to call the user.coldstart routine.

The useralarm BASIC program is an alarm handler used by the trap command when a task is scheduled to be executed at a gi

The verify-index BASIC program verifies the integrity of one or all B-tree indexes in a specified file name.

The verify-system BASIC program verifies the integrity of the D3 system software by comparing computed checksums for the

The video.demo BASIC program demonstrates video display functions.

The view BASIC program displays a single item in a full screen window. This is useful when a user wants to display an it

The watch command executes and re-executes a TCL command continuously until the user cancels the execution by pressing a

The what command displays the system configuration and the status of system locks, specified lines, spooler, and printer

The where command displays the current execution status of all processes currently logged on to system or for selected p

The wherebt macro invokes the wheres command with the bt parameter.

The whered macro invokes the wheres command with the db parameter.

The whereindx macro invokes the wheres command with the indx parameter.

The wherelk macro invokes the wheres command with the lk parameter.

The whereovf macro invokes the wheres command with ovf parameter.

The wherepu macro invokes the wheres command with the pu parameter.

The wheres BASIC program performs a variety of functions depending on the options or parameters provided, and displays a

The wheresp macro invokes the wheres command with the sp parameter.

The wheret macro invokes the wheres command with the tp parameter.

The which BASIC program displays the implementation being used, the software serial number, the system ID number, the re

The which-line command puts the current port number into the Proc primary input buffer. This was used by the old Proc-ve

The who command displays the port number, user-ID, and account name for the current port, a specified port, or all ports

The who-info command enables or disables who output at TCL.

The whobt macro invokes the wheres command with the bt parameter.

The whod command invokes the wheres command with the db parameter.

The whoindx macro invokes the wheres command with the indx parameter.

The wholk macro invokes the wheres command with the lk parameter.

The whopu macro invokes the wheres command with the pu parameter.

The whosp macro invokes the wheres command with the sp parameter.

The whot command displays the wheres information with the tp parameter.

The whovf macro invokes the wheres command with the ov parameter.

The wincopy command is a modified version of the copy command that copies items between D3 and the Windows file system.

The wincopy command is a modified version of the copy command that copies items between D3 and the Windows file system.

The Sample.Windows.Printer item in the dm,devices, file is a printer device driver template that controls the behavior o

The Windows printer interface uses the Windows GDI printer driver (wingdiprinter), which employs BASIC @() function code

The wlist BASIC program is a simulation of the list command that additionally exploits B-tree indexes.

The wselect BASIC program is a simulation of the select command that additionally exploits B-tree indexes.

The wsort BASIC program is a simulation of the sort command that additionally exploits B-tree indexes.

The wsselect BASIC program is a simulation of the sselect command that additionally exploits B-tree indexes.

The xcs BASIC program enables or disables the extended character set for the current port or a specific port, or display

The xcs-off macro disables the extended character set function on a specified port, or the current port if omitted.

The xcs-on macro enables the extended character set function on a specified port, or the current port if omitted.

The xonoff BASIC program disables or enables x-on/x-off on a specified port, or the current port.

The xtd command converts a given hexadecimal number into its equivalent decimal (integer) format.

UNIX Only: The :files command restores the entire file system from file-save media.

The :reset-async BASIC program resets the current port or all ports to default values.

The :scroll BASIC program displays the output of a TCL command in a scrollable (text) window.

The ! command creates a UNIX shell and executes any UNIX command.

The .r command executes stack statements stored in a file item.

The @ character indicates a D3 shell variable.