Multics Commands (original) (raw)

Here is a list of 314 Multics Standard Service System commands and active functions, from Multics Pocket Guide: Commands and Active Functions, Order No. AW17, April 1980, as of MR8.0.

abbrev (ab)

command abbreviation

accept_messages (am)

allow interactive messages

add_name (an)

add a name to a directory entry

add_search_paths (asp)

add a search path to a search list

add_search_rules (asr)

add a search rule

adjust_bit_count (abc)

set segment's bit count to include last char

after (af)

return characters of a string after a specified argument

answer

run a command and answer its questions

apl (v2apl)

invoke APL language interpreter

archive (ac)

combine segments

archive_table (act)

return a list of segments in an archive

assign_resource (ar)

assign a resource to the user process

attach_audit (ata)

attach an I/O switch that keeps a copy in a multisegment file

attach_lv (alv)

attach a [logical volume](mgl.html#logicalvolume "glossary: NSS term meaning "a group of disk packs treated...") to the user process

before (be)

return characters of a string before a specified argument

binary (bin)

return translation of an argument to binary base

bind (bd)

produce an object segment from multiple object segments

bool

perform boolean operations on arguments

branches

return list of branches in a directory

calc

perform simple calculations

calendar

produce printable calendar

cancel_abs_request (car)

remove absentee request from queue

cancel_cobol_program (ccp)

cancel COBOL program from current run unit

cancel_daemon_request (cdr)

remove I/O daemon request from queue

cancel_resource (cnr)

cancel reservations made with the reserve_resource command

cancel_retrieval_request (crr)

remove retrieve request from queue

canonicalize (canon)

ensure that segment contents are in canonical form

ceil

return smallest decimal number larger than its argument

change_default_wdir (cdwd)

change default working directory

change_error_mode (cem)

change verbosity of default error handler

change_wdir (cwd)

change working directory

check_iacl

list directory entries with ACLs that don't match initial ACL

check_info_segs (cis)

list help segments that have changed (source)

close_file (cf)

close a multisegment file

cobol

invoke COBOL compiler

cobol_abs (cba)

enter absentee request to compile a COBOL program

collate

return 128-character collation string

collate9

return 512-character collation string

compare

compare two segments in binary mode

compare_ascii (cpa)

compare two segments in ASCII

contents

return contents of a segment

convert_characters (cvc)

translate characters in a segment

copy (cp)

make a copy of a segment

copy_acl

copy ACL of one directory entry to another

copy_cards (ccd)

copy card image segments from system pool

copy_characters (cpch)

return string with N copies of argument

copy_dir (cpd)

copy directory

copy_file (cpf)

copy multisegment file

copy_iacl_dir

copy initial ACL for dirs of one directory entry to another

copy_iacl_seg

copy initial ACL for segs of one directory entry to another

create (cr)

create a segment

create_data_segment (cds)

create an object segment with data definitions

create_dir (cd)

create a directory

cumulative_page_trace (cpt)

trace a program and display its paging actions

damaged_sw_off (dsf)

turn off a directory entry's damaged switch

damaged_sw_on (dsn)

turn on a directory entry's damaged switch

date

return the date

date_compiled (dtc)

return the date an object segment was compiled

date_time

return date and time

day

return day number

day_name

return day name

debug (db)

invoke low level debugger

decat

return portions of an input string

decimal

return an argument converted to decimal mode

decode

decrypt an enciphered file

default

return default values if none suppled

default_wdir (dwd)

return default working directory

defer_messages (dm)

hold printing of interactive messages

delete (dl)

delete a directory entry

delete_acl (da)

delete an ACL entry

delete_dir (dd)

delete a directory

delete_iacl_dir (did)

delete a directory initial ACL entry

delete_iacl_seg (dis)

delete a segment initial ACL entry

delete_message (dlm)

delete a held interactive message

delete_name (dn)

remove a name from a directory entry

delete_search_paths (dsp)

delete a search path from a search list

delete_search_rules (dsr)

delete a ready message

detach_audit (dta)

detach an audit I/O switch

detach_lv (dlv)

detach a [logical volume](mgl.html#logicalvolume "glossary: NSS term meaning "a group of disk packs treated...")

dial (d)

connect a terminal to a running process

directories (dirs)

return a list of directories

directory

return directory portion of a pathname

discard_output (dco)

run a command and discard its output

display_audit_file (daf)

display an audit file

display_cobol_run_unit (dcr)

list programs in the current COBOL run unit

display_pl1io_error (dpe)

display most recent PL/I I/O error

divide

return result of division

execute a command, substituting arguments

dprint (dp)

enter an I/O daemon print request in queue

dpunch (dpn)

enter an I/O daemon card punch request in queue

dump_segment (ds)

display a segment in ASCII

echo

type input arguments

edm

invoke ASCII text editor

[emacs](mge.html#Emacs "glossary: From, "Editing MACroS", a video editor derived from David...")

invoke ASCII text editor

encode

encrypt a segment into enciphered form

enter (e)

enter_abs_request (ear)

enter a request for absentee processing in queue

enter_retrieval_request (err)

enter a request for file retrieve in queue

enterp (ep)

entries

return list of entries in a directory

entry

return entry name portion of a pathname

equal

test if two strings are equal

equal_name

return a pathname constructed according to the equal convention

exec_com (ec)

execute a list of commands from a segment

exists

test if a file exists

expand_cobol_source (ecs)

expand COBOL source

fast

invoke the FAST (BASIC) subsystem

file_output (fo)

redirect user_output I/O switch to a multisegment file

files

return a list of multisegment files in a directory

floor

return the largest decimal number less than an argument

format_line (fl)

return a formatted line

fortran (ft)

invoke FORTRAN compiler

fortran_abs (fta)

enter a request for absentee FORTRAN compilation in queue

gcos (gc)

invoke GCOS simulator

general_ready (gr)

change format of ready message

get_pathname (gpn)

return pathname of an active segment

get_quota (gq)

display storage quota for a directory

get_system_search_rules (gssr)

get system ready messages

greater

test if one argument is greater than another

hangup

hang up without logging in

have_mail

test if a mailbox is empty

hello

repeat system greeting message

help

display system information files (source)

hexadecimal (hex)

return argument converted to hexadecimal base

high

return string of \177 characters

high9

return string of \777 characters

home_dir (hd)

return home directory pathname

hour

return hour

how_many_users (hmu)

display number of users logged in

execute command line if a condition is met

immediate_messages (im)

allow interactive messages to print

indent (ind)

prettyprint PL/I source

index

return location of one string in another

index_set

return list of integers

initiate (in)

assign a segment a segment number (make it [known](mgk.html#known "glossary: A segment is "known" in a process if that..."))

io_call (io)

configure and operate on process's I/O switches

last_message (lm)

return last interactive message text

last_message_sender (lms)

return last interactive message sender

last_message_time (lmt)

return last interactive message time

length (ln)

return length of argument

less

test if one argument is greater than another

line_length (ll)

set terminal line length

link (lk)

create a link

links (nonbranches)

return list of links in a directory

list (ls)

list a directory's contents

list_abs_requests (lar)

list absentee request queue

list_accessible (lac)

list directory entries accessible by a user

list_acl (la)

display a directory entry's ACL

list_daemon_requests (ldr)

list I/O daemon request queue

list_help (lh)

list system help files (source)

list_iacl_dir (lid)

display a directory's initial ACL for directories

list_iacl_seg (lis)

display a directory's initial ACL for segments

list_not_accessible (lnac)

list directory entries not accessible by a user

list_ref_names (lrn)

list reference names for initiated segments (source)

list_resource_types (lrt)

list types in a resource definition type table

list_resources (lr)

list a process's assigned resources

list_retrieval_requests (lrr)

list file retrieve request queue

create a process for a user

logout

destroy a user process and release terminal connection

long_date

return long date

low

return string of \000 characters

lower_case

return argument mapped to lower case

ltrim

return argument with blanks trimmed on left

lv_attached

test if a [logical volume](mgl.html#logicalvolume "glossary: NSS term meaning "a group of disk packs treated...") is attached to the process

manage_volume_pool

manage volume pool, assign and release scratch tapes

master_directories (mdirs)

list master directories

max

return largest value

memo

invoke reminder management tool

merge

invoke general merge tool

merge_ascii (ma)

merge ASCII segments

min

return smallest value

minus

return result of subtraction

minute

return minute

mod

return result of mod function

modes

set terminal modes before login

month

return month

month_name

return month name

move (mv)

move a directory entry to a new directory

move_abs_request (mar)

move absentee request to new queue

move_daemon_request (mdr)

move I/O daemon request to new queue

move_dir (mvd)

move a directory to a new directory

move_quota (mq)

move quota between directories

msfs

return list of multisegment files

nequal

test if arguments are unequal

new_fortran

invoke new FORTRAN compiler

new_proc

end this process and create a new one attached to this terminal

ngreater

test if one argument is not greater than another

nless

test if one argument is not less than another

no_save_on_disconnect

set switch to discard process on hangup

nondirectories (nondirs)

return list of non-directory entries

nonfiles

return list of non-multisegment file entries

nonmsfs

return list of non-multisegment file entries

nonnull_links (nnlinks)

return list of non-null link entries

nonsegments (nsegs)

return list of non-segment entries

nonzero_files (nzfiles)

return list of nonzero multisegment file entries

nonzero_msfs (nzmfsfs)

return list of nonzero MSF entries

nonzero_segments (nzsegs)

return list of nonzero multisegment file entries

not

return negation of its argument

null_links

return list of null link entries

octal (oct)

return argument represented in octal base

execute a command line and catch signals

return logical OR of arguments

overlay (ov)

create segment that superimposes input segments

page_trace (pgt)

trace paging activity

path

return pathname of argument

picture (pic)

return argument converted according to a picture

pl1

invoke PL/I compiler

pl1_abs (pa)

enter request for absentee PL/I compilation in queue

plus

return result of addition

print (pr)

display segment or multisegment file on terminal

print_attach_table (pat)

display process's I/O switch attachments

print_auth_names (pan)

display sensitivity levels and compartments

print_default_wdir (pdwd)

display default working directory

print_mail (pm)

display mail in a mailbox

print_messages (pm)

display interactive messages in a mailbox

print_motd (pmotd)

display message of the day (source)

print_proc_auth (ppa)

display process's sensitivity level and compartments

print_request_types (prt)

display list of I/O daemon request types

print_search_paths (psp)

display search paths

print_search_rules (psr)

display ready messages

print_wdir (pwd)

display working directory

probe (pb)

invoke high-level symbolic debugger

process_dir (pd)

return process directory pathname

profile (pf)

execute a program and count each statement's execution

program_interrupt (pi)

re-enter interactive program after QUIT

progress (pg)

execute a program and indicate progress

qedx (qx)

invoke ASCII text editor

query

ask question in an exec_com

quotient

return result of division

read_mail (rdm)

read mailbox

ready_off (rdf)

turn off ready message

ready_on (rdn)

turn on ready message

release (rl)

release suspended execution after QUIT

rename (rn)

rename a directory entry

repeat_query (rq)

reprint last query

reprint_error (re)

display last error

reserve_resource (rsr)

reserve resource for process

resolve_linkage_error (rle)

specify object segment and entrypoint to use after linkage error

resource_usage (ru)

display account's system resource quotas and usage (source)

response

returns answer to a question

reverse (rv)

returns a string in reversed order

reverse_after (rvaf)

returns same as after, but in reverse order

reverse_before (rvbe)

returns same as before, but in reverse order

reverse_index (rvindex)

returns same as index, but in reverse order

reverse_search (rvsrh)

returns same as search, but in reverse order

reverse_verify (rvverify)

returns same as verify, but in reverse order

rtrim

returns argument with blanks trimmed on right

run

run a command in an isolated environment

run_cobol (rc)

run a COBOL program

runoff (rf)

format document for printing

runoff_abs (rfa)

enter a request for absentee runoff formatting in queue

safety_sw_off (ssf)

turn off a directory entry's safety switch

safety_sw_on (ssn)

turn on a directory entry's safety switch

save_on_disconnect

set switch to preserve process on hangup

return leftmost position of specified chars in an argument

segments (segs)

return a list of segments in a directory

send_mail (sdm)

send an electronic mail message

send_mesage (sm)

send an interactive message

send_mesage_acknowledge (sma)

send an interactive message, request ack

send_mesage_express (smx)

send an interactive message if user accepting

send_mesage_silent (sms)

send an interactive message, no errors

set_acl

set the ACL of a branch

set_bit_count (sbc)

set a segment's bit count

set_cc

set FORTRAN carriage control

set_fortran_common (sfc)

set a process's FORTRAN COMMON storage

set_iacl_dir (sid)

set a directory's initial ACL for directories

set_iacl_seg (sis)

set a directory's initial ACL for segments

set_search_paths (ssp)

set search paths

set_search_rules (ssr)

set ready messages

severity

return the exit status of the last command

slave

make a terminal available for use by another process

sort

invoke general sort facility

sort_seg (ss)

sort an ASCII segment

start (sr)

restart interrupted execution after QUIT

status (st)

display a directory entry's file system attributes

stop_cobol_run (scr)

stop the current COBOL run unit execution

stop_run

discard the current run environment

string

return concatenation of all arguments

strip

return filename argument with suffix removed

strip_entry (spe)

return entryname argument with suffix removed

substr

return specified substring of argument

suffix

return last component of filename argument

system

display system administration parameters

tape_archive (ta)

maintain an archive of files on tape

terminal_type (ttp)

set terminal type before login

[terminate](mgt.html#terminate "glossary: Said of a segment. To "make unknown", to remove...") (tm)

make a segment [unknown](mgk.html#known "glossary: A segment is "known" in a process if that...")

terminate_segment (tms)

make a segment [unknown](mgk.html#known "glossary: A segment is "known" in a process if that...") given segment number

terminate_refname (tmr)

make a segment [unknown](mgk.html#known "glossary: A segment is "known" in a process if that...") given its reference name

terminate_single_refname (tmsr)

make a single reference name [unknown](mgk.html#known "glossary: A segment is "known" in a process if that...")

time

return the time

times

return result of multiplication

trace

execute a command and trace subroutine calls

trace_stack (ts)

display call history of interrupted execution

translate

return replacement of some chars by others in argument

trunc

return decimal value of argument with fraction truncated

truncate (tr)

discard data in a segment past a given location

unassign_resource (ur)

unassign a resource assigned to the process

underline

return a value with underlining

unique

return a unique character string

unlink (ul)

remove a link from a directory

upper_case

return an argument mapped to upper case

user

display user registration parameters

verify

return the location of first character of argument not in a list

vfile_adjust (vfa)

adjust length parameters of a multisegment file

vfile_status (vfs)

display file system attributes for a multisegment file

volume_dump_switch_off (vdsf)

turn off a directory entry's volume dump switch

volume_dump_switch_on (vdsn)

turn on a directory entry's volume dump switch

walk_subtree (ws)

execute a command on every entry inferior to a directory

where (wh)

use search rules to find a file (source)

where_search_path (wsp)

use a specified search list to find a file

who

display the names of users logged in (source)

working_dir (wd)

return current working directory

year

return year

zero_segments (zsegs)

return a list of segments with zero bit count