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EXEC DOC FILE
May, 1984
Version 6(777)
COPYRIGHT (C) 1976,1978,1979,1980,1982,1983,1984 BY DIGITAL EQUIPMENT
CORPORATION, MAYNARD, MASS. THE SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS
FURNISHED UNDER A LICENSE AND MAY BE USED AND COPIED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE TERMS OF SUCH LICENSE AND WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT
NOTICE. THIS SOFTWARE OR ANY OTHER COPIES THEREOF MAY NOT BE PROVIDED OR
OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY OTHER PERSON. NO TITLE TO AND OWNERSHIP OF
THE SOFTWARE IS HEREBY TRANSFERRED.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AND
SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION.
DIGITAL ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OR RELIABILITY OF ITS SOFTWARE
ON EQUIPMENT WHICH IS NOT SUPPLIED BY DIGITAL.
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This document provides a brief summary of the new and changed commands in the
v6 EXEC.
TOPS-20 RELEASE 6.0 EXEC ENHANCEMENTS
New Commands (Not including multiforking-class commands)
--------------------------------------------------------
PERUSE
SEND
New Arguments, Subcommands, and Switches
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Command Argument, Subcommand, or Switch
------- -------------------------------
BUILD PRESERVE,
TOPS10-PROJECT-PROGRAMMER-NUMBER
LOAD-class /10-BLISS, /36BLISS, /ABORT, /FAIL, /[NO]FLAG-NON-STANDARD,
/[NO]MACHINE-CODE, /PASCAL, /SAIL, /SNOBOL, /[NO]WARNINGS
DDT /OVERLAY
DIRECTORY COMPLETE
INFO DECNET node-name
INFO MAIL SYSTEM
LOGIN /FAST
MERGE /OVERLAY
RECEIVE/REFUSE USER-MESSAGES
SET MAIL Notification-count
SET [NO] TRAP JSYS
/DEFINED, /UNDEFINED
TERMINAL [NO]INHIBIT
New Multiforking-class Commands
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ERUN
FREEZE
KEEP
UNKEEP
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Multiforking Arguments and Switches Added to Existing Commands
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Command Argument or Switch
------- ------------------
CONTINUE fork-name, fork-number, /BACKGROUND, /NORMALLY, /STAY
FORK fork-name
INFORMATION FORK-STATUS
INFORMATION
DEFAULT PROGRAM
RESET (*), (.), fork name, fork number
{ [NO-]EPHEMERAL
SET DEFAULT PROGRAM { KEEP
{ NONE
SET FILE [NO] EPHEMERAL
SET NAME
{ [NO-]EPHEMERAL
SET PROGRAM { KEEP
{ NONE
START /BACKGROUND, /NORMALLY, /STAY
Miscellaneous EXEC Enhancements
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Command Enhancement
------- ----------
BUILD Square brackets legal in directory names
Forty directory group numbers allowed in a directory
INFO LOGICAL-NAMES
Accepts wildcards in logical name
LOGIN Displays date and time of last LOGIN
SET DIRECTORY PASSWORD
Old Password Not Requested
PUSH Runs the EXEC defined by the system logical name
DEFAULT-EXEC:
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New Fields Displayed by INFORMATION Commands
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INFORMATION
Argument New Field
-------- ---------
PROGRAM SET PROGRAM and SET DEFAULT PROGRAM settings
SYSTEM-STATUS Sending of level zero and level one messages to all users
and BUGCHK messages to console terminal.
TERMINAL TERMINAL INHIBIT and SYSTEM-MESSAGES status
VERSION Decimal version numbers
DIRECTORY Password not displayed
TOPS-10 project-programmer number
SYSTEM DECnet terminals allowed/disallowed
ARPANET New fields in display
^E Privileged Command Enhancements
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Command New Subcommand, Argument or Feature
------- -----------------------------------
^ECEASE NOW
Displays shutdown time and ARPANET or DECnet node name before
requiring an extra confirm.
^ECREATE PRESERVE
TOPS10-PROJECT-PROGRAMMER-NUMBER nn,nn
Square brackets legal in directory names
Forty directory group numbers allowed in a directory
^EPRINT Password not displayed
^SET [NO] FAST-LOGINS-ALLOWED
[NO] LEVEL-ONE-MESSAGES
[NO] LEVEL-ZERO-MESSAGES
[NO] WORKING-SET-PRELOADING