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SINTRAN III Quick Reference Card

ND-60.174.O01 10/83

This quick reference card documents the I-version of SINTRAN III commands and subsystems.

For detailed information consult:

  • SINTRAN III Reference Manual (ND-60.128)

Other SINTRAN III manuals:

  • SINTRAN III Timesharing/Batch Guide (ND-60.132)
  • SINTRAN III Real Time Guide (ND-60.133)
  • SINTRAN III System Supervisor (ND-30.003)
  • SINTRAN III Utilities Manual (ND-60.151)

Commands in @SINTRAN-SERVICE-PROGRAM (only user SYSTEM)

Command
ascii-dump
cc
change-buffer-size
change-datafield
change-variable
clear-enter-count
define-basic-time-unit
define-batch-supervisor
define-prompt-string
define-tttcommonssize
define-segment-file
define-timee slicee
define-ttttte
define-user-monitor-call
define-user-restart-program
define-user-restart-subroutine
define-user-start-subroutine
delete-segment-file
dump-rt-description
dump-segmenttaddtble entryy
exit
help
initialize-system-segment
insert-in-background-table
insert-in-extended-ident-table
insert-in-ident-table
insert-in-iox-table
insert-in-logical-unit-table
insert-in-time slicee
insert-in-timer-table
insert-spooling-header
list-addresses
list-service-commands
octal-dump
read-binary
remove-fromabackgooundtablbe
remove-from-extended-ident-table
remove-from-identtable
remove-from-logical unitttatble
remove-from-timme-slice
remove-from-timertaable
remove-spooling-header
segment-write permit
segment-write proboect
set-channel-priority
set-closed-scratch-file-size
set-command protection
set-max-enter-count
set-spooling-device-numzber
start-XW BSG
stop-XW BSG
swap-directory entries

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SINTRAN III Monitor Calls

(in alphabetical order)

  • b : Callable from background
  • f : Callable from FORTRAN
  • r : Callable from RT programs/foreground
  • Rem : Remarks
Name No. Rem. Name No. Rem. Name No. Rem.
ABORT 105 rf DSCNT 107 rf IBRSIZ 313 br
ABSET 102 rf DSET 126 rf INBT 1 brf
ABSTR 131 rf DUSEL 301 b INSTR 161 brf
ACM 145 brf DWOBJ 216 br INTV 103 rf
AIRDW 37 rf ECHOM 3 brf IOSET 141 brf
ALTOF 34 brf EDTRM 206 br IOUT 35 bf
ALTON 33 brf EESCF 72 brf IOXN 153 rf
APSPF 240 brf ELOFF 303 b IPRIV 146 r
ASSIG 154 rf ELOFU 276 b ISIZE 66 brf
B41NW 63 br ELON 302 b LASTC 26 rf
B81NB 23 br ENTSG 157 rf LEAVE 0 brf
B80UT 24 brf ERMON 142 rf M81NB 21 br
BCLOS 252 br ERMSG 64 brf M80UT 22 br
BRKM 4 brf EUSEL 300 b MAGTP 144 brf
CAMAC 147 rf EXIOX 31 brf MAPSIB 304 br
CIBUF 13 brf EXPFI 231 br MCALL 132 r
CLADJ 112 rf FDFDI 250 br MDLFI 54 brf
CLOCK 113 brf FDINA 243 br MEXIT 133 rf
CLOSE 43 br FIX 115 rf MGDAE 230 br
COBUF 14 brf FIXC 160 rf MGFIL 273 brf
COMND 70 brf FIXC5 61 r MGTW 16 brf
CONCT 106 rf FOBJN 274 br MHDLC 201 br
COPAG 251 br FOPFN 257 br MOINF 312 br
CPUST 262 br GBRK 46 b MRNFI 232 br
CRALF 221 br GBSIZ 222 b MSDAE 277 br
CRALN 253 br GDEVT 263 br MSG 32 bf
DABST 127 rf GDIEN 244 br MSIBB 305 br
DBRK 45 b GERNV 254 br MSTTY 17 brf
DEABF 256 br GETRT 30 brf MUDI 213 br
DELPG 272 br GL 150 rf N500M 60 r
DESCF 71 brf GNAEN 245 br NOWT 36 brf
DINTV 130 rf GRAPHIC 155 brf OPEN 42 br
DIW 165 rf GRTDA 151 rf OPEN 50 br
DLOFU 277 b GRTNA 152 r OSIZE 67 brf
DMAC 51 b GTMOD 306 br OUTBT 2 brf
DOLW 166 rf GUIOI 217 br OUTST 162 brf
DOPEN 220 br GUSNA 214 br PAGET 57 bf
DROBJ 215 br HOLD 104 brf PASET 56 bf

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Commands Table

Name No. Rem. Name No. Rem. Name No. Rem.
PIOCM 255 RUSCN 242 b UNFIX 116 rf
PRIOR 110 rf RUSER 44 br UPDAT 111 rf
PRILS 125 rf SBRK 47 b US0 170 r
PRSRV 124 rf SCROP 235 br US1 171 r
QERMS 65 brf SET 101 rf US2 172 r
RDISK 5 b SETBL 77 brf US3 173 r
RDPAG 270 br SETBS 76 brf US4 174 r
REABT 75 brf SETBT 74 brf US5 175 r
REDIR 246 br SETCM 12 b US6 176 r
REENT 167 rf SETIW 25 b US7 177 r
RELES 123 brf SFACC 237 br USCNT 260
RERRP 207 br SMAX 73 brf WAITF 121 rf
RESRV 122 brf SPCLO 40 brf WCI 20 b
RFILE 117 brf SPEFI 234 br WDILEEN 311 r
RLDIR 247 br SPERD 236 br WDISK 6 b
RMAX 62 brf SREEN 212 br WDPAG 271 br
ROBJE 41 br SRUSI 314 br WFILE 120 brf
RPAGE 7 br STEFI 275 r WHIDEV 140 rf
RSEGM 53 r SUSCN 241 b WPAGE 10 br
RSIO 143 bf SYCNT 261 r WRQI 163 br
RSPQE 55 br T8INB 310 br WSEG 164 rf
RT 100 rf TERMIO 52 brf XMSG 200 br
RTDSC 27 rf TIME 11 brf 500MT 266
RTEXT 134 brf TMOUT 267 500RF 264
RTOFF 137 rf TNDWAI 307 br 500WF 265
RTON 136 rf TRACB 156 br
RTWT 135 rf TUSED 114 bf

SINTRAN III Real-Time Commands

(only user RT or user SYSTEM)

@abort
@abort-batch
@abset
@batch
@cldadj
@conct
@dmmac
@dscnt
@enters
@entsg
@execute-iox
@file
@file-entry
@fix
@fixc
@get-rt-name
@intv
@list-rt-account
@list-rt-open-file
@list-rt-programs
@open
@prior
@prls
@prsrv
@remote-load
@reserve-directory
@restart-user
@rt
@rt-connect-files
@rt-loader
@rt-open-file
@rt-program-log
@rtenet
@rtoff
@rton
@release
@rtreserve
@set
@start-communication
@start-rt-account
@stop-communication
@stop-rt-account
@stop-terminal
@unfix
@updat


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The Backup System

List of commands and their parameters:

COPY-USERS-FILES

Destination-Type Source-Type
Directory Directory
\<Dest. Dir.-Name> \<Source Dir.-Name>
\<Dest. User.-Name> \<Source File-Name>
\<Source File-Name>
\<Manual Check>
or Volume or Volume
\<Dest. Val.-Name> \<Source Volume-Name>
\<Dest. Dev.-Name> \<Source Device-Name>
\<Dest. Unit-No.> \<Source Device-Unit>
\<Dest. File-Gen.> \<Source File-Gener>
\<Source File-Name>
\<Manual Check>

CREATE-VOLUME

\<Volume-Name>
\<Device-Name>
\<Device-Unit>

EXIT

LIST-VOLUME

\<Device-Name>
\<Device-Unit>
\<File-Name>
\<Output-File>

DESCRIBE-ALL-COMMANDS

\<Command-Name>


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SINTRAN III

System Supervisor Commands

(only user SYSTEM)

  • @change-background-segment-size
  • @change-bit-file
  • @change-directory-entry
  • @change-object-entry
  • @change-page
  • @change-user-entry
  • @clear-default-directory
  • @clear-device
  • @clear-main-directory
  • @clear-password
  • @clear-reentrant-segment
  • @cold-start
  • @copy-device
  • @copy-directory
  • @create-directory
  • @create-user
  • @define-default-subsystem
  • @define-escape-character
  • @define-local-character
  • @define-reentrant-program
  • @define-spooling-conditions
  • @define-system-histogram
  • @define-termination-handling
  • @delete-reentrant
  • @delete-remote-queue-entry
  • @delete-user
  • @dump-bitfile
  • @dump-directory-entry
  • @dump-object-entry
  • @dump-page
  • @dump-program-reentrant
  • @dump-reentrant
  • @dump-user-entry
  • @enable-termination-handling
  • @get-error-device
  • @give-spooling-pages
  • @give-user
  • @init-accounting
  • @initial-command
  • @initialize-background-programs
  • @initialize-error-log
  • @list-initial-commands
  • @next-initial-command
  • @next-termination-command
  • @opcom
  • @print-error-log
  • @regenerate-directory
  • @remote-password
  • @rename-directory
  • @rename-user
  • @restart-system
  • @save-directory
  • @set-available
  • @set-default-directory
  • @set-error-device
  • @set-main-directory
  • @take-user-space
  • @test-directory
  • @set-peripheral-file
  • @set-spooling-form
  • @set-terminal-file
  • @set-unavailable
  • @sintran-service-program
  • @start-accounting
  • @start-program-log
  • @start-spooling
  • @start-tacbdm (COSMOS)
  • @stop-accounting
  • @stop-program-log
  • @stop-spooling-space
  • @stop-system
  • @stop-tacbdm (COSMOS)
  • @tacbdm (COSMOS)
  • @take-spooling-pages

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SINTRAN III

File System and Basic Commands

(all user categories)

File Maintenance

  • @allocate-file
  • @allocate-new-version
  • @copy
  • @copy-file
  • @delete-file
  • @delete-users-files
  • @expand-file


  • @file-statistics
  • @list-files
  • @list-opened-files
  • @rename-file
  • @set-default-file-access
  • @set-file-access
  • @set-temporary-file
  • @where-is-file

Batch Handling

  • @abort-job
  • @append-batch

  • @list-batch-process
  • @list-batch-queue
  • @schedule

Spooling/Printer Handling

  • @abort-print
  • @append-spooling-file
  • @backspace-print
  • @delete-spooling-file
  • @forward-space-print
  • @list-spooling-form
  • @list-spooling-queue


  • @move-spooling-queue-entry
  • @remove-from-spooling-queue
  • @restart-print
  • @spooling-pages-left

Interactive Programs

  • @continue
  • @define-histogram
  • @dump
  • @goto-user
  • @load-binary
  • @look-at
  • @place-binary
  • @print-histogram


  • @recover
  • @set-memory-contents
  • @set-user-parameters
  • @start-histogram
  • @status
  • @stop-histogram
  • @time-used

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Peripheral Handling

Command Command
@device-function @reserve-file
@list-device-function @rfile
⌘ release-file ⌘ wwfile

Communication with other Systems

Command Command
⌘ communication-line-status ⌘ operator
(ND-net) ⌘ remote
⌘ communication-status ⌘ reserve-open-file-entry
(ND-net) ⌘ reset-default-remote-system
⌘ list-remote-queue (ND-net) @ set-default-terminal-type
⌘ local (ND-net) ⌘ set-local-mode
⌘ mail ⌘ set-remote-mode

General Purpose

Command Command
⌘ cc ⌘ help
⌘ change-password ⌘ hold
⌘ datcl ⌘ list-default-subsystem
@ default-subsystem-disable ⌘ logout
⌘ disable-escape-function ⌘ mode
⌘ disable-termination-handling ⌘ set-terminal-mode
⌘ enable-escape-function ⌘ terminal-mode
⌘ enter ⌘ wait-for-operator
⌘ get-terminal-type

System Information and Maintenance

Command Command
⌘ create-friend ⌘ list-title
⌘ delete-friend ⌘ list-users
⌘ directory-statistics ⌘ memory-limits
⌘ enter-directory ⌘ release-device-unit
⌘ list-device ⌘ release-directory
⌘ list-directories-entered ⌘ reserve-device-unit
⌘ list-execution-queue ⌘ set-default-directory
⌘ list-friends ⌘ set-friend-access
⌘ list-reentrant ⌘ terminal-status
⌘ list-rt-description ⌘ test-directory
⌘ list-segment ⌘ user-statistics
⌘ list-termination-handling ⌘ who-is-on
⌘ list-time-queue

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File Access

  • @close-file
  • @connect-file
  • @open-file
  • @rfile
  • @scratch-open
  • @set-block-pointer
  • @set-block-size
  • @set-byte-pointer
  • @set-permanent-opened
  • @wfile

Possible Parameters of Command @DEVICE-FUNCTION

Command Command
advance-records read-record
advance-to-eof read-status
backspace-records read-tape-status
clear-device reverse-to-eof
clear-selected-unit rewind
dump-bootstrap select-density
erase-tape select-parity-and-density
format-floppy set-alphanumeric-mode
get-current-disc-address set-floppy-format
give-form-feed set-graphic-mode
lock-cassette unload
read-byte-record unlock-and-stop
read-deleted-record write-byte-record
read-format write-eof
read-last-status write-erase-gap
read-odd-number-of-bytes write-record

COSMOS

Remote terminal access is acquired through the subsystem:
@CONNECT-TO.

The COSMOS file name syntax is:
SYSTEM (REMOTE-USER).(DIRECTORY::USER)FILE-NAME:TYPE