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The CI command - Access to the MPE XL command interpreter (CI).
Syntax
: [ command ]
The HPCICOMMAND intrinsic is used to access the MPE XL command
interpreter (CI).
Parameters
command The command to execute via the CI. If no command is
given, a new version (new process) of the CI is created.
Examples
$nmdebug > :showtime
WED, JAN 8, 1986, 1:32 PM
The above is typical use of the CI command.
$nmdebug > :file t;dev=tape
See the note below.
Limitations, Restrictions
Semicolons normally separate commands for System Debug. When the ":"
command is entered at the System Debug prompt, however, the entire user
command line is passed to the CI. One exception is within macro bodies,
where the command line is split at the semicolons.
Every time this command is used, Debug assumes ownership of the Control-Y
handler (even if it already owns it).
CAUTION The output format of all System Debug commands is subject to
change without notice. Programs that are developed to
postprocess System Debug output should not depend on the exact
format (spacing, alignment, number of lines, uppercase or
lowercase, or spelling) of any System Debug command output.