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The SYSGEN Utility Commands
Table 3-1 and Table 3-2 describe the first-level and second-level
SYSGEN commands. Table 3-1 describes all SYSGEN commands except
those used to access the configurators. Table 3-2 describes the
configurator access commands and the HOLD command.
Table 3-1. The SYSGEN Commands
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| BASEGROUP | BASEGROUP is both a parameter of the :SYSGEN command and a |
| | first level command in the SYSGEN utility. In both cases, |
| | it specifies the default configuration group CONFIG.SYS |
| | unless otherwise specified. |
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| CLEAR | Operates at both first and second levels. When used as a |
| | first level command, CLEAR deletes all changes made in all |
| | configurators, providing the changes have been temporarily |
| | saved with a HOLD command, but not saved with a KEEP |
| | command. The HOLD command is described in Table 3-2 . |
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| EXIT | Operates at both first and second levels. Used to return to |
| | the SYSGEN> prompt from a configurator, or to the MPE XL |
| | prompt from SYSGEN. |
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| HELP | Operates at both first and second levels. Displays command |
| | HELP at either level, and parameter help for a specified |
| | command. |
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| KEEP | Operates only at the first level. Saves changes made to |
| | configuration. Can save changes made in one group to a |
| | different group using the parameter groupname, which will |
| | override newgroup. |
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| | The configuration group name under which the modified |
| | configurator file is saved depends on the group name |
| | specified when SYSGEN is entered, and/or when the KEEP |
| | command is executed. If no group name is specified at |
| | either time, the group modified is the basegroup. If |
| | basegroup is not specified, it is the current system |
| | configuration. In such case, you will have to reboot the |
| | system to make this new configuration effective. For more |
| | information, see the examples at the end of this chapter. |
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Table 3-1. The SYSGEN Commands (cont.)
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| OCLOSE | Operates at both first and second levels. When entered |
| | following a command to list offline, OCLOSE sends output to |
| | list device (a printer, for example) immediately. When |
| | OCLOSE is not used, a command to list offline does not send |
| | output to the list device until you exit SYSGEN. |
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| PERMYES | First level command only. Determines whether or not a |
| | potentially "dangerous" command will execute without |
| | question. For example, if PERMYES is ON, entering an EXIT |
| | command before a KEEP command will require your permission |
| | before the EXIT command will execute. The default for |
| | PERMYES is ON. |
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| REDO | Operates at both first and second levels. This command |
| | recalls and lets you edit the last used command. |
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| SHOW | First level command only. Displays base and new |
| | configuration groups, version of SYSGEN, configurator |
| | modifications, and status of PERMYES. |
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| TAPE | First level command. Creates a boot tape based on a |
| | specified configuration group. Regardless of the original |
| | group name specified, the group on the boot tape will always |
| | be named CONFIG.SYS. |
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Table 3-2. The SYSGEN Configurators
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| CONFIGURATOR | FUNCTION |
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| IO | Used to add, modify, display, and delete I/O paths (device |
| | hardware addresses), devices, and device classes. IO is |
| | used to make changes in the configuration file that reflect |
| | physical modifications to system equipment. |
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| LOG | Used to control user log files and enable and disable system |
| | logging. |
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| MISC | Used to control job and session, process, program, spooling, |
| | stack, global resource identification numbers (RINs), and |
| | other system limits and values. Essentially, MISC is used |
| | to control access to system resources. |
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| SYSFILE | Used to add, modify, display, and delete system boot files, |
| | system programs and libraries, and the system message |
| | catalog. SYSFILE is used to make changes in the system |
| | configuration that reflect changes in the system software. |
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| HOLD | HOLD is not a configurator, but is included in this table |
| | because it is the only global command that operates only on |
| | the second level. HOLD temporarily saves changes made to a |
| | configuration file. You execute HOLD before you exit the |
| | configurator and return to the first command level (the |
| | SYSGEN> prompt). You may enter other configurators and make |
| | changes, HOLD them, and return to the first level. You now |
| | have several choices of action. You can exit from the |
| | SYSGEN utility, in which cases all changes will be lost. |
| | You can enter the command CLEAR, which will delete all |
| | changes but leave you in SYSGEN. Or you can enter the |
| | command KEEP, which will save all of your changes. |
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