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J.O'C 2.02 5/31/79	
 
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***OS/78 V3.0 COMMAND SUMMARY***
					LIST	List file
ASSIGN	Assign name to device		LOAD	Load file
BASIC	Enter BASIC system		MAP	Print bitmap
BOOT	Bootstrap RX02 or RL01		MEMORY	Restrict memory usage
CANCEL	Shut down symbiont		ODT	Run octal debugger
COMPARE	Compare source files		PAL	Assemble file
COMPILE	Compile FORTRAN, PAL, and BASIC	QUEUE	Queue print file (symbiont)
COPY	Copy file			R	Run program from SYS:
CREATE	Open new file for editing	RENAME	Rename file
CREF	Assemble and cref		REQUEST	Start up symbiont
DATE	Specify date			RUN	Run program
DEASSI	Deassign logical devices	SAVE	Save program image
DELETE	Delete file			SET	Alter device characteristics
DIRECT	Print directory			SQUISH	Compress device
DUPLIC	Copy diskette			START	Start program
EDIT	Edit file			SUBMIT	Start BATCH
EXECUTE Load/run FORTRAN, BASIC or PAL 	TERMIN	Stop OS/78 and run program
FORMAT	Format RL01 disks		TYPE	Type file
GET	Get program into memory 	UA	Save command
HELP	List help information		ZERO	Zero device

&BASIC
	BASIC.SV
 
@Calling Commands:
.BASIC
 
@Internal Commands:
BYE	Exit from BASIC
EDIT	Edit a line
LIST	List current program's statements
NAME	Rename current program
NEW	Prepare for a new program
OLD	Retrieve an old program
RUN	Run current program
SAVE	Save current program
SCRATCH	Delete current program
SEQ	Begin auto sequence mode






 
&BOOT
	BOOT.SV

@Calling Commands:

.BOOT/dv

@dv	= RX to boot from RL01 disk to RX02 diskette
	= RL to boot from RX02 diskette to RL01 disk
















&COMPAR
	SRCCOM.SV
 
@Calling Commands:
.COMPAR outdev:file.PA<indev:file1.PA,indev:file2.PA
.COMPAR outfile.PA<infile1.PA,infile2.PA - - - -(files on DSK)
 
@Switches:
/B	Compare blank lines
/C	Don't compare (slashed) comments
/S	Don't compare tabs and spaces
/T	Convert tabs to spaces on output
/X	Don't compare or print comments
 
@ERRORS:
?0	Insufficient memory
?1	Input error file 1 (or less than 2 input files)
?2	Input error file 2
?3	Output file too large
?4	Output error
?5	Can't open output file
 
 
&COMPILE

	F4.SV, PAL8.SV, or BASIC.SV

@FORTRAN Calling Commands:	(Compile FORTRAN PROGRAM)

.COMPILE outdev:ralffilE.RL,outdev:listfile.LS,outdev:mapfile.MP<indev:file.FT
.COMPILE infile.FT - - - -(from DSK)
  
@Switches:
/L	Chain to loader to create load-image file (use loader options too)
/G	Same as /L and runs program
/N	Suppress internal statement numbers
/Q	Optimize cross-statement subscripting
 
.HELP F4ERR	(Prints FORTRAN error messages)

PAL8 and BASIC Calling Commands:	(Assemble PAL program compile, load 
					 and run BASIC program)

	See HELP for PAL8 and BASIC


&CREF
	CREF.SV

@Calling Commands:
.CREF outdev:binfile.BN,outdev:listfile.LS,outdev:tempfile.TM<indev:file.PA
.CREF indev:file.PA - - (listing to LPT only)
.CREF infile.PA - - - -	(listing to LPT, input file on DSK)

@Switches:
/E	Don't delete temporary CREF file (CREFLS.TM)
/M	CREF files with many symbols in 2 passes (twice as slow)
/P	No pass 1 listing
/U	No listing or symbol table
/X	No literals








&DIRECT
	DIRECT.SV

@Calling Commands
.DIR dev:filespec		(*  = wild name or extension)
				(?  = wild character)
.DIR 

@Switches:
/B	Include starting block numbers (octal)
/C	List only files with current date
/E	Include empties
/F	Fast mode
/M	List empties only
/O	List only files with other than today's date
/R	List remainder of files after first one (but use /C,/O)
/U	Treat each input specification separately
/V	List files not of form specified
=n	Use n columns

&DUPLIC
	RXCOPY.SV
 
@Calling Commands:
.DUPLIC outdev:<indev:
 
@Switches:
/C	Default, copy and match
/D	Format output diskette to double-density (RX02)
/M	Match with no implied copy
/N	Copy with no implied match
/P	Pause before and after accessing disk
/R	Read output device with no implied copy or match
/S	Format output diskette to single-density (RX02)







&EDIT
&CREATE
	EDIT.SV			     ****************************************
@Calling Commands:		     *        Internal Commands:            * 
.EDIT outdev:file.PA<indev:file.PA   *	A	Append text                 *
.CREATE outfile.PA		     *	B	List # locations left       *
				     *	C	Change text                 *
@Switches:			     *  D	Delete text                 *
/A	Return to editor on close    *	E	Transfer rest of data,close *
/B	Convert spaces to tab	     *	F	After j,resume search       *
/D	Predelete		     *	G	Get and list tagged line    *
    				     *  I	Insert text                 *
Errors:			     	     *  J	Inter-buffer search         *
?0	Input error		     *	K	Kill buffer                 *
?1	Output error		     *	L	List text                   *
?2	Close error		     *	M	Wove text                   *
?3	Open error		     *	N	Write text,read next page   *
?4	Couldn't load handler	     *	P	Write buffer to output      *
				     *	Q	Immediate end of file       *
				     *	R	Read from input device      *
				     *	S	Character search            *
				     *	V	List on line printer        *
				     *	Y	Input page,no output        *
   				     ****************************************
 
 
&EXECUTE
	  PAL8.SV and ABSLDR.SV
	  F4.SV, FRTS.SV, and LOAD.SV
	  BASIC.SV, BRTS.SV, and BLOAD.SV

			(Compile, assemble, load, and run PAL, FORTRAN, 
@Calling Commands:	 and BASIC programs)
.EXECUTE indev:file

		NOTE
   See BASIC, COMPILE, LOAD, and PAL
   Commands for additional command
   strings and options.









&FORMAT
	FORMAT.SV

@CALLING COMMAND:
.FORMAT RL01

@SWITCHES:
/0	Drive 0
/1	Drive 1(default)
/P	Pause before and after formatting disk

			CAUTION:
	If drive zero selected, be sure to change disk
	before continuing. /P automatically occurs 
	for drive zero.






&F4ERR
AA	Too many args are arrays	ML	Multiply defined line numbers
AS	Bad ASSIGN statement		MM	Mismatched parenthesis
BD	Bad dimensions			MO	Expected operand missing
BS	Bad statement in BLOCK DATA	MT	Mixed variable types
CL	Bad complex literal		OF	Error writing output file
CO	Syntax error in COMMON		OP	Illegal operator
DA	Bad syntax in DATA statement	OT	Wrong operand type
DE	Illegal statement at end of DO	PD	Compiler stack overflow
DF	Bad DEFINE FILE statement	PH	Bad program header line
DH	Hollerith field error		QL	Nesting error in equivalence
DL	Wrong data/variable list length	QS	Syntax error in EQUIVALENCE
DN	DO-END missing			RD	Redefining variable dimensions
DO	Syntax error in do		RT	Redefining variable type
DP	Bad DO loop parameter		RW	Syntax error in read/write
EX	Syntax error in EXTERNAL	SF	Bad arithmetic function
GT	Syntax error in GOTO		SN	Illegal name in call
GV	Variable not INTEGER or REAL	SS	Subscript expression error
HO	Hollerith field error		ST	Symbol table full
IE	Error reading input file	SY	System error
IF	Improper statement		TD	Bad syntax in type declaration
LI	Bad arg to logical IF		US	Undefined statement number
LT	Input line too long		VE	Version error
MK	Misspelled keyword


&LOAD
	**PAL8 PROGRAMS**
.LOAD indev:binfile.BN,...

@Switches:
/8	Prog doesn't use below 02000
/9	Prog doesn't use below 12000
/G	Execute program
/I	Memory image file
/R	Reset
/S	Multiple binaries/file
/ff	Force loading to field ff (ff is two octal digits)
=ffnnnn	Set starting address

	**FORTRAN PROGRAMS**
.LOAD outdev:file.LD<indev:file1.RL,...
 
@Switches:
/C     Continue on next line (use RET for cont. lines and ESC for last line)
/G     Chain to run-time system and execute program (terminate line with ESC
       to give I/O specifications and with RET to begin execution)
/S     Print symbol map

&MAP
	BITMAP.SV
 
@Calling Commands:
.MAP outdev:mapfile.MP<indev:file.BN,...
 
@Switches:
/n	Force mapping of all files to field n (0-7)
/R	Reset internal map
/S	Allow multiple binaries per file
/T	Select TTY (default) or LPT output format 











&ODT
	ODT
  
@Calling Commands:
.ODT
  
@Internal Commands:
ffnnnn/	  Open loc			nnnn+	Open current loc+nnnn
/	  Reopen last opened loc	nnnn-	Open current loc-nnnn
nnnn	  Deposit nnnn in open loc	nnnnG	Go from loc nnnn
<cr>	  Close previously opened loc	nnnnB	Insert breakpoint at loc nnnn
<lf>	  Close loc, open next loc	B	Remove breakpoint
^	  Close,open loc addressed	A	Open AC
_	  Close,open loc pointed to	L	Open link
M	  Open search mask		C	Continue from breakpoint
M<lf>	  Open lower search limit	nnnnC	Continue nnnn times
M<lf><lf> Open upper search limit	D	Open data field
nnnnW	  Search for nnnn in limits	F	Open field for ^,_, W and B
CTRL/O	  Supress printing			commands

&PAL
	PAL8.SV

@Calling Commands:
.PAL outdev:binfile.BN,outdev:listfile.LS,outdev:tempfile.TM<indev:file.PA
.PAL infile.PA

@Switches:
/B     Treat ! as byte shift		      /K     Use extra memory
/C     Chain to CREF			      /L     Load
/E     Enable error msg on link generated     /N     No listing
/F     Disable 0-fill in TEXT pseudop	      /O     Disable origin 200
/G     Load and execute program		      /S     No symbol table
/H     Non-paginated output		      /T     No form feeds
/J     Don't list lines conditionalized out   /W     Don't remember literals
 
.HELP PALERR	prints PAL8 error messages





&PALERR
	PAL8.SV
    ASSEMBLY ERRORS

BE	Tables overlapped
CF	REF.SV not on SYS:
DE	Device error
DF	Device full
IC	Illegal character
ID	Illegal redefinition
IE	Illegal equals
II	Illegal indirect
IP	Illegal pseudo-op
IZ	Illegal page zero reference
LD	SYS:ABSLDR.SV not found
LG	Link generated
PE	Page exceeded
PH	End of source conditionalized out
RD	Redefinition
SE	Symbol table exceeded
UO	Undefined origin
US	Undefined symbol
ZE	Page 0 exceeded

 
 
&QUE
&QUEUE
	SPOOLR.SM	(DECstation 78 spooler sybiont)

@Calling Commands:
.QUEUE listfile,...

@Switches:
/2		2 pages of header block
/COPIES:n	Queue up n (octal) copies 
/LIST		List files already in queue
/N		Print no header block











&SET
	SET.SV
 
@Calling Commands:		dev: = lineprinter (LPT:)
.SET dev: [NO] parameter(s)	       terminals (TTY:, SLUx:, and VLUx:)
				       system (SYS:)
@Parameters:	ARROW		Display CTRL codes as ^char instead of code
		COL n		Set number of TTY columns used by DIRECT 
		ECHO		Restore terminal character echoing
		ESC		Echo ESC (033) as dollar sign (044) on TTY
		GAG		TTY tells you a joke
		HEIGHT n	Set terminal screen height n
		INIT cmd	Cause SYS to execute cmd on bootstrapping
		LC		Declare lineprinter to have lower case
		PAGE		Restore termianl CTRL/S and CTRL/Q facilities
		PAUSE n		Set TTY pause time to n seconds (1 - 85)
		READONLY	Declare device to be read only
		SCOPE		Erase character on terminal in response to DEL
		WIDTH n		Set width of lineprinter or terminal to n

.SET HANDLER old<new	old     = Handler to be replaced 
			new     = Handler to be inserted
.SET HANDLER /L			Display list of current handlers	

&SUBMIT
	BATCH.SV
 
@Calling Commands:
.SUBMIT spooldev:<batchfile.BI - - - - (batchfile must be on SYS:)	
 
@Switches:
/E	Don't abort on monitor, and CCL errors
/H	Suppress BATCH log and terminal output
/Q	Send only $JOB and $MSG lines to log
/T	Send output from processing to terminal only
/U	Accept no terminal input except CRTL/C










&LIST
&COPY
&RENAME
&DELETE
&TYPE
	FOTP.SV
 
@Calling Commands:
.COPY outdev:file.ex<indev:file.ex	   (* =  wild name or extension)
.REN outdev:newfile.ex<indev:oldfile.ex	   (? =  wild character)
.DEL dev:file.ex
.LIST dev:file.ex - - - - (same as: .COPY LPT:<indev:file.ex)
.TYPE dev:file.ex - - - - (same as: .COPY TTY:<indev:file.ex)
 
@Switches:
/C	Match only files with current date
/F	Request new device if no room on current device
/N	No pre-delete
/O	Match only files with other than today's date
/Q	Query user about file before operation
/T	Use today's date
/U	Treat each input specification separately
/V	Match files not of form specified

&ASSIGN
&CANCEL
&DATE
&DEASSIGN
&GET
&MEMORY
&R
&REQUEST
&RUN
&SAVE
&START
&SQUISH
&TERMIN
&UA
&ZERO
	COMMANDS WITH SINGLE ARGUMENT
 
@Calling Commands:
.ASSIGN dev name		Assign name to device
.CANCEL				Stop symbiont mode (DECstation 78 only)
.DATE dd-mon-yy			Enter date into system
.DEASSIGN			Deassign logical device names
.GET dev:file.ex		Load memory image (.SV) file
.MEMORY n			Specify highest memory field available
.R file				Execute file.sv from SYS
.REQUEST file.SM		Request file.SM to run in symbiont mode 
				 (DECstation 78 only)
.RUN dev:file.ex		Execute file.ex from the device
.SAVE dev:file.ex		Save memory image (.SV)
.SQUISH dev:			Compress file storage on device
.START fnnnn			Start execution at location fnnnn (octal)
.TERMIN				Stop OS/78 operation and run TERMIN.SV
.UA commandline			Save commandline (type: .UA<cr> to execute it)
.ZERO dev:			Zero device's directory