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KSAM/3000 Reference Manual

HELP 

Requests help using KSAMUTIL

 {HELP}
>{H   }

This command returns a summary description of each of the KSAMUTIL
commands when entered at a terminal.  The keyword "HELP" can be
abbreviated to "H" .

REQUESTING HELP 

The HELP command lists all the valid KSAMUTIL commands and then asks if
you need information on a particular command.  When you enter the name of
a KSAMUTIL command, HELP displays the command syntax.  HELP is terminated
by entering N in response to the prompt MORE (Y/N)?.

The following example illustrates the HELP command.  User input is
underlined.

     >H

     VALID COMMANDS ARE:
     BUILD[B].......TO CREATE A FILE
     ERASE..........TO RESET A FILE TO INITIAL CONDITIONS
     EXIT[E]........TO LEAVE THIS ROUTINE
     PURGE..........TO DELETE A FILE
     RENAME[R]......TO RENAME A FILE
     SAVE[S]........TO RETAIN A TEMPORARY FILE
     VERIFY[V]......TO DESCRIBE FILE CHARACTERISTICS
     KEYINFO[KI]....TO OBTAIN KEY FILE INFORMATIONS
     KEYDUMB[KD]....TO OBTAIN FORMATTED KEY FILE STRUCTURAL DUMP
     KEYSEQ[KS].....TO CHECK THE SEQUENCE OF KEY FILE

     MORE (Y/N)?Y

     ENTER COMMAND NAME: B

     BUILD <DATAFILEREF>
     [;DEV=<DEVICE>]
     [;DISC=[<NUMREC>][,<NUMEXTENTS>][,<INITAL-OC>]]]
     (REC=[<RECSIZE>][,[<BLOCKFACTOP>][,[F\V][,BINARY\,ASCII]]]]
     [;TEMP]
     [;CODE=<FILECODE>]
     ;KEY=<TYPE>,<POSITION>[,[<LENGTH>][,[<BLOCKING>][,DUPLICATE]]]
                                                         [,RDUP]
     [;KEY=<TYPE>,<POSITION>[,[<LENGTH>][,[<BLOCKING>][,DUPLICATE]]]...]
                                                         [,RDUP]]]...]
     [;LABELS=<NUMBERLABELS>]
     [;FIRSTREC=0\-1]
     [;KEYDEV=<DEVICE>]
     ;KEYFILE =FILEREFERENCE2
     [;KEYENTPIES=<NUMBER>]
     <TYPE>::=B\D\I\R\L\N\P\*

     MORE (Y/N)?Y

     ENTER COMMAND NAME: E

     EXIT

     MORE (Y/N)?Y

     ENTER COMMAND NAME: ERASE
     ERASE <FTLEREFERENCE>

     MORE (Y/N)?Y

     ENTER COMMAND NAME: PURGE

     PURGE <FILEREFERENCE>[,TEMP]

     MORE (Y/N)?Y

     ENTER COMMAND NAME: R

     RENAME <OLDFILEREF>,<NEWFILEREF>[,TEMP]

     MORE (Y/N)?Y

     ENTER COMMAND NAME: S

     SAVE [<TEMPFILEREF>]

     MORE (Y/N)?Y

     ENTER COMMAND NAME: V

     VERIFY [<FILFREFERENCE>]
     [;OFFLINE]
     [;NOCHECK]
     MORE (Y/N)?Y

     ENTER COMMAND NAME: KD

     KEYDUMP [<FILEREFERENCE>]
     [;SEQ=<KEYSEQUENCE>]
     [;SUBSET=[ [-]<POSITION>][,<NUMBER>]]
              I                   I
              ["CHAR-STRING"]
     [;FILE =<FILEREFERENCE1>]
     I                       I
     [;OFFLINE               ]
     [;SORT]

     MORE (Y/N)?Y

     ENTER COMMAND NAME: KI

     KEYINFO [<FILEREFERENCE>]
     [;OFFLINE]
     [;RECOVER]
     MORE (Y/N)?Y

     ENTER COMMAND NAME: KS

     KEYSEQ [<FILEREFERENCE>]
     [;SEQ=<KEYSEQENCE>]
     (;OFFLINE]
     [;NOLIST]

     MORE (Y/N)?N <---------------- terminate HELP display 

     >E

     END OF PROGRAM

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