help
HELP command-name
.
to get information on that command
.
$$ Stores batch job submittal options inside command file
* /* Command file comment lines
ABBREV Abbreviation processsor
ADDISK (Operator command)
ADD_REMOTE_ID Sets up user id for remote systems
AMLC (Operator command)
ARCHIVE Archives disk files to tape
ARCHIVE_RELEASE Releases an ARCHIVE tape for future use
ARCHIVE_RESTORE Restores files archived on tape to disk
ASRCWD Sets virtual ASR control word
ASSIGN Assigns peripheral device
ATM Invokes OAS Advanced Text Management module
ATM_ADMIN (Replaced by OA_ADMIN command)
ATTACH Attaches to a UFD, sub-UFD, or MFD
AVAIL Prints disk usage statistics
BACKUP Logical disk-to-tape backup (operator command)
BACKUP_RELEASE Releases BACKUP tape for future use (operator command)
BACKUP_RESTORE Restores backup files from tape to disk (Operator)
BASIC Loads Prime BASIC language interpreter
BASICV Invokes virtual-memory BASIC
BATCH Displays Batch information
BATGEN Displayf information about Batch queues
BINARY Opens binary file
BIND Linking command (V-mode and I-mode)
BOOT_CREATE Creates a boot tape
BRMS (Backup/Recovery Management Service)
CBL Invokes COBOL 74 compiler
CBLDML CBL (COBOL 74) DML Preprocessor
CBLSUBS COBOL 74 Subschema DDL Compiler
CC Invokes C compiler
CDML COBOL DML Preprocessor
CHANGE_PASSWORD Changes the user's login password
CHAP Changes the user's execution priority level
CLOSE Closes file unit(s)
CLUP ROAM Command Processor Clean-Up Program
CMPF Compares up to five ASCII files
CNAME Changes name of file or directody
CN_RBF Changes name of a ROAM user file
COBOL Invokes COBOL compiler
COMINPUT Executes a command input file
COMOUTPUT Opens command output file
COMPILERS (Prime's Compilers)
CONCAT Combines files for spooling
CONFIG (Operator command)
CONFIG_NET (Network Administrator Command)
CONVERT_AMLC_COMMANDS (Operator Command)
COPY Copies file system objects
COPY_DISK (Operator command)
COPY_RBF Replicates or moves a ROAM file
CPL Executes a CPL program
CPMPC Punches a file onto cards
CREATE Creates a new directory
CREATK Creates and modifies MIDASPLUS file templates
CRMPC Reads cards into a file
CSUBS COBOL Subschema DDL Compiler
DATE Displays current time and date
DBACP Data Base Administrator Command Processor
DBASIC Loads Prime BASIC language interpreter
DBG Invokes Source Level Debugger
DBUTL Data Base Utility
DEBUGGERS (Prime's debuggers)
DEFINE_GVAR Activates a global variable file
DELAY Sets terminal delay characteristics
DELETE Deletes files or directories
DELETE_RBF Deletes an active or inactive ROAM file
DELETE_VAR Deletes global variables
DELSEG Deletes segments
DIAG PRISAM File Diagnostic Utility
DISCOVER DBMS and PRISAM Query Language and Report Writer
DISKS @ (Operator command)
DISLOG Logs out disconnected user (Configuration Directive)
DMSTK Dumps user stack information
DOCUMENTS (List of current technical publications)
DPTCFG Compiles DPTX configuration file
DPTX (Operator command)
DPTXMTR DPTX monitoring utility
DROPDTR Forces dropping of Data Terminal Ready signal
ED A line-oriented text editor
EDB Invokes binary editor
EDITOR (Text Editor)
EDIT_ACCESS Modifies an existing ACL
EDIT_EFU Creates/modifies a file of formatting parameters (PRIME/SNA)
EDIT_PROFILE Creates and updates system validation files
EDUCATION Lists the current customer classes offered
ELIGTS (Operator command)
EMACS Screen-oriented editor
EPF (Dynamic runfiles)
EVENT_LOG (Operator Command)
F77 Invokes FORTRAN 77 compiler
F77DML FORTRAN 77 DML Preprocessor
F77SUBS FORTRAN 77 Subschema DDL Compiler
FAP FORMS Administrative Processor
FAU PRISAM File Administrator Utility
FDL FORMS Definition Language
FDML FTN DML Preprocessor
FED FORMS Editor
FILMEM Zeroes out memory
FILVER Compares runfiles
FIND_RING_BREAK (PRIMENET operator command)
FIXRAT (Operator command)
FIX_DISK (Operator command)
FORMS Forms Management System
FORTRAN (Prime's two FORTRAN compilers)
FSUBS FORTRAN Subschema DDL Compiler
FTGEN FTS System Administrator Command
FTN Invokes FORTRAN IV Compiler
FTOP FTS Operator Command
FTR FTS File Transfer Request Command
FTS Communications File Transfer Service
FUTIL File utility
GENERATE_CATALOG Generates ARCHIVE or TRANSPORT catalog
HDXSTAT Displays status of half duplex lines
HELP Prints information at terminal
INFO Invokes Prime INFORMATION System
INITIALIZE_COMMAND_ENVIRONMENT Reinitializes user's environment
INPUT Opens file for input
IROAM Initializes ROAM at supervisor terminal
ITERATION Command repetition (multiple arguments)
JOB Submits, manages, and monitors batch jobs
KBUILD Builds MIDASPLUS files
KIDDEL Deletes or cleans out MIDASPLUS files
LABEL Initializes magnetic tapes
LANGUAGES (Prime's Programming Languages)
LATE Sets time at which terminal will accept next command
LD Lists contents of a directory
LEM Lists the extent map of a contiguous file
LISTF Displays information on current directory
LISTING @ Opens listing file
LIST_ACCESS Displays ACL protecting an object
LIST_CATALOG Displays contents of ARCHIVE or BACKUP catalogs
LIST_EPF Displays information about user's EPFs
LIST_GROUP Displays list of user's ACL groups
LIST_LIBRARY_ENTRIES Displays entrypoints in a library EPF
LIST_LIMITS Lists limits of user's command environment
LIST_MINI_COMMANDS Lists commands allowed at mini-command level
LIST_PRIORITY_ACCESS Lists a priority ACL
LIST_QUOTA Lists disk quota information
LIST_RBF Describes the attributes of a ROAM file
LIST_REMOTE_ID Lists user's remote IDs
LIST_SEARCH_RULES Lists contents of user's entrypoint search list
LIST_SEGMENT Displays information about private segments
LIST_TAPE List contents of an ARCHIVE, TRANSPORT, or BACKUP tape
LIST_VAR Lists contents of global variable file
LOAD Loading command (R-mode)
LOGIN Gains access to system
LOGOUT @ Ends terminal session
LOGPRT Displays system event log
LON Controls Phantom Logout Notification
LOOK (Operator command)
MAGNET Magnetic Tape Interchange Subsystem
MAGRST Writes files from Prime-format tapes to disk
MAGSAV Writes disk file(s) to tape
MAGTAPE (PRIMOS Magnetic Tape Subsystems)
MAKE (Operator command)
MAXSCH (Operator command)
MAXUSR (Operator Command)
MDUMP Dumps a MIDASPLUS file
MEDUSA Brings up PRIME MEDUSA workstation
MESSAGE Sends message to users or operator
MONITOR_NET Monitors network activity on a system
MONITOR_RING Monitors network activity on a node
MPACK Reclaims space in MIDASPLUS data and index subfiles
MPLUSCLUP Performs MIDASPLUS cleanup
MRGF Merges several files into one
MTRESUME (Operator command)
NAME GENERATION (Multiple, similar objectnames)
NCOBOL Invokes non-shared COBOL
NET (Operator command)
NETCFG (Obsolete command)
NETLINK PRIMENET remote login facility
NSED Invokes non-shared editor
NUMBER Numbers statements in a BASIC program
OAS Invokes Office Automation System
OA_ADMIN Invokes OAS administrator functions
OA_TERM Downloads PT65 Workstation
OFFICE_AUTOMATION (Office Automation System commands)
OPEN Opens file on specified unit
OPRPRI (Operator command)
ORIGIN Returns to origin directory
OWLDSC Makes Owl terminal emulate 3277, under DPTX
PASCAL Invokes PASCAL compiler
PASSWD Sets password on current directory
PHANTOM Starts phantom execution of CPL or COMINPUT file
PHYRST Restores partition from physical backup
PHYSAV Physical disk-to-tape backup
PL1G Invokes PL/I-G compiler
PM Prints RVEC and register information
PMA Invokes Prime Macro Assembler
POWER Invokes the POWERPLUS Data Management Subsystem
POWERPLUS (MIDASPLUS Query Language and Report Writer)
PRERR Displays ERRVEC message
PRIME/SNA (Prime-IBM Interconnect System)
PRIMENET Prime's networking software
PRIMEWAY (Prime's transaction management and development system)
PRIMIX Invokes PRIMIX
PRIMOS (Operator command)
PRINT_NETLOG Network logfile utility
PRINT_SCS Prints a file containing SCS data streams (PRIME/SNA)
PRINT_SYSLOG System logfile utility
PRISAM (Prime's Recoverable Indexed Sequential Access Method)
PRMPC Prints file on parallel interface printer
PROP Displays information about system printers
PROTEC (Earlier form of PROTECT command)
PROTECT Sets protection rights on file in password directory
PRSER Prints file on serial interface printer
PRTDSC Controls DPTX printer emulation
PRVER Prints file on printer_plotter
PSD Loads Prime Symbolic Debugger
PSD20 Loads Prime Symbolic Debugger
PST100DSC (Replaced by PTDSC command)
PT45DSC Makes PT45 terminal emulate 3277, under DPTX
PT46DSC Makes PT46 terminal emulate 3277, under DPTX
PTDSC Makes PST 100 or PT200 terminal emulate 3277, under DPTX
PTELE Accesses OAS Telephone Inquiry
RDY Sets system and error prompts
RELEASE_LEVEL Discards unwanted stack history
REMOTE (Obsolete command)
REMOVE_EPF Removes EPF from user's address space
REMOVE_PRIORITY_ACCESS (Operator command)
REMOVE_REMOTE_ID Removes user id from remote ID list
REN Reenters a subsystem
REPLY (Operator command)
RESTOR Restores runfile to memory
RESTORE_RBF Activates an inactive ROAM file
RESUME Executes program
REV202 Lists releases of software valid for Rev. 20.2 PRIMOS
REVER(_PASSWORD Reverts an ACL directory to a password directory
RJE (Remote Job Entry)
RJOP Controls RJE workstations
RJQ Queues an RJE file for transmission to a remote site
ROSAU ROAM System Administrator Utility
RPG Invokes RPG II compiler
RSTERM Empties terminal input or output buffers
RUNOFF Text formatter
RWLOCK Sets read-write lock on a file or directory
SAVE Saves runfile to disk
SAVE_RBF Archives a ROAM file to disk
SCHDEC The Schema Decompiler
SCHED The Schema Editor
SCHEMA The DBMS Schema Compiler
SEG Loading and execution command (V-mode)
SETIME (Operator command)
SETMOD (Operator command)
SET_ACCESS Sets protection on a file or directory
SET_ASYNC (Operator Command)
SET_DELETE Sets tPe delete switch on a file
SET_PRIORITY_ACCESS (Operator command)
SET_QUOTA Sets quota on a directory
SET_RBF Sets the attributes of a ROAM file
SET_SEARCH_RULES Initializes user-specific entrypoint search list
SET_VAR Sets value of a global variable
SHARE (Operator command)
SHUTDN (Operator command)
SIZE Displays size of files, segdirs, ufds, and ACLs
SLIST Displays file contents at terminal
SNADSC Provides terminal emulation under PRIME/SNA
SNA_3270 (PRIME/SNA Operator command)
SNA_3270_CONFIG (PRIME/SNA Administrator command)
SNA_PRINT (PRIME/SNA Operator command)
SNA_SERVER (PRIME/SNA Operator command)
SNA_SERVER_CONFIG (PRIME/SNA Administrator command)
SORT Sorts one or more fRles
SPOOL Prints file on system printer or plotter
SPSS Invokes SPSS product
SPY Displays MIDASPLUS system statistics and configuration variables
START Starts program in memory
STARTUP (Operator command)
START_NET Starts PRIMENET on local node
STATUS Displays user or system status
STOP_NET Disables PRIMENET on local node
SVCSW Sets switch to handle SVC instructions
TCF Accesses remote IBM host from DPTX-configured 3277
TERM Modifies terminal characteristics
TERMCAP (Terminal capability database for EMACS)
TIME Displays time-used statistics
TP Invokes PRIMEWAY
TPLINK Invokes PRIMEWAY via network
TRANSLATORS (Prime's Translators)
TRANSPORT Writes disk files to tape for transfer to another site
TRANSPORT_RELEASE Releases TRANSPORT tape for future use
TRANSPORT_RESTORE Restore TRANSPORT files from tape to disk
TREEWALKING Inclusive pathname
TYPE Prints line of text at terminal
UNASSIGN Unassigns a peripheral device
UPCASE Converts lowercase to uppercase
USAGE Prints system usage statistics
USERS Prints number of currently logged-in users
USRASR (Operator command)
VISTA DBMS/QUERY Query Language and Report Writer
VPSD Loads Prime Symbolic Debugger
VPSD16 Loads Prime Symbolic Debugger
VRPG Invokes V-mode RPG II compiler
VRTSSW Sets virtual sense switches
WILDCARDS (Automatic filename generators)
WP_ADMIN (Replaced by OA_ADMIN command)
From Sky-Hook (Switzerland)
Originally displayed in the U.S. On:
P-80 Int'l Information Systems