RT-11 System Utilities Manual

Company:Digital Equipment Corporation
Part:AA-M239B-TC
Date:1984-07
Keywords:
Operating System:RT-11 Version 5.1
Supersedes:

Table of Contents

  • Part I Utility Programs
  • Chapter 1 Command String Interpreter (CSI)
    • 1.1 CSI Syntax
    • 1.2 Prompting Characters
  • Chapter 2 Binary File Comparison Program (BINCOM)
    • 2.1 Calling and Terminating BINCOM
    • 2.2 BINCOM Command String Syntax
    • 2.3 Using Wildcards with BINCOM
    • 2.4 Options
    • 2.5 Output Format
    • 2.6 Examples
    • 2.7 Creating a SIPP Command File
  • Chapter 3 Backup Utility Program (BUP)
    • 3.1 Calling and Terminating BUP
    • 3.2 BUP Command String Syntax
    • 3.3 Options
      • 3.3.1 File Backup Operation
      • 3.3.2 Volume Backup Operation (/I)
      • 3.3.3 Directory Option (/L)
      • 3.3.4 Restore Option (/X)
      • 3.3.5 Initialize Option (/Z)
  • Chapter 4 Directory Program (DIR)
    • 4.1 Calling and Terminating DIR
    • 4.2 Directory Command String Syntax
    • 4.3 Reading Directory Listings
    • 4.4 Options
      • 4.4.1 Alphabetical Option (/A)
      • 4.4.2 Block Number Option (/B)
      • 4.4.3 Columns Option (/C[:n])
      • 4.4.4 Date Option (/D[:date])
      • 4.4.5 Entire Option (/E)
      • 4.4.6 Fast Option (/F)
      • 4.4.7 Begin Option (/G)
      • 4.4.8 Since Option (/J[:date])
      • 4.4.9 Before Option (/K[:date])
      • 4.4.10 Listing Option (/L)
      • 4.4.11 Unused Areas Option (/M)
      • 4.4.12 Summary Option (/N)
      • 4.4.13 Octal Option (/O)
      • 4.4.14 Exclude Option (/P)
      • 4.4.15 Deleted Option (/Q)
      • 4.4.16 Reverse Option (/R)
      • 4.4.17 Sort Option (/S[:xxx])
      • 4.4.18 Protection Option (/T)
      • 4.4.19 No Protection Option (/U)
      • 4.4.20 Volume ID Option (/V[:ONL])
  • Chapter 5 DUMP Program (DUMP)
    • 5.1 Calling and Terminating DUMP
    • 5.2 DUMP Command String Syntax
    • 5.3 Options
    • 5.4 Example Commands and Listings
  • Chapter 6 Device Utility Program (DUP)
    • 6.1 Calling and Terminating DUP
    • 6.2 DUP Command String Syntax
    • 6.3 Options
      • 6.3.1 Create Option (/C[/G:n])
      • 6.3.2 Image Copy Option (/I)
      • 6.3.3 Bad Block Scan Option (/K)
      • 6.3.4 File Option (/F)
      • 6.3.5 Boot Option (/O)
      • 6.3.6 Boot Foreign Volume Option (/Q)
      • 6.3.7 Squeeze Option (/S)
      • 6.3.8 Extend Option (/T:n)
      • 6.3.9 Bootstrap Copy Option (/U[:xx])
      • 6.3.10 Volume ID Option (/V[:ONL])
      • 6.3.11 Wait for Volume Option (/W)
      • 6.3.12 No Query Option (/Y)
      • 6.3.13 Directory Initialization Option (/Z[:n])
        • 6.3.13.1 Changing Directory Segments (/N:n)
        • 6.3.13.2 Changing Volume ID (/V)
        • 6.3.13.3 Replacing Bad Blocks (/R[:RET])
        • 6.3.13.4 Covering Bad Blocks (/B[:RET])
        • 6.3.13.5 Restoring a Disk (/D)
  • Chapter 7 File Exchange Program (FILEX)
    • 7.1 File Formats
    • 7.2 Calling and Terminating FILEX
    • 7.3 Options
      • 7.3.1 Transferring Files Between RT-11 and DOS/BATCH or RSTS (/S)
      • 7.3.2 Transferring Files Between RT-11 and Interchange Diskette (/U)
      • 7.3.3 Transferring Files to RT-11 from DECsystem-10 (/T)
      • 7.3.4 Listing Directories (/L)
      • 7.3.5 Deleting Files from DOS/BATCH (RSTS) DECtapes and Interchange Diskettes (/D)
      • 7.3.6 Initializing the Directories of DECtapes and Interchange Diskettes (/Z)
      • 7.3.7 Interchange Diskette Volume ID Option (/V[:ONL])
      • 7.3.8 Wait Option (/W)
  • Chapter 8 Volume Formatting Program (FORMAT)
    • 8.1 Calling and Terminating FORMAT
    • 8.2 FORMAT Command String Syntax
    • 8.3 FORMAT Confirmation Prompts
    • 8.4 Options
      • 8.4.1 Default Format
      • 8.4.2 Pattern Verification Option (/P:n)
      • 8.4.3 Single-Density Option (/S)
      • 8.4.4 Verification Option (/V[:ONL])
      • 8.4.5 Wait Option (/W)
      • 8.4.6 No Query Option (/Y)
  • Chapter 9 Logical Disk Subsetting Utility (LD)
    • 9.1 Calling and Terminating LD
    • 9.2 LD Command String Syntax
    • 9.3 Options
      • 9.3.1 Assign Logical Device Name Option (/A:ddd)
      • 9.3.2 Validate Logical Disk Assignments Option (/C)
      • 9.3.3 Define Logical Disk Option (/L:n)
      • 9.3.4 Write-Lock Logical Disk Option (/R:n)
      • 9.3.5 Write-Enable Logical Disk Option (/W:n)
  • Chapter 10 Librarian (LIBR)
    • 10.1 Calling and Terminating LIBR
    • 10.2 LIBR Command String Syntax
      • 10.2.1 Creating a Library File
      • 10.2.2 Inserting Modules into a Library
      • 10.2.3 Merging Library Files
    • 10.3 Option Commands and Functions for Object Libraries
      • 10.3.1 Include All Global and Absolute Global Symbols Option (/A)
      • 10.3.2 Command Continuation Options (/C or //)
      • 10.3.3 Delete Option (/D)
      • 10.3.4 Extract Option (/E)
      • 10.3.5 Delete Global Option (/G)
      • 10.3.6 Include Module Names Option (/N)
      • 10.3.7 Include P-Section Names Option (/P)
      • 10.3.8 Replace Option (/R)
      • 10.3.9 Update Option (/U)
      • 10.3.10 Wide Option (/W)
      • 10.3.11 Creating Multiple Definition Libraries Option (/X)
      • 10.3.12 Listing the Directory of a Library File
      • 10.3.13 Combining Library Option Functions
    • 10.4 Option Commands and Functions for Macro Libraries
      • 10.4.1 Command Continuation Options (/C or //)
      • 10.4.2 Macro Option (/M[:n])
  • Chapter 11 Linker (LINK)
    • 11.1 Overview of the Linking Process
      • 11.1.1 What the Linker Does
      • 11.1.2 How the Linker Structures the Load Module
        • 11.1.2.1 Absolute Section
        • 11.1.2.2 Program Sections
      • 11.1.3 Global Symbols: Communication Links Between Modules
    • 11.2 Calling and Terminating the Linker
    • 11.3 Link Command String Syntax
    • 11.4 Input and Output
      • 11.4.1 Input Object Modules
      • 11.4.2 Input Library Modules
      • 11.4.3 Output Load Module
      • 11.4.4 Output Load Map
    • 11.5 Creating an Overlay Structure
      • 11.5.1 Low Memory Overlays
      • 11.5.2 Extended Memory Overlays
        • 11.5.2.1 Virtual Address Space
        • 11.5.2.2 Physical Address Space
        • 11.5.2.3 Virtual and Privileged Jobs
        • 11.5.2.4 Extended Memory Overlay Option (/V:n[:m])
      • 11.5.3 Combining Low Memory Overlays with Extended Memory Overlays
      • 11.5.4 Load Map
    • 11.6 Options
      • 11.6.1 Alphabetical Option (/A)
      • 11.6.2 Bottom Address Option (/B:n)
      • 11.6.3 Continuation Option (/C or //)
      • 11.6.4 Duplicate Global Symbol Option (/D)
      • 11.6.5 Extend Program Section Option (/E:n)
      • 11.6.6 Default FORTRAN Library Option (/F)
      • 11.6.7 Directory Buffer Size Option (/G)
      • 11.6.8 Highest Address Option (/H:n)
      • 11.6.9 Include Option (/I)
      • 11.6.10 Memory Size Option (/K:n)
      • 11.6.11 LDA Format Option (/L)
      • 11.6.12 Modify Stack Address Option (/M[:n])
      • 11.6.13 Cross-Reference Option (/N)
      • 11.6.14 Low Memory Overlay Option (/O:n)
      • 11.6.15 Library List Size Option (/P:n)
      • 11.6.16 Absolute Base Address Option (/Q)
      • 11.6.17 REL Format Option (/R[:n])
      • 11.6.18 Symbol Table Option (/S)
      • 11.6.19 Transfer Address Option (/T[:n])
      • 11.6.20 Round Up Option (/U:n)
      • 11.6.21 Extended Memory Overlay Option (/V:n[:m])
      • 11.6.22 Map Width Option (/W)
      • 11.6.23 Bitmap Inhibit Option (/X)
      • 11.6.24 Boundary Option (/Y:n)
      • 11.6.25 Zero Option (/Z)
    • 11.7 Linker Prompts
  • Chapter 12 MACRO-11 Program Assembly
    • 12.1 Calling the MACRO-11 Assembler
    • 12.2 MACRO-11 Assembler Command String Syntax
    • 12.3 Terminating the MACRO-11 Assembler
    • 12.4 Assigning the Temporary Work File
    • 12.5 File Specification Options
      • 12.5.1 Listing Control Options (/L:arg and /N:arg)
      • 12.5.2 Function Control Options (/D:arg and /E:arg)
      • 12.5.3 Macro Library File Designation Option (/M)
      • 12.5.4 Cross-Reference (CREF) Table Generation Option (/C:arg)
        • 12.5.4.1 Obtaining a Cross-Reference Table
        • 12.5.4.2 Handling Cross-Reference Table Files
    • 12.6 MACRO-11 Error Codes
  • Chapter 13 Peripheral Interchange Program (PIP)
    • 13.1 Calling and Terminating PIP
    • 13.2 PIP Command String Syntax
    • 13.3 Using Wildcards with PIP
    • 13.4 Options
      • 13.4.1 Operations Involving Magtape (/M:n)
      • 13.4.2 Copy Operations
        • 13.4.2.1 Image Mode
        • 13.4.2.2 ASCII Mode (/A)
        • 13.4.2.3 Binary Mode (/B)
      • 13.4.3 Date Option (/C[:date])
      • 13.4.4 Delete Option (/D)
      • 13.4.5 Wait Option (/E)
        • 13.4.5.1 Single-Drive Operation
        • 13.4.5.2 Double-Drive Operation
      • 13.4.6 Protection Option (/F)
      • 13.4.7 Ignore Errors Option (/G)
      • 13.4.8 Verify Option (/H)
      • 13.4.9 Since Option (/I[:date])
      • 13.4.10 Before Option (/J[:date])
      • 13.4.11 Copies Option (/K:n)
      • 13.4.12 No Replace Option (/N)
      • 13.4.13 Predelete Option (/O)
      • 13.4.14 Exclude Option (/P)
      • 13.4.15 Query Option (/Q)
      • 13.4.16 Rename Operation (/R)
      • 13.4.17 Single-Block Transfer Option (/S)
      • 13.4.18 Set Date Option (/T[:date])
      • 13.4.19 Concatenate Option (/U)
      • 13.4.20 Multivolume Option (/V)
      • 13.4.21 Logging Option (/W)
      • 13.4.22 Information Option (/X)
      • 13.4.23 System Files Option (/Y)
      • 13.4.24 No Protection Option (/Z)
  • Chapter 14 Resource Utility Program (RESORC)
    • 14.1 Calling and Terminating RESORC
    • 14.2 Options
      • 14.2.1 All Option (/A)
      • 14.2.2 Software Configuration Option (/C)
      • 14.2.3 Device Handler Status Option ([dd:]/D)
      • 14.2.4 Hardware Configuration Option (/H)
      • 14.2.5 Loaded Jobs Option (/J)
      • 14.2.6 Device Assignments Option (/L)
      • 14.2.7 Current Monitor Option (/M)
      • 14.2.8 Special Features Option (/O)
      • 14.2.9 Show Queue Option (/Q)
      • 14.2.10 Disk Subsetting Option (/S)
      • 14.2.11 Terminal Status Option (/T)
      • 14.2.12 Physical Memory Layout Option (/X)
      • 14.2.13 Summary Option (/Z)
  • Chapter 15 Source Comparison (SRCCOM)
    • 15.1 Calling and Terminating SRCCOM
    • 15.2 SRCCOM Command String Syntax
    • 15.3 Using Wildcards with SRCCOM
    • 15.4 Options
    • 15.5 Differences Listing Format
      • 15.5.1 Sample Text
      • 15.5.2 Sample Differences Listing
      • 15.5.3 Changebar Option (/D[/V:i:d])
    • 15.6 Creating a SLP Command File
  • Part II System Jobs
  • Chapter 16 Error Logging Subsystem
    • 16.1 Uses
    • 16.2 Error Logging Subsystem
    • 16.3 Calling and Using the Error Logger with the SJ Monitor
    • 16.4 Calling and Using the Error Logger with the FB or XM Monitor
      • 16.4.1 Using ELINIT
    • 16.5 Using ERROUT
    • 16.6 Report Analysis
      • 16.6.1 Storage Device Error Report
      • 16.6.2 Memory Error Report
      • 16.6.3 Summary Error Report
  • Chapter 17 Queue Package
    • 17.1 Calling and Using the Queue Package
      • 17.1.1 Running QUEUE
      • 17.1.2 Running QUEMAN
    • 17.2 QUEMAN Options
      • 17.2.1 Terminating QUEUE (/A)
      • 17.2.2 Date Option (/C[:date])
      • 17.2.3 Deleting Input Files After Printing (/D)
      • 17.2.4 Printing Banner Pages (/H:n)
      • 17.2.5 Since Option (/I[:date])
      • 17.2.6 Before Option (/J[:date])
      • 17.2.7 Printing Multiple Copies (/K:n)
      • 17.2.8 Listing the Contents of the Queue (/L)
      • 17.2.9 Removing a Job from the Queue (/M)
      • 17.2.10 No Banner Pages Option (/N)
      • 17.2.11 Setting Queue Package Defaults (/P)
      • 17.2.12 Query Option (/Q)
      • 17.2.13 Suspending Output (/S)
      • 17.2.14 Resuming/Restarting Output (/R)
      • 17.2.15 Log Option (/W)
      • 17.2.16 Information Option (/X)
      • 17.2.17 Continuing a Command String (//)
  • Chapter 18 Transparent Spooling Package (SPOOL)
    • 18.1 SPOOL Components
    • 18.2 Running SPOOL
      • 18.2.1 Loading the Line Printer Handler
      • 18.2.2 Running the SPOOL Program
      • 18.2.3 Assigning a Logical Name to SP
    • 18.3 SPOOL Work File
    • 18.4 SPOOL Output Device
    • 18.5 Starting SPOOL from an Indirect Command File
    • 18.6 SPOOL SET Commands
    • 18.7 SPOOL Status
    • 18.8 SPOOL Flag Pages
  • Chapter 19 Virtual Terminal Communication Package (VTCOM)
    • 19.1 Communication Hardware
    • 19.2 Communication Software
    • 19.3 Running VTCOM
      • 19.3.1 Installing the Handler
      • 19.3.2 Loading and Unloading the Handler
      • 19.3.3 Starting VTCOM
    • 19.4 Communicating with the Host
      • 19.4.1 Control Comands
      • 19.4.2 VTCOM Commands
    • 19.5 Transferring ASCII Files with VTCOM
      • 19.5.1 Copying ASCII Files to Host System
      • 19.5.2 Copying ASCII Files from Host System
    • 19.6 TRANSF Files Transfer Program
      • 19.6.1 TRANSF Command Syntax
      • 19.6.2 TRANSF Confirmation Messages
  • Part III Debugging and Altering Programs
  • Chapter 20 On-Line Debugging Technique (ODT)
    • 20.1 Calling and Using ODT
    • 20.2 Relocation
    • 20.3 Commands and Functions
      • 20.3.1 Printout Formats
      • 20.3.2 Opening, Changing, and Closing Locations
        • 20.3.2.1 Slash (/)
        • 20.3.2.2 Backslash (\)
        • 20.3.2.3 LINE FEED Key (LF)
        • 20.3.2.4 Circumflex or Up-Arrow (^ or ↑)
        • 20.3.2.5 Underline or Back-Arrow (_ or ←)
        • 20.3.2.6 Open the Addressed Location (@)
        • 20.3.2.7 Relative Branch Offset (>)
        • 20.3.2.8 Return to Previous Sequence (<)
      • 20.3.3 Accessing General Registers 0–7
      • 20.3.4 Accessing Internal Registers
      • 20.3.5 Radix-50 Mode (X)
      • 20.3.6 Breakpoints
      • 20.3.7 Running the Program (r;G and r;P)
      • 20.3.8 Single-Instruction Mode
      • 20.3.9 Searches
        • 20.3.9.1 Word Search (r;W)
        • 20.3.9.2 Effective Address Search (r;E)
      • 20.3.10 Constant Register (r;C)
      • 20.3.11 Memory Block Initialization (;F and ;I)
      • 20.3.12 Calculating Offsets (r;O)
      • 20.3.13 Relocation Register Commands
      • 20.3.14 The Relocation Calculators, n! and nR
      • 20.3.15 ODT Priority Level ($P)
      • 20.3.16 ASCII Input and Output (r;nA)
    • 20.4 Programming Considerations
      • 20.4.1 Using ODT with Foreground/Background Jobs
      • 20.4.2 Functional Organization
      • 20.4.3 Breakpoints
      • 20.4.4 Searches
      • 20.4.5 Terminal Interrupt
    • 20.5 Error Detection
  • Chapter 21 Object Module Patch Program (PAT)
    • 21.1 Calling and Using PAT
    • 21.2 PAT Command String Syntax
    • 21.3 How PAT Effects Updates
      • 21.3.1 Input File
      • 21.3.2 Correction File
    • 21.4 Updating Object Modules
      • 21.4.1 Overlaying Lines in a Module
      • 21.4.2 Adding a Subroutine to a Module
    • 21.5 Determining and Validating the Contents of a File
  • Chapter 22 Save Image Patch Program (SIPP)
    • 22.1 Calling and Using SIPP
    • 22.2 SIPP Options
    • 22.3 SIPP Dialog
    • 22.4 SIPP Commands
      • 22.4.1 Opening and Modifying Locations Within a File
      • 22.4.2 Backing Up Through Files
      • 22.4.3 Advancing in Bytes
      • 22.4.4 Entering Octal Values (;O)
      • 22.4.5 Displaying and Entering ASCII Values
      • 22.4.6 Displaying and Entering Radix-50 Values
      • 22.4.7 Searching Through Files (;S)
      • 22.4.8 Verifying (;V)
      • 22.4.9 Backing Up to a Previous Prompt
      • 22.4.10 Completing Code Modifications
      • 22.4.11 Extending Files and Overlay Segments
        • 22.4.11.1 Nonoverlaid Program
        • 22.4.11.2 Overlaid Program, Low Memory Overlays Only
        • 22.4.11.3 Overlaid Program, Extended Memory Overlays Only
        • 22.4.11.4 Overlaid Program, Both Low Memory and Extended Memory Overlays
    • 22.5 SIPP Checksum
    • 22.6 Running SIPP from an Indirect File
    • 22.7 Running SIPP from a BATCH Stream
  • Chapter 23 Source Language Patch Program (SLP)
    • 23.1 Calling and Terminating SLP
    • 23.2 SLP Command String Syntax
    • 23.3 Options
    • 23.4 Example
    • 23.5 Creating and Maintaining a Command File
      • 23.5.1 Update Line Format
      • 23.5.2 Creating a Numbered Listing
      • 23.5.3 Adding Lines to a File
      • 23.5.4 Deleting Lines in a File
      • 23.5.5 Replacing Lines in a File
      • 23.5.6 Determining and Validating the Contents of a File
  • Appendix A BATCH
    • A.1 Hardware and Software Requirements
    • A.2 Control Statement Format
      • A.2.1 Command Fields
        • A.2.1.1 Command Names
        • A.2.1.2 Command Field Options
      • A.2.2 Specification Fields
        • A.2.2.1 Physical Device Names
        • A.2.2.2 File Specifications
        • A.2.2.3 Wildcard Construction
        • A.2.2.4 Specification Field Options
      • A.2.3 Comment Fields
      • A.2.4 BATCH Character Set
      • A.2.5 Temporary Files
    • A.3 General Rules and Conventions
    • A.4 Commands
      • A.4.1 $BASIC
      • A.4.2 $CALL
      • A.4.3 $CHAIN
      • A.4.4 $COPY
      • A.4.5 $CREATE
      • A.4.6 $DATA
        • A.4.6.1 Using $DATA with FORTRAN Programs
      • A.4.7 $DELETE
      • A.4.8 $DIRECTORY
      • A.4.9 $DISMOUNT
      • A.4.10 $EOD
      • A.4.11 $EOJ
      • A.4.12 $FORTRAN
      • A.4.13 $JOB
      • A.4.14 $LIBRARY
      • A.4.15 $LINK
      • A.4.16 $MACRO
      • A.4.17 $MESSAGE
      • A.4.18 $MOUNT
      • A.4.19 $PRINT
      • A.4.20 $RT11
      • A.4.21 $RUN
      • A.4.22 $SEQUENCE
      • A.4.23 Sample BATCH Stream
    • A.5 RT-11 Mode
      • A.5.1 Communicating with RT-11
      • A.5.2 Creating RT-11 Mode BATCH Programs
        • A.5.2.1 Labels
        • A.5.2.2 Variables
        • A.5.2.3 Terminal I/O Control
        • A.5.2.4 Other Control Characters
        • A.5.2.5 Comments
      • A.5.3 RT-11 Mode Examples
    • A.6 Creating BATCH Programs on Punched Cards
    • A.7 Operating Procedures
      • A.7.1 Loading BATCH
      • A.7.2 Running BATCH
      • A.7.3 Communicating with BATCH Jobs
      • A.7.4 Terminating BATCH
    • A.8 Differences Between RT-11 BATCH and RSX-11D BATCH
  • Appendix B System Utility Program Options and Monitor Command Equivalents

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