Appendix B Utilities
Appendix B lists utilities that are supported in MPE V/E and their
equivalent functionalities in MPE XL. It also lists some new MPE XL
utilities.
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| MPE V/E Utility | Description | MPE XL Utility |
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| ASOCTBL5/ | Associates user with device | ASSOCTBL. Functions unchanged. Ref: |
| ASOCTABL | class. | System Configuration Manual; MPE XL |
| | | System Utilities Reference Manual. |
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| DISKED5 | Displays contents of disk. | DEBUG. All display functions |
| | | incorporated into debugger intrinsic. |
| | | Ref: Using MPE XL System Debugger. |
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| DPAN5 | Produces formatted listing of | DAT (Dump Analysis Tool). Enhanced |
| | memory after system failure. | format options, interactive window |
| | | displays, native mode |
| | | (NM)/compatibility mode (CM) display |
| | | differentiation. Ref: Using the MPE |
| | | XL System Debugger. |
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| FREE5 | Displays disk space usage. | DISCFREE. Enhanced, more flexible |
| | | display format (histogram or |
| | | allocation of space.) Ref: MPE XL |
| | | Managing Perpherials. |
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| GENCAT | Formats or modifies a source | Remains the same. Ref: MPE XL |
| | catalog, especially Native | Message Catalogs Programmer's Guide. |
| | Language Support (NLS). | |
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| MPE V/E Utility | Description | MPE XL Utility |
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| KSAMUTIL | Initializes and maintains KSAM | Remains the same. Ref: KSAM/3000 |
| | files. | Reference Manual. |
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| LANGINST | Adds or removes a language, | Remains the same. Ref: MPE XL |
| | modifies formats and defaults | Localizing and Customizing System |
| | in Native Language Support | Information; MPE XL System Utilities |
| | (NLS). | Reference Manual. |
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| LISTDIR5 | Displays attributes of | Functions incorporated into VERSION |
| | accounts, users, groups, and | utility and LISTF, LISTACCT, |
| | files. | LISTGROUP, and LISTUSER commands. |
| | | Ref: MPE XL Account Structure and |
| | | Security; MPE XL System Utilities. |
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| LISTEQ5 | Displays file equations and | Function added to LISTFTEMP and |
| | temporary files. | LISTEQ commands. Ref: MPE XL |
| | | Account Structure and Security. |
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| LISTLOG5 | Analyzes files on system log | Function incorporated into online |
| | file. | diagnostic subsystem utility LOGTOOL. |
| | | Ref: Online Diagnostics Subsystem |
| | | Utilities Manual. |
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| MAKECAT | Maintains and changes message | Remains the same. Ref: MPE XL |
| | catalogs. | Message Catalogs Programmer's Guide. |
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| MEMLOGON | Prints memory error-logging | Function incorporated into online |
| | file. | diagnostic subsystem utility LOGTOOL. |
| | | Ref: Online Diagnostics Subsystem |
| | | Utilities Manual. |
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| MEMTIMER | Sets update time interval for | Function incorporated into online |
| | memory error-logging file. | diagnostic subsystem utility LOGTOOL. |
| | | Ref: Online Diagnostics Subsystem |
| | | Utilities Manual. |
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| MPE V/E Utility | Description | MPE XL Utility |
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| NLUTIL | Displays the Native Language | Remains the same. Ref: MPE XL |
| | System (NLS) languages | Localizing and Customizing System |
| | installed. | Information; MPE XL System Utilities |
| | | Reference Manual. |
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| N7MF8CNV | Native Language Support (NLS) | Remains the same. |
| | tool. Makes 7-to-8 bit | |
| | conversions. | |
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| PATCH | Patches programs. | Same command, but patches only |
| | | compatibility mode (CM) programs. |
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| RECOVER5 | Restores files from tape after | VOLUTIL. Now a command used by |
| | system crash. | utility to recreate disk files that |
| | | have been copied to tape by DISCUTIL |
| | | utility. Ref: Volume Management |
| | | reference handbook. |
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| SADUTIL | Performs disk file storage to | DISCUTIL. Function incorporated into |
| | tape after system crash. | standalone utility to save files to |
| | | tape after system failure. Ref: |
| | | Volume Management reference handbook. |
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| SEGMENTER | Manages object code modules. | Used in compatibility mode (CM). |
| | | Replaced by LINKEDIT command in |
| | | native mode (NM). Ref: MPE XL |
| | | Segmenter Reference Manual. |
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| SLPATCH | Modifies segmented library (SL) | Remains the same. |
| | file. | |
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| SORT/MERGE | Sorts and merges base data. | Remains the same. |
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| SPOOK5 | Manages and transfers spooled | SPOOK. Function remains the same. |
| | device files. | |
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| MPE V/E Utility | Description | MPE XL Utility |
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| STORE/RESTORE | Saves and restores files to and | (See changes to STORE and RESTORE |
| | from tape. | commands in adppendix A.) |
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| SYSDUMP | Reconfigures I/O; creates | Function incorporated into new SYSGEN |
| | installation tape. | utility. Ref: MPE XL System |
| | | Configuration. |
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| | New in MPE XL: Emulation of CM | EMULATOR: a compatibility mode (CM) |
| | 3000 instruction set. | tool. |
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| | New in MPE XL: Verification and | FSCHECK |
| | correction of directory | |
| | integrity. | |
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| | New in MPE XL: Translation of | OCT: a compatibility mode (CM) tool. |
| | 3000 to compatibility mode | |
| | (CM). | |
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