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applicable, the table cites one or more associated documents that
contain information about the facility.
Table 1 OpenVMS Facilities and Associated Documentation
Facility Code |
Facility Name |
Reference Manual |
ACC
|
Accounting Utility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
ACLEDIT
|
Access Control List Editor
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
AMAC
|
MACRO-32 Compiler for OpenVMS Alpha
|
OpenVMS MACRO-32 Porting and User's Guide
VAX MACRO and Instruction Set Reference Manual
|
AMDS
|
DECamds
|
DECamds User's Guide
|
ANALDISK
|
Analyze/Disk_Structure Utility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
AUDSRV
|
Audit Server
|
OpenVMS Guide to System Security
|
BACKUP
|
Backup Utility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
BAD
|
Bad Block Locator Utility
|
OpenVMS Bad Block Locator Utility Manual
1
|
BOOT
|
Virtual Memory Boot
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
BUGCHECK
|
System Bugcheck
|
OpenVMS Alpha System Analysis Tools Manual
OpenVMS VAX System Dump Analyzer Utility Manual
|
CAF
|
Cluster Authorization File Service
|
OpenVMS Cluster Systems
|
|
Cluster Port Driver
|
OpenVMS Cluster Systems
|
CDU
|
Command Definition Utility
|
OpenVMS Command Definition, Librarian, and Message Utilities Manual
|
CLI
|
Command Language Interpreter (DCL)
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
CMA
|
Compaq POSIX Threads Library for OpenVMS
|
Guide to POSIX Threads Library
|
CONV
|
Convert and Convert/Reclaim Utilities
|
OpenVMS Record Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
CREF
|
Cross-Reference Utility
|
OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual
|
DCL
|
DIGITAL Command Language
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
DCX
|
Data Compression/Expansion Facility
|
OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
|
DDTM
|
DECdtm Services
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
DIFF
|
DIFFERENCES Command
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
DISM
|
DISMOUNT Command
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
DNS
|
Digital Distributed Name Service (DECdns)
|
DECnet for OpenVMS Networking Manual
1
|
DSR
|
DIGITAL Standard Runoff
|
OpenVMS DIGITAL Standard Runoff Reference Manual
1
|
DTK
|
DECtalk Facility
|
OpenVMS RTL DECtalk (DTK$) Manual
1
|
DTR
|
DECnet Test Receiver
|
DECnet for OpenVMS Network Management Utilities
1
|
DTS
|
DECnet Test Sender
|
DECnet for OpenVMS Network Management Utilities
1
|
DUMP
|
DUMP Command
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
|
DVR$ Facility (CDA Viewer)
|
Online help for VIEW
|
EDF
|
FDL Editor
|
OpenVMS Record Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
|
EDT Editor
|
OpenVMS EDT Reference Manual
1
|
ERF
|
Error Log Utility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
EXCHANGE
|
Exchange Utility
|
OpenVMS Exchange Utility Manual
1
|
FDL
|
FDL Utilities
|
OpenVMS Record Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
IMGACT
|
Image Activator
|
OpenVMS Linker Utility Manual
|
INIT
|
INITIALIZE Command
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
INPSMB
|
Input Symbiont
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
INSTALL
|
Install Utility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
IOGEN
|
IOGEN
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
JBC
|
Job Controller
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
OpenVMS System Services Reference Manual
|
LADCP
|
LAD Control Program Utility
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
LAT
|
LAT Facility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
LAVC
|
Local Area OpenVMS Cluster
|
OpenVMS Cluster Systems
|
LBR
|
Librarian Routines
|
OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
|
LIB
|
Library Facility
|
OpenVMS RTL Library (LIB$) Manual
|
LIBRAR
|
LIBRARY Command
|
OpenVMS Command Definition, Librarian, and Message Utilities Manual
|
LICENSE
|
License Management Utility
|
OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
LINK
|
Linker Utility
|
OpenVMS Linker Utility Manual
|
LMCP
|
Log Manager Control Program
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
LOADER
|
Executive Image Loader
|
OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual
|
LOGIN
|
Login Procedure
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
MACRO
|
VAX MACRO Assembler
|
VAX MACRO and Instruction Set Reference Manual
|
MAIL
|
Mail Utility
|
OpenVMS User's Manual or MAIL Help
|
MC
|
MEMORY CHANNEL
|
Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations
|
MESSAGE
|
Message Utility
|
OpenVMS Command Definition, Librarian, and Message Utilities Manual
|
MIME
|
MIME Utility
|
OpenVMS User's Manual
|
MOM
|
Maintenance Operation Module
|
DECnet for OpenVMS Networking Manual
1
|
MONITOR
|
Monitor Utility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
MOUNT
|
Mount Utility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
MSGHLP
|
Help Message Utility
|
OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
MTH
|
Mathematics Facility
|
OpenVMS VAX RTL Mathematics (MTH$) Manual
Compaq Portable Mathematics Library
|
NETWRK
|
SET/SHOW/START/STOP NETWORK Commands
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
NICONFIG
|
Ethernet Configurator Module
|
DECnet for OpenVMS Networking Manual
1
|
OPCOM
|
Operator Communication Process
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
OTS
|
General Purpose Facility
|
OpenVMS RTL General Purpose (OTS$) Manual
|
PATCH
|
Patch Utility
|
OpenVMS VAX Patch Utility Manual
1
|
PCSI
|
POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
PCSIUI
|
POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility user interface
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
PPL
|
Parallel Processing Facility
|
OpenVMS RTL Parallel Processing (PPL$) Manual
1
|
PPPD
|
Point-to-Point Protocol
|
TCP/IP Networking on OpenVMS Systems
1
|
PRINT
|
PRINT Command
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
PSM
|
Print Symbiont Modification Facility
|
OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
|
QMAN
|
Queue Manager
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
QUEMAN
|
Queuing Utility Commands
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
RBLD
|
REBUILD Command (Mount Utility)
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
READ_CONFIG
|
File-Based Autoconfiguration
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1: Essentials
|
REG
|
Registry for OpenVMS
|
OpenVMS Connectivity Developer Guide
|
REM
|
Remote Terminal Support
and SET HOST Command
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
RENAME
|
RENAME Command
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
RMS
|
OpenVMS Record Management Services
|
OpenVMS Record Management Services Reference Manual
|
RMSREC
|
RMS Recovery Utility
|
RMS Journaling for OpenVMS Manual
|
RUN
|
Run Detached Utility
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
RUNOFF
|
DIGITAL Standard Runoff
|
OpenVMS DIGITAL Standard Runoff Reference Manual
1
|
SDA
|
System Dump Analyzer
|
OpenVMS Alpha System Analysis Tools Manual
OpenVMS VAX System Dump Analyzer Utility Manual
|
SDP
|
Set Dump Priority Utility
|
OpenVMS Alpha System Analysis Tools Manual
OpenVMS VAX System Dump Analyzer Utility Manual
|
SEARCH
|
SEARCH Command
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
SECSRV
|
Security Server
|
OpenVMS Guide to System Security
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
SET
|
SET Command and SET Utility
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
SHADOW
|
Volume Shadowing Software
|
Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
|
SHADOW_SERVER
|
Volume Shadowing Server
|
Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
|
SHOW
|
SHOW Command
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
SHOW
|
Show Cluster Utility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
SMB
|
Symbiont/Queue-Manager Interface Facility
|
OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
|
SMG
|
Screen Management Facility
|
OpenVMS RTL Screen Management (SMG$) Manual
|
SMI
|
System Management Integrator/Server
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
SMP
|
Symmetric Multiprocessing
|
OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
SORT
|
Sort/Merge Utility
|
OpenVMS User's Manual
|
STACONFIG
|
Standalone Configure Process
|
|
STARTUP
|
SYSMAN Utility STARTUP Command
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
STDRV
|
System Startup Driver
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
STR
|
String Manipulation Facility
|
OpenVMS RTL String Manipulation (STR$) Manual
|
SUBMIT
|
SUBMIT Command
|
OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
|
SUM
|
SUMSLP Batch Editing Utility
|
OpenVMS SUMSLP Utility Manual
1
|
SYSBOOT
|
System Bootstrap Facility
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
SYSGEN
|
System Generation Utility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
SYSINIT
|
System Initialization
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
SYSMAN
|
System Management Utility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
SYSTEM
|
System Services
|
OpenVMS System Services Reference Manual
|
TIE
|
Translated Image Environment
|
DECmigrate for OpenVMS AXP Systems Translating Images
|
TPU
|
DEC Text Processing Utility (DECTPU)
|
DEC Text Processing Utility Reference Manual
|
TRACE
|
Traceback Facility
|
OpenVMS Linker Utility Manual
|
UAF
|
Authorize Utility
|
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
|
UETP
|
User Environment Test Package
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
UTIL
|
Utility Routines
|
OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
|
VAXCLUSTER
|
OpenVMS Cluster Software
|
OpenVMS Cluster Systems
|
VMB
|
Virtual Memory Boot
|
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
|
VMSINSTAL
|
Install Procedures
|
OpenVMS Developer's Guide to VMSINSTAL
1
|
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'variable'
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In message text, apostrophes delimit a variable field that is replaced
with an actual value when the message is issued.
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Ctrl/
x
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A sequence such as Ctrl/
x indicates that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while
you press another key or a pointing device button.
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PF1
x
|
A sequence such as PF1
x indicates that you must first press and release the key
labeled PF1 and then press and release another key or a pointing device
button.
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[Return]
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In examples, a key name enclosed in a box indicates that you press a
key on the keyboard. (In text, a key name is not enclosed in a box.)
In the HTML version of this document, this convention appears as
brackets, rather than a box.
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...
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A horizontal ellipsis in examples indicates one of the following
possibilities:
- Additional optional arguments in a statement have been omitted.
- The preceding item or items can be repeated one or more times.
- Additional parameters, values, or other information can be entered.
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.
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A vertical ellipsis indicates the omission of items from a code example
or command format; the items are omitted because they are not important
to the topic being discussed.
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( )
|
In command format descriptions, parentheses indicate that you must
enclose choices in parentheses if you specify more than one.
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[ ]
|
In command format descriptions, brackets indicate optional choices. You
can choose one or more items or no items. Do not type the brackets on
the command line. However, you must include the brackets in the syntax
for OpenVMS directory specifications and for a substring specification
in an assignment statement.
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In command format descriptions, vertical bars separate choices within
brackets or braces. Within brackets, the choices are optional; within
braces, at least one choice is required. Do not type the vertical bars
on the command line.
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{ }
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In command format descriptions, braces indicate required choices; you
must choose at least one of the items listed. Do not type the braces on
the command line.
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bold text
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This typeface represents the introduction of a new term. It also
represents the name of an argument, an attribute, or a reason.
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italic text
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Italic text indicates important information, complete titles of
manuals, or variables. Variables include information that varies in
system output (Internal error
number), in command lines (/PRODUCER=
name), and in command parameters in text (where
dd represents the predefined code for the device type).
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UPPERCASE TEXT
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Uppercase text indicates a command, the name of a routine, the name of
a file, or the abbreviation for a system privilege.
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Monospace text
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Monospace type indicates code examples and interactive screen displays.
In the C programming language, monospace type in text identifies the
following elements: keywords, the names of independently compiled
external functions and files, syntax summaries, and references to
variables or identifiers introduced in an example.
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-
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A hyphen at the end of a command format description, command line, or
code line indicates that the command or statement continues on the
following line.
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numbers
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All numbers in text are assumed to be decimal unless otherwise noted.
Nondecimal radixes---binary, octal, or hexadecimal---are explicitly
indicated.
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