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Modified or Replaced System Features
The following three tables list MPE V/E features that have been modified
for use with MPE XL, or replaced by MPE XL features.
Modified or Replaced Capabilities
The following table lists modified or replaced capabilities.
Table 1-4. Modified or Replaced MPE V/E Capabilities
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| MPE XL MODIFICATION | REPLACES MPE V/E | REFERENCE |
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| Backup of system | SYSDUMP | System Startup, Configuration and |
| directory no longer | | Shutdown Reference Manual |
| executed via system | | (32650-90042); Performing System |
| initiator but rather by | | Management Tasks (32650-90004) |
| :STORE with DIRECTORY | | |
| option | | |
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| Command Interpreter (CI), | Command Interpreter | MPE XL Commands Reference Manual |
| new and changed | | (32650-90003); Command Interpreter |
| capabilities, now a | | Access and Variables Programmer's |
| program | | Guide (32650-90011) |
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| Enhanced global | JCW variables | MPE XL Commands Reference Manual |
| variables, 32-bit | | (32650-90003) |
| integers, string, and | | |
| boolean | | |
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| Extended command line | Command line | MPE XL Commands Reference Manual |
| | | (32650-90003) |
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| HELP subsystem now | HELP subsystem | MPE XL Commands Reference Manual |
| includes Command File and | | (32650-90003) |
| program file help | | |
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| Input/Output (IO) paths | I/O Configuration Table | System Startup, Shutdown and |
| now based on physical | entries based on | Configuration Reference Manual |
| locations of devices | arbitrary specifiers | (32650-90042) |
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| JSMAIN: processes that | DEVREC | Performing System Operation Tasks |
| manage the system | | (32650-90137); Controlling System |
| resources needed to | | Activity Reference Manual |
| execute jobs and | | (32650-90155) |
| sessions. Each job or | | |
| session is assigned a | | |
| JSMAIN when it is | | |
| launched for processing | | |
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| Nonsystem volume sets | Private volumes | Volume Management (32650-90045) |
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| System volume set | System volumes | Volume Management (32650-90045) |
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| UDCs, new and changed | UDCs | MPE XL Commands Reference Manual |
| features provided | | (32650-90003) |
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Modified or Replaced Utilities
The general reference for MPE XL utilities is the MPE XL System Utilities
Reference Manual (32650-90081). Additional references are listed by
utility.
Table 1-5. Modified or Replaced MPE V/E Utilities
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| MPE XL UTILITY | FUNCTION | MPE V/E UTILITY | REFERENCE |
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| ASOCTBL | Associates users with | ASOCTBL5 | Performing System |
| | device classes. | | Operation Tasks |
| | | | (32650-90137); |
| | | | Controlling System |
| | | | Activity Reference |
| | | | Manual (32650-90155) |
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| DEBUG | Display and | DISKED5 | Using the MPE XL |
| | manipulate contents | | System Debugger |
| | of a disk. | | (32650-90013) |
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| DISCFREE | Reports on available | FREE5 | Performing System |
| | disk space. | | Operation Tasks |
| | | | (32650-90137) |
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| DISCUTIL | Provides various disk | SADUTIL | Volume Management |
| | operations. Used | | (32650-90045) |
| | with VOLUTIL to save | | |
| | and recover files | | |
| | from a logically | | |
| | inoperative system. | | |
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| INSTALL or INSTALL | Boots from tape and | RELOAD | System Startup, |
| START | invokes automatic | | Configuration and |
| | system start. | | Shutdown Reference |
| | | | Manual (32650-90042) |
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| INSTALL NOSTART | Boots from tape; | RELOAD | System Startup, |
| | prevents automatic | | Configuration and |
| | system start. | | Shutdown Reference |
| | | | Manual (32650-90042) |
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Table 1-5. Modified or Replaced MPE V/E Utilities (cont.)
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| MPE XL UTILITY | FUNCTION | MPE V/E UTILITY | REFERENCE |
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| :LISTxxx commands | New MPE XL commands | LISTDIR5 | MPE XL Commands |
| | list account, group, | | Reference Manual |
| | user, and file | | (32650-90003) |
| | attributes; | | |
| | VERSION.PUB.SYS shows | | |
| | program file and | | |
| | library attributes. | | |
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| LOGTOOL | Replaces three log | LISTLOG, MEMLOGAN, | User Logging |
| | file tools. | MEMTIMER | (32650-90027) |
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| MSGUTIL | Displays error | ERRUTIL | MPE XL System |
| | information when user | | Utilities Reference |
| | enters an error code | | Manual (32650-90081) |
| | and date/time data | | |
| | when a time code is | | |
| | entered. | | |
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| PATCH | Used to make simple | PATCH | MPE XL System |
| | changes to | | Utilities Reference |
| | Compatibility Mode | | Manual (32650-90081) |
| | programs. | | |
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| RECOVER; VOLUTIL | Restores files from | RECOVER5 | Volume Management |
| feature | tape after a system | | (32650-90045) |
| | crash. | | |
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| SLPATCH | Used to display and | SLPATCH | MPE XL System |
| | modify a segmented | | Utilities Reference |
| | library file. | | Manual (32650-90081) |
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| SORT/MERGE | Used to sort and | SORT/MERGE | SORT-MERGE/XL General |
| | merge data. | | User's Guide |
| | | | (32650-90082) |
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Table 1-5. Modified or Replaced MPE V/E Utilities (cont.)
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| MPE XL UTILITY | FUNCTION | MPE V/E UTILITY | REFERENCE |
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| START or START | Boots system from | WARMSTART | System Startup, |
| RECOVERY | disk and restarts all | | Configuration and |
| | normal system | | Shutdown Reference |
| | functions. | | Manual (32650-90042) |
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| START NORECOVERY | Boots system from | COOLSTART | System Startup, |
| | disk; does not | | Configuration and |
| | restart spoolfiles | | Shutdown Reference |
| | and jobs. | | Manual (32650-90042) |
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| SYSGEN | A command-driven | SYSDUMP | System Startup, |
| | utility used for | | Configuration and |
| | creating and | | Shutdown Reference |
| | modifying system | | Manual (32650-90042) |
| | configuration files; | | |
| | also creates boot | | |
| | tape. | | |
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| UPDATE or UPDATE | Boots system from | UPDATE | System Startup, |
| NOCONFIG | tape; loads | | Configuration and |
| | configuration files | | Shutdown Reference |
| | from disk. | | Manual (32650-90042) |
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| UPDATE CONFIG | Boots system from | COLDSTART | System Startup, |
| | tape; replaces | | Configuration and |
| | configuration files | | Shutdown Reference |
| | on disk with files | | Manual (32650-90042) |
| | from tape. | | |
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| VOLUTIL | Utility for creating | VINIT | Volume Management |
| | and managing volume | | (32650-90045) |
| | sets. | | |
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Modified Commands
The following list contains MPE V/E commands that have been modified with
some combination of new keywords, parameters, and/or options.
Essentially, these commands work much as they did in MPE V/E, and will be
comfortably familiar to MPE XL users. The general reference for MPE XL
commands is MPE XL Commands Reference Manual (32650-90003).
Table 1-6. MPE V/E Commands Modified For Use With MPE XL
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| COMMAND | ENHANCEMENT | FUNCTION |
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| ALTACCT | Modified parameter. | Changes to the volset parameter. |
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| ALTGROUP | Modified parameters. | Changes to the volset parameter. |
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| DATA | Restricted use. | Available only in jobs. |
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| DEBUG | New parameter. | User can now pass a command string |
| | | to to the debugger. |
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| EOD | Restricted use. | Available only in jobs. |
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| HELLO | New parameters. | Controlling Command Interpreter. |
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| HELP | Enhanced capacity. | Provides help on user commands and |
| | | program files. |
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| IF | Enhanced evaluation of | Controls execution with a |
| | expressions. | conditional structure. |
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| LISTACCT | New parameter; new | Uses the LISTDIR format. Option |
| | display format. | to display password associated |
| | | with account. |
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| LISTF | New options. | Provides information formerly |
| | | produced by LISTDIR5. |
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| LISTFTEMP | New options. | New listing levels; -3 produces |
| | | formatted listing of file label. |
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Table 1-6. MPE V/E Commands Modified For Use With MPE XL (cont.)
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| LISTGROUP | New parameter; new | Uses the LISTDIR format. Displays |
| | display format. | the password associated with the |
| | | group. |
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| LISTUSER | New parameter; new | Uses the LISTDIR format. Displays |
| | display format. | the password associated with the |
| | | user. |
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| LOGOFF | New parameter. | Keeps one session/job logged on. |
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| LOGON | Functionality | CTRL A LOGOFF logs everyone off |
| | modification with CTRL A | and disallows all logons. CTRL A |
| | LOGOFF. | LOGON reenables all logons. |
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| NEWACCT | New parameters; changes | Modification of volset parameter. |
| | to volset parameter. | Account specification. |
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| NEWGROUP | New parameters; changes | Modification of volset parameter. |
| | to volset parameter. | Account specification. |
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| NEWUSER | New parameter. | Account specification. |
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| PURGEACCT | New parameter. | Modification of volset parameter. |
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| PURGEGROUP | New parameter. | Changes to volset parameter. |
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| REDO | Functions expanded and | Allows editing and reexecution of |
| | enhanced; new parameters. | any command still retained in the |
| | | command line history stack. |
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| REPORT | New parameter. | Changes to volset parameter. |
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| RESETDUMP | Modified function. | Disarms the system debugger. |
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| RESTORE | New parameters. | Volume sets. Enhanced |
| | | wildcarding, directory, tape label |
| | | and directory listing. |
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| RUN | New and modified | Enhancements to security, mapping, |
| | parameters. | stack control, and parameter |
| | | passing. |
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Table 1-6. MPE V/E Commands Modified For Use With MPE XL (cont.)
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| SET | New parameters. | Control terminal echoing, |
| | | messages, and terminal speed. |
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| | SET ECHO=OFF replacesESC | Turns terminal echo OFF if ON. |
| | ;. | |
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| | SET ECHO=ON replacesESC | Turns terminal echo ON if OFF. |
| | :. | |
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| | SET MSG=OFF; SETMSG OFF | Prevents display of TELL messages. |
| | still available. | |
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| | SET MSG=ON; SETMSG ON | Permits display of TELL messages. |
| | still available. | |
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| | SET SPEED= speed; SPEED | Sets terminal transmission speed ( |
| | oldspeed,newspeed still | baud rate). |
| | available. | |
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| SETCATALOG | New parameters. | Permits the user to add UDCs or |
| | | delete them from the catalog |
| | | without having to recatalog the |
| | | entire set of UDCs. |
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| SETDUMP | Altered function; new | Arms system debugger. Accepts a |
| | parameter. | command string. |
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| SPEED | New parameter. | One parameter sets both input and |
| | | output speeds of the terminal. |
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| STARTSESS | New parameters. | Controlling Command Interpreter. |
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| STORE | New parameters. | Volume sets. Enhanced |
| | | wildcarding, concurrent/sequential |
| | | backup, directory, file code |
| | | ranges, file interleaving, |
| | | multiple indirect files, multiple |
| | | negative file sets. |
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| TUNE | Included for | Ignores minclockcycle (now a |
| | compatibility. | default value). |
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Replaced MPE V/E Commands
The commands listed in Table 1-7 replace former MPE V/E commands, but
retain the functions of the commands they replace. The general reference
for MPE XL commands is MPE XL Commands Reference Manual (32650-90003).
Table 1-7. Replaced MPE V/E Commands
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| NEW COMMAND | OLD COMMAND | PURPOSE | REFERENCE |
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| VSRESERVE | MOUNT | Prevents specified | Volume Management |
| | | volume set from being | (32650-90045) |
| | | taken off line | |
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| VSRELEASE | DISMOUNT | Releases volume set | Volume Management |
| | | reserved with | (32650-90045) |
| | | VSRESERVE command | |
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| VSRESERVESYS | LMOUNT | System-wide command | Volume Management |
| | | to prevent specified | (32650-90045) |
| | | volume set from being | |
| | | taken off line | |
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| VSRELEASESYS | LDISMOUNT | System-wide command | Volume Management |
| | | to release volume set | (32650-90045) |
| | | reserved with | |
| | | VSRESERVESYS command | |
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