RSX-11M-PLUS

This document is the "RSX-11M-PLUS Mini-Reference, Version 2.1," published by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) between 1979 and 1983. Its primary purpose is to serve as a concise and quick reference guide for users already familiar with the RSX-11M-PLUS operating system and its more extensive documentation.

The manual details commands and procedures for operating the most commonly used components of the system, including:

• On-Line Help Files: Instructions on how to access the system's help documentation.
• Utilities: Summaries of commands for various system utilities such as disk management (Bad Block Locator, Disk Save and Compress, Volume Formatter), file operations (Backup and Restore, Compare, Dump, Transfer, Peripheral Interchange Program), text editors (Line Text Editor, DEC Standard Editor), library management (Librarian), source language input, and object module/task image patching.
• Command Line Interpreters: Detailed commands for both the Monitor Console Routine (MCR) and Digital Command Language (DCL).
• System Management Tools: Information on the Error Logging System and procedures for managing print queues.
• Programming Tools: Commands for the On-Line Debugging Tool (ODT) and the Task Builder (TKB).
• RMS-11: Summaries of utilities specifically for the Record Management System (e.g., RMSBCK, RMSCNV, RMSDES, RMSDSP, RMSIFL, RMSRST) and a listing of associated completion and fatal error codes.
• Reference Information: Comprehensive tables and lists including the ASCII Character Set, various I/O and Directive Error Codes, a summary of Executive Directives by Macro Call, RADIX-50 and Octal/Decimal Conversion Tables, and Standard File Types.