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VAX-11
Information Directory

and Index
Order No. AA-DO16C-TE

READ THIS FIRST

March 1980

This document provides an introduction to the software documentation set
shipped with the current version of the VAX/VMS operating system. It provides
a synopsis of each document in the basic set and of each optional document.

The order number of each document is also identified. To help you iocate key
information, an index is provided to direct you to the specific document containing that information.

VAX-11
Information Directory

and Index
Order No. AA-DO16C-TE

READ THIS FIRST

SUPERSESSION/UPDATE INFORMATION:

This revised document supersedes
the VAX-11 Information Directory

(Order No. AA-D0O16B-TE)
OPERATING SYSTEM AND VERSION:

VAX/VMS V02

SOFTWARE VERSION:

Not applicable

To order additional copies of this document, contact the Software Distribution
Center, Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts 01754

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First Printing, August 1978
Revised, February 1979

Revised, March 1980

The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be

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The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may only be used or copied
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No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliability of software on equipment that is not supplied
by
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VAX/VMS System Messages and Recovery Procedures Manual. . . . . . . . . . .. 5

Volume 3 (A and B). Program Development Tools . . . .
VAX-11 Text Editing Reference Manual . . .
VAX-11 EDT Editor Reference Manual. . . .
VAX-11 Utilities Reference Manual . . . . .
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PDP-11 SORT Reference Manual . . . . . .
VAX-11 MACRO User’s Guide. . . . . . . .
VAX-11 MACRO Language Reference Manual
VAX-11 Linker Reference Manual . . . . . .
VAX-11 Symbolic Debugger Reference Manual
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VAX-11 Record Management Services User’'s Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
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Preface
The VAX-11 Information Directory and Index provides a brief description of
each manual in the VAX/VMS documentation set, and an index of major
topics covered by the set.

This manual is intended for all VAX/VMS users. Its purpose is to guide each
reader to the manual most suited to his or her needs.
This manual is divided into three sections:
e A note on system installation.

e Synopses of all documents in the basic VAX/VMS documentation set and
optional VAX/VMS documents. Tables 1 and 2 list the title, order number,
and intended audience for each manual.

e An index of major topics covered by the VAX/VMS documentation set.
(Topics covered in the optional documents are not indexed.)

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System Installation

As shipped, the VAX/VMS operating system is ready to run on your VAX-11
processor. This system must be installed according to the procedure described
in the VAX-11 Software Installation Guide. To produce a system tailored to
the specific hardware and software requirements of your facility, follow the
guidelines described in the VAX/VMS System Manager’s Guide.
Before installing the system, however, read the VAX/VMS Release Notes
thoroughly. This document contains important, updated information concerning errors and changes in the software and documentation.

VAX/VMS Document Descriptions
The VAX/VMS software distribution kit includes a software documentation
set that provides programming and operation information for the VAX/VMS
operating system. DIGITAL ships a complete software documentation set
with each software system. The number of additional documents that you
receive depends on the licenses that you have purchased. You can order additional complete documentation sets or individual manuals.
All VAX/VMS customers receive the software documentation set listed in
Table 1. Customers receive the optional documents listed in Table 2 only
when they purchase special licenses for optional software products. Check
your set of manuals to make sure that it matches your system and language
options.

The manuals in the basic VAX/VMS software documentation set are organized into 10 volumes covering the following topics:
General Information

Command Language and System Messages
Program Development Tools

System Services and I/O
Run-Time Library

VAX-11 Record Management Services

RMS-11 Record Management Services
Compatibility Mode (RSX-11M)
System Programming

System Management and Operation

Each volume consists of a ring binder containing several manuals. Table 1
lists all of the manuals contained in each volume as well as the suggested

audience for each. Brief descriptions of the manuals are given below. For a

more complete description of any manual, see its preface. The preface to each
manual also lists pointers to other manuals containing related information.

Table 1:

VAX/VMS Sof_tware Documentation Set

Suggested Audience!
Title

Volume

(Order Number)

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OP|

AP | SP|{SM

General Information

VAX-11 Information Directory and Index
(AA-D016C-TE)

VAX/VMS Summary Description and Glossary

(AA-D022B-TE)
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VAX/VMS Primer

(AA-DO30B-TE)

VAX/VMS Release Notes

‘

(AA-DO015C-TE)
2A

Command Language and System Messages

VAX/VMS Command Language User’s Guide
(AA-D023B-TE)

VAX/VMS Guide to Using Command Procedures

(AA-H782A-TE)
2B

Command Language and System Messages

VAX/VMS System Messages and Recovery
Procedures Manual

(AA-DO017B-TE)

(Continued on next page)

I The audiences for each document are identified by an “X” in one or more of the right-hand
columns of the table. The job titles used are defined as follows:

The operator is anyone who uses the VAX/VMS operating system directly.

The application programmer uses high-level languages to develop programs for user
applications.

The system programmer uses VAX-11 MACRO assembly language (or a development language) to maintain, modify, and develop system programs. These programs are used to
operate the VAX-11 processor and its peripheral devices.

The system manager is responsible for overall operation of the VAX/VMS system, from
installing the system to overseeing its performance to supervising day-to-day operations.

- These job titles are only loosely defined, but are useful for indicating the general audience for
each document. In small installations, all tasks may be performed by a single person. Elsewhere,
an application programmer might program in assembly language and a system programmer
might be responsible for system management. When functions overlap, you should make appro-

priate adjustments from the suggested audiences listed in Table 1.

VAX/VMS Document Descriptions

Table 1:

VAX/VMS Software Documentation Set (Cont.)
Suggested Audience!
Title

Volume
3A

(Order Number)

OP | AP | SP|

Program Development Tools

VAX-11 Text Editing Reference Manual

(AA-D029B-TE)

VAX-11 EDT Editor Reference Manual

(AA-H944A-TE)

VAX-11 Utilities Reference Manual

XX | X[X

(AA-H781A-TE)

VAX-11 SORT User’s Guide

X | X

(AA-D113A-TE)

PDP-11 SORT Reference Manual

(AA-3341C-TC)

Program Development Tools

VAX-11 MACRO User’s Guide
(AA-D033C-TE)

VAX-11 MACRO Language Reference Manual

X | X

(AA-D032C-TE)

VAX-11 Linker Reference Manual

(AA-D019B-TE)

VAX-11 Symbolic Debugger Reference Manual

X | X

(AA-D026B-TE)

System Services and I/0

VAX/VMS System Services Reference Manual

X]|

(AA-DO18B-TE)

VAX/VMS I/0O User’s Guide

(AA-D028B-TE)

Run-Time Library

VAX-11 Run-Time Library Reference Manual

X1X

(AA-D036B-TE)

VAX-11 Guide to Creating Modular Library

Procedures

X | X

(AA-H500B-TE)

VAX-11 Record Management Services

Introduction to VAX-11 Record Management
Services

X | X

(AA-D024C-TE)

VAX-11 Record Management Services User’s
Guide

X1X

(AA-D781C-TE)

VAX-11 Record Management Services Reference

Manual

(AA-DO031C-TE)

(Continued on next page)

1OP - operator; AP - application programmer; SP - system programmer; SM - system
manager.

VAX/VMS Document Descriptions

Table 1:

VAX/VMS Software Documentation Set (Cont.)

Title
Volume
7

(Order Number)

Suggested Audience!
orP

RMS-11 Record Management Services
RMS-11 User’s Guide

(AA-D538A-TC)
RMS-11 MACRO Reference Manual
(AA-HG83A-TC)
Compatibility Mode (RSX-11M)

VAX-11/RSX~11M User’s Guide
(AA-DO037B-TE)

VAX-11/RSX-11M Programmer’s Reference Manual
(AA-D020B-TE)

System Programming
VAX/VMS Real-Time User’s Guide
(AA-H784A-TE)

VAX/VMS Guide to Writing a Device Driver
(AA-H499B-TE)

VAX/VMS System Dump Analyzer Reference Manual
(AA-J526A-TE)
VAX-11 PATCH Utility Reference Manual
(AA-H785A-TE)
10

System Management and Operation
VAX-11 Software Installation Guide

(AA-D021C-TE)

VAX/VMS System Manager’s Guide
(AA-DO27B-TE)

VAX/VMS Operator’s Guide
(AA-D025B-TE)

VAX/VMS UETP User’s Guide
(AA-D643B-TE)

LOP - operator; AP - application programmer; SP - system programmer; SM - system
manager.

Volume 1. General Information
This volume contains manuals that introduce users to the VAX/VMS operating system. The release notes should be read first, because they describe
changes, errors, and corrections that have not been documented elsewhere.
Two reference documents are included in Volume 1: an index of topics covered
in the documentation set, and a glossary of terms used throughout.

VAX/VMS Document Descriptions

VAX-11 Information Directory and Index

This document provides an introduction to the software documentation set
shipped with the current version of the VAX/VMS operating system. It provides a summary of each document and an index that directs the reader to the
manual(s) in which each entry is discussed.

VAX/VMS Summary Description and Glossary
This document introduces the concepts of the operating system and contains
a glossary of VAX-11 terms.

VAX/VMS Primer

This tutorial document introduces a new VAX/VMS user to the DIGITAL
Command Language (DCL), file manipulation, program development, and
elementary operating system concepts.

VAX/VMS Release Notes

This document defines the VAX/VMS release kit. It provides information on
installing the kit, a summary of the differences between this version of
VAX/VMS and the previous version, and notes to published documentation.
This document should be read before the system is installed.

Volume 2 (A and B). Command Language and System Messages
This volume provides a detailed description of the DIGITAL Command Language (DCL), a guide to developing command procedures using this command
language, and a complete list of messages produced by the operating system.

VAX/VMS Command Language User’s Guide

This document describes the DIGITAL Command Language (DCL). It pro-

vides detailed reference information and examples of all commands available

to general users.

VAX/VMS Guide to Using Command Procedures

This guide presents key concepts and techniques for developing command
procedures using the DIGITAL Command Language (DCL). Many examples,
including examples of complete command procedures, are included to demonstrate applications of the concepts and techniques discussed.

VAX/VMS System Messages and Recovery Procedures Manual
This document contains a list of system messages. For most messages, descriptions and suggested recovery procedures are also provided. The manual is
intended for all users of the VAX/VMS operating system.

VAX/VMS Document Descriptions

Volume 3 (A and B). Program Development Tools
how to edit, link, and debug a
The program development volume describes
program with the VAX/VMS operating system. It also provides information
on the VAX-11 MACRO assembly language and various utilities, including
SORT routines.

VAX-11 Text Editing Reference Manual

This document describes in detail the features and use of SOS, an interactive
text-editing program provided with the VAX/VMS operating system. It is
intended as a reference manual for users who are familiar with text-editing
programs and who want to learn more about the SOS text editor.
VAX-11 EDT Editor Reference Manual

This document describes EDT, an interactive text editor with screen-editing
capabilities. With EDT, users can edit files by character, using the keypad,
and by line. Included in the manual are descriptions of EDT commands, the
command options and qualifiers, and their usage. This manual provides the
user with all the information necessary to create and modify files with EDT.
Users can refer to the manual as an introduction to the editor and as a
reference source.

VAX-11 Utilities Reference Manual

" This manual is intended for users who are already familiar with VAX/VMS
system concepts. The following utilities are discussed:

o Personal Mail Utility (MAIL), a program that allows users to exchange
. messages within the same system or between any VAX-11 processors connected via DECnet-VAX

¢ File Transfer' Utility (FLX), a program that transfers files from one volume
to another and performs volume format conversions

e SLP and SUMSLP, two batch-oriented editors used to incorporate changes
into source files and to indicate these changes with an audit trail

o Disk Save and Compress Utilities (DSC), three programs used to back up

and restore disk volumes that have been formatted and initialized as
Files-11 volumes

e Bad Block Locator Utility (BAD), a program to determine and record the
number and location of bad blocks on block-structured volumes

o File Structure Verification Utility (VFY), a program to check the readability and validity of Files-11 volumes

e Librarian Utility (Librarian), a program for storing useful modules in a
central accessible location

e Message Utility, a program for creating customized message libraries

VAX/VMS Document Descriptions

VAX-11 SORT User’s Guide

This document describes how to use the VAX-11 SORT Utility, and is written
for all VAX/VMS system users. VAX-11 SORT can perform various sorting
and merging operations and can accept a variety of specifications. VAX-11
SORT operates in native mode.

PDP-11 SORT Reference Manual

This document describes the features and operations of the PDP-11 SORT

Utility. PDP-11 SORT can perform various sorting operations and can accept
a variety of specifications. PDP-11 SORT operates in compatibility mode (see
Volume 8).

VAX-11 MACRO User’s Guide

This user’s guide contains the information required by an assembly language
programmer to assemble VAX-11 MACRO programs and to use the VAX-11
MACRO assembly language efficiently.
VAX-11 MACRO Language Reference Manual

This document describes the assembly language supported by VAX/VMS. All
symbols, expressions, addressing modes, and directives are described in detail. Programmers should read the VAX-11 MACRO User’s Guide before
using this manual.

VAX-11 Linker Reference Manual

This document provides the information required for linking object modules
into executable, shareable, or system images.

VAX-11 Symbolic Debugger Reference Manual

This document contains the information required for debugging assembled
and linked object programs, primarily those written in VAX-11 MACRO
assembly language.

Volume 4. System Services and /O

This volume provides detailed information on VAX/VMS services as well as
the information required to interface directly with the I/O device drivers supplied as a part of the operating system. Users of this volume should be familiar with a VAX-11 native-mode programming language. (VAX/VMS system
services can be used only with languages that produce native code for VAX-11
hardware.)

VAX/VMS System Services Reference Manual

This document describes the VAX/VMS system services. It provides coding
conventions, tutorial information, examples showing how to use system ser-

VAX/VMS Document Descriptions

vices, and detailed reference information on the arguments required by each
system service.

VAX/VMS 1/O User’s Guide
This user’s guide contains the information needed to interface the I/0 device

drivers directly with VAX/VMS using the I/O system services supplied with
the operating system. This manual is intended for system programmers who
want to take advantage of the time and/or space savings that result from

direct use of the I/O devices. Readers are expected to have some experience
with either VAX-11 FORTRAN or VAX-11 MACRO.

Volume 5. Run-Time Library
This volume provides a detailed description of the VAX-11 Run-Time Library
and describes how to design and code library procedures.

VAX-11 Run-Time Library Reference Manual
This manual contains detailed information about the VAX-11 Run-Time
Library. It introduces the library, describes the calling and naming conventions, and presents all procedures of a general nature. Each procedure is
documented with a functional description, including algorithms and exam-

ples, and instructions for access from all VAX-11 supported languages. Readers should be familiar with the VAX/VMS operating system and should be
proficient in at least one of the supported languages.

VAX-11 Guide to Creating Modular Library Procedures
This document describes how to design and code procedures so they can be
installed in an object module library or in a shareable image. It includes the
modular programming standard and recommendations for modular programming in any language.

Volume 6. VAX-11 Record Management Services
This volume provides information on the VAX-11 Record Management Services (VAX-11 RMS) for all levels of user. The introductory manual presents
basic record and file concepts. The other two manuals present more detailed
information for VAX-11 MACRO programmers.

Introduction to VAX-11 Record Management Services
This document contains a general description of the native-mode VAX-11
Record Management Services (VAX-11 RMS) of the VAX/VMS operating
system. The information in this document is introductory: it outlines the

basic concepts of disk and tape files and describes their interface with
VAX-11 RMS; it describes the various file organizations, record access
modes, and record formats; and it outlines general procedures for creating and
processing files.

VAX/VMS Document Descriptions

VAX-11 Record Management Services User’s Guide
This user’s guide contains detailed information on using the capabilities of
VAX-11 Record Management Services (VAX-11 RMS) efficiently. The man-

ual describes how VAX-11 MACRO programmers can use VAX-11 RMS 1/O
routines within their programs and how high-level language programmers can

use VAX-11 RMS directly through a call facility within their language. Users
of this manual should be familiar with the VAX-11 MACRO conventions
observed in constructing symbols and the use of numbers, operators, and
expressions.

VAX-11 Record Management Services Reference Manual
The intent of this manual is to enable VAX-11 MACRO programmers to use

the

VAX-11 Record Management Services (VAX-11 RMS) with the
VAX/VMS operating system. Many data operations can be performed by
using VAX-11 RMS and associated control routines. Users can perform these
operations simply by calling a VAX-11 RMS routine, with the appropriate
parameters, rather than writing their own routines.

Volume 7. RMS-11 Record Management Services
This file-management volume consists of manuals that describe the File Con-

trol Services (FCS) of the RSX-11M and RSX-11M-PLUS operating systems. The manuals describe how to install and use Record Management Services for PDP-11 operating systems (RMS-11) on these systems. On the

VAX/VMS operating system, RMS-11 utilities run in compatibility mode
(see Volume 8).

RMS-11 User’s Guide
This document introduces data organization concepts; sequential and relative
file applications; indexed file and indexed task design; and common optimiza-

tion techniques. It also describes the operation and use of the following
RMS-11 utilities:
e RMSDFN

create files

e RMSCNV

move data from one file to another

e RMSBCK

create back-up copies of files

e RMSDSP

list attributes of RMS-11 files and names of back-up files

e RMSRST

restore back-up files to their original state

e RMSIFL

load, using a fast method, an indexed file with records from

any type of RMS-11 file

RMS-11 MACRO-11 Reference Manual
This document provides a complete description of Record Management Services for PDP-11 operating systems (RMS-11) as set up on an RSX-11M,

VAX/VMS Document Descriptions

RSX-11M-PLUS, RSTS/E, or IAS operating system. RMS-11 files can be
organized sequentially, relatively, or with embedded indexes. This document

will help system programmers using MACRO-11 to declare RMS-11 facilities,
access fields in control blocks at run time, allocate and initialize control

.blocks, and perform file and record. operations.

Volume 8. ‘Compatibility Mode (RSX-11M)
Compatibility mode is a processor state that allows PDP-11 programs to
execute under the VAX/VMS operating system. Software controls the proces-

sor mode. When a non-native program has been prepared for execution,
VAX/VMS places the processor in compatibility mode just before passing
control to the program. VAX/VMS accomplishes this in a manner that is
transparent to the user.

VAX-11/RSX-11M User’s Guide
This user’s guide provides the information needed to use the VAX/VMS MCR

command language, execute MCR indirect command files, and use RSX-11M
components under VAX/VMS. The information in this document is intended
both to allow RSX-11M users to operate in a familiar environment, and to
ease their transition to the DIGITAL Command Language (DCL), the primary VAX/VMS. command language. This manual also contains generalinformation about performing an RSX—llM or RSX-11S system generation
under VAX/VMS.
|

VAX;-11/RSX-11M Programmer’s Reference Manual
This document describes VAX/VMS support of the RSX-11M executive

directives. It contains the information needed by an RSX-11M programmer

respon31ble for making RSX-11M Version 3.2 task images run under the
VAX/V MS operatmg system.

Volume 9 System Programming
This volume contains the information that system programmers need for
real-time applications programming; for writing device drivers for devices
that are not supported by DIGITAL software; and for modifying device-driver

images, shareable images, and executable images. It also contains information
on determining the cause of a VAX/VMS operating system failure.

VAX/VMS Real-Time User’s Guide

This document discusses needs common to a variety of real-time programming applications and describes the features of the VAX/VMS operating system that meet these needs. It also contains a number of examples 1llustrat1ng
blgmflcant or complex points.

VAX/VMS Guide
to Writing a Device Driver

Under VAX/VMS, a device driver .is a set of routines and tables that the
operating system uses to process an I/O request for a particular type of device.

VAX/VMS Document Descriptions

This document explains how to write device drivers for devices that are not
supported by DIGITAL software and how to load these drivers into the
VAX/VMS operating system.
VAX/VMS System Dump Analyzer Reference Manual
This document provides the information required to use the System Dump

Analyzer, a utility that helps determine the cause of an operating system
failure. This manual is intended for users who are familiar with VAX/VMS
internal design, such as VAX/VMS developers, DIGITAL Software Support
Specialists, and programmers who are writing their own device drivers.

VAX-11 PATCH Utility Reference Manual
This document provides the information necessary for examining and modifying shareable images, device-driver images, and executable images written in
any language supported by the VAX/VMS operating system. This manual is
intended for experienced system programmers.

- Volume 10. System Management and Operation
This volume contains information on generation and day-to-day operation of

the VAX/VMS operating system.

VAX-11 Software Installation Guide
This document contains instructions for installing the VAX/VMS system and
the optional software components on a VAX-11/780 processor.

VAX/VMS System Manager’s Guide
This document describes the tasks associated with VAX/VMS system management. These tasks include setting up the user authorization file; maintain-

ing public files and volumes; setting up disk quotas; installing known images;
setting up start-up procedures; maintaining batch, print, and terminal
queues; monitoring and tuning the system; setting values for the system generation parameters; and logging errors.

VAX/VMS Operator’s Guide

This document describes the operating procedures and commands used by a
VAX/VMS system operator. It also describes the messages produced by the
Operator’s Communication Process (OPCOM).
VAX/VMS UETP User’s Guide
This document describes the purpose of the User Environment Test Package
(UETP) and provides operating instructions for running it in its entirety or for
running selected test phases. It also includes a listing of UETP system messages.

VAX/VMS Document Descriptions

VAX/VMS Optional Document Descriptions
Optional documents are shipped only to customers who have purchased special licenses for software components. Table 2 lists the optional manuals
currently available and the suggested audience for each. Brief descriptions of
the manuals are listed below.

Table 2:

Optional' VAX/VMS Software Documents

Title

(Order Number)

Suggested Audience?
OP | AP | SP | SM

BASIC

PDP-11 BASIC-PLUS-2 Language Reference Manual

(AA-H774A-TC)

RSX/IAS/VMS BASIC-PLUS-2 User’s Guide
(AA-0157C-TC)

VAX-11 BASIC Language Reference Manual

(AA-H867A-TE)

VAX-11 BASIC User’s Guide

(AA-H869A-TE)

VMS BASIC-PLUS-2 Release Notes

(AA-J362A-TE)
BLISS

BLISS Language Guide

(AA-H275B-TK)

BLISS Pocket Guide

(AV-H289B-TK)

VAX-11 BLISS-32 User’s Guide

(AA-H322B-TE)

(Continued on next page)

LOptional documents accompany software components for which you must purchase a
special license.

2 The audiences for each document are identified by an “X”’ in one or more of the right-hand
columns of the table. The job titles used are defined as follows:

The operator is anyone who uses the VAX/VMS operating system directly.

The application programmer uses high-level languages to develop programs for user
applications.

The system programmer uses VAX-11 MACRO assembly language (or a development
language) to maintain, modify, and develop system programs. These programs are
used to operate the VAX-11 processor and its peripheral devices.

SM The system manager is responsible for overall operation of the VAX/VMS system, from
installing the system to overseeing its performance to supervising day-to-day operations.

These job titles are only loosely defined, but are useful for indicating the general audience
for each document. In small installations, all tasks may be performed by a single person.
Elsewhere, an application programmer might program in assembly language and a system

programmer might be responsible for system management. When functions overlap, you
should make appropriate adjustments from the suggested audiences listed in Table 2.

Table 2:

Optional'! VAX/VMS Software Documents (Cont.)

Title

(Order Number)

Suggested Audience?
OP | AP | SP | SM

COBOL
PDP-11 COBOL Language Reference Manual

(AA-1749E-TC)
PDP-11 COBOL Pocket Guide

(AV-1750C-TC)
PDP-11 COBOL User’s Guide

(AA-1757D-TC)
VAX-11 COBOL-74 Language Reference Manual

(AA-C985A-TE)
X

VAX-11 COBOL-74 User’s Guide
(AA-C986A-TE)
CORAL

CORAL 66 Language Reference Manual

|| X

| X

|X | X

(AA-D111A-TC)
IAS/RSX/VMS CORAL 66 User’s Guide
(AA-D112A-TK)
DATATRIEVE

DATATRIEVE Primer

(AA-J106A-TC)
User’s Guide to DATATRIEVE-11
(AA-C742A-TC)
DECnet-VAX

DECnet-VAX System Manager’s Guide
(AA-D902A-TE)
and Update Notice No. 1
(AD-D902A-T1)
DECnet-VAX User’s Guide
(AA-D901A-TE)

and Update Notice No. 1

X | X

(AD-D901A-T1)
FORTRAN

IAS/RSX FORTRAN 1V User’s Guide

(AA-1936E-TC)
<

PDP-11 FORTRAN Language Reference Manual
(AA-1855D-TC)

VAX-11 FORTRAN Installation Guide/Release Notes

(AA-H953A-TE)

(Continued on next pagAé‘)

1 Optional documents accompany software components for which you must purchase a
special license.

20P - operator; AP - application programmer; SP - system programmer; SM - system
manager.

VAX/VMS Optional Document Descriptions

Table 2:

Optional! VAX/VMS Software Documents (Cont.)
.

Suggested Audience

Title
(Order Number)

OP | AP | SP

|SM

FORTRAN (Cont.)

VAX-11 FORTRAN Language Reference Manual
(AA-D034B-TE)

VAX-11 FORTRAN User’s Guide
(AA-DO035B-TE)
MUX200

MUX200/VAX Release Notes

X |1 X

(AA-H956A-TC)

MUX200/VAX V1.0 Emulator System Manager’s Guide
(AA-H955A-TC)

MUX200/VAX V1.0 Emulator User’s Guide

(AA-H954A-TC)

PASCAL

VAX-11 PASCAL Installation Guide/Release Notes
(AA-J181A-TE)

VAX-11 PASCAL Language Reference Manual
(AA-H484A-TE)

VAX-11 PASCAL Primer
(AA-J180A-TE)

VAX-11 PASCAL User’s Guide
(AA-H485A-TE)

Protocol Emulator

VAX-11 2780/3780 Protocol Emulator User’s Guide

(AA-H473A-TE)

1 Optional documents accompany software components for which you must purchase a
special license.

20QP - operator; AP - application programmer; SP - system programmer; SM - system
manager.

BASIC
PDP-11 BASIC-PLUS-2 Language Reference Manual

This document describes the BASIC-PLUS-2 programming language. It
explains BASIC-PLUS-2 statements, functions, and error messages. For
system-dependent information, see the RSX/IAS/VMS BASIC-PLUS-2
User’s Guide.

RSX/IAS/VMS BASIC-PLUS-2 User’s Guide

This user’s guide describes the procedures for using BASIC-PLUS-2 on the
RSX-11, IAS, and VAX/VMS (compatibility mode) operating systems. It

VAX/VMS Optional Document Descriptions

describes system-dependent features, use of the compiler, resident libraries,
files, and utilities.

VAX-11 BASIC Language Reference Manual
This document describes the VAX-11 BASIC programming language. It describes the syntax and usage rules for each language element. The manual is
alphabetically ordered by statement and function, with each language element on its own page. A task-oriented table of contents allows an unsophisti-

cated VAX-11 BASIC user to find information easily.

VAX-11 BASIC User’s Guide
This document describes the BASIC language on the VAX-11 processor. It is

divided into two parts: (1) an introduction to VAX-11 BASIC, and (2) advanced features of VAX-11 BASIC. Part 1 is designed to help the beginner
acquire knowledge gradually. Part 2 describes the new features of VAX-11

BASIC and includes information on how to call procedures written in other

languages, how to specify data types, and how to use the VAX-11 Symbolic
Debugger.

VMS BASIC-PLUS-2 Release Notes
This document describes the changes made in BASIC-PLUS-2 after Version
1.5. These changes include new features and corrections to known problems.

BLISS
BLISS Language Guide
This document is a combined tutorial and reference manual for the BLISS-32
programming language. BLISS-32 is oriented toward transportable system
programming,

and is primarily intended for knowledgeable users of the

VAX-11 processor and the VAX/VMS operating system.

BLISS Pocket Guide
This guide presents a syntax summary for the family of BLISS language
dialects consisting of BLISS-16, BLISS-32, and BLISS-36. It describes the

Common BLISS language features that constitute the bulk of all three
dialects, plus the system-specific features unique to each dialect. A summary
of the command line syntax for each of the compilers is also provided.

VAX-11 BLISS-32 User’s Guide
This document describes the VAX-11 BLISS-32 compiler and its use, and

gives basic information about linking, executing, and debugging BLISS-32
programs. It also describes BLISS-32 machine-specific functions, BLISS
tools, and other topics relevant to BLISS-32 programming.

VAX/VMS Optional Document Descriptions

COBOL
PDP-11 COBOL Language Reference Manual
This document describes the PDP-11 COBOL programming language, including its organization, syntax, and semantics. For system-dependent information, see the PDP-11 COBOL User’s Guide.

PDP-11 COBOL Pocket Guide
This guide contains the general formats for PDP-11 COBOL statements; it
also includes other frequently needed information, such as data formats, in a
convenient form.

PDP-11 COBOL User’s Guide
This document describes the use of PDP-11 COBOL. It includes procedures

for compiling, task building, and running PDP-11 COBOL programs. This
user’s guide also lists compiler, record management services, and Object Time
System diagnostics. Under VAX/VMS, PDP-11 COBOL operates in compatibility mode and generates compatibility-mode object programs.

VAX-11 COBOL-74 Language Reference Manual
This document describes the VAX-11 COBOL-74 programming language,

including its organization, syntax, and semantics. For system-dependent information, see the VAX-11 COBOL-74 User’s Guide.

VAX-11 COBOL-74 User’s Guide
This document describes the use of VAX-11 COBOL-74. It includes proce-

dures for compiling, linking, and running VAX-11 COBOL-74 programs. This
user’s guide also lists compiler, record management services, and run-time
system diagnostics. VAX-11 COBOL-74 operates in compatibility mode and
generates native-mode object modules.

CORAL
CORAL 66 Language Reference Manual
This manual is intended for programmers using CORAL 66 on any DIGITAL
computer. It provides a definition of DIGITAL CORAL 66. The manual
should be used for reference purposes only; it does not attempt to teach
CORAL 66 to the reader.

IAS/RSX/VMS CORAL 66 User’s Guide
This manual describes the compiling, linking, and running of CORAL source
programs under the IAS, RSX-11D, and RSX-11M operating systems. Two
CORAL run-time libraries are also described: the Object Time System Li-

VAX/VMS Optional Document Descriptions

brary and the Stand-Alone Object Time System Library. In addition, this
guide describes use of the compiler under VAX/VMS. Compiling is performed
in compatibility mode; the linking and running processes, in native mode.

The CORAL run-time library is also explained. Users of this manual should
have some knowledge of the operating system, and should have an appropriate set of operating system manuals for reference.

DATATRIEVE
DATATRIEVE Primer
This

document

provides

tutorial

approach

the

basics of DATA-

TRIEVE-11. It describes how to:
e Enter, store, change, and sort data

e Create tables
¢ Create domains and fields using the Application Design Tool

User’s Guide to DATATRIEVE-11
This document describes the use of DATATRIEVE-11 to extract, display,

create,

and

change

data

from

RMS-11

files.

VAX/VMS,

DATA-

TRIEVE-11 operates in compatibility mode.

DECnet-VAX
DECnet-VAX System Manager’'s Guide and Update Notice No. 1
This document tells the DECnet system manager how to control, monitor,
and test a DECnet-VAX system, and how to down-line load a DECnet-11S
node.

DECnet-VAX User’'s Guide and Update Notice No. 1
This document describes the programmed requests and terminal functions
that allow a DECnet-VAX node to communicate with another DECnet node.
It explains how to write a MACRO or FORTRAN program that uses DECnet,
how to perform intertask communications, and how to access remote files. It
also describes interactive facilities for transferring files to and from remote
nodes.

FORTRAN
IAS/RSX FORTRAN IV User’s Guide
This user’s guide describes the procedures for compiling, linking, and executing PDP-11 FORTRAN IV programs on the IAS and RSX operating systems.

VAX/VMS Optional Document Deseriptions

It also explains the FORTRAN Object Time System (OTS), a collection of
routines that includes mathematical functions, utilities, input/output handlers, and system services; OTS routines are optional and may be selected
during installation. On VAX/VMS, PDP-11 FORTRAN IV operates in compatibility mode.

PDP-11 FORTRAN Language Reference Manual

This document describes PDP-11 FORTRAN IV, which is supported by
VAX/VMS in compatibility mode. The manual defines the elements of FORTRAN IV and the structure of FORTRAN IV programming. It also describes

the components of a FORTRAN IV statement in general, and the assignment,
control, input/output, format, and specification statements in particular. The
manual contains directions for using and writing FORTRAN IV library subprograms. It does not include system-dependent information, which is described in the JAS/RSX FORTRAN IV User’s Guide. This manual also clari-

fies the relationships between PDP-11 FORTRAN IV and PDP-11 FORTRAN IV-PLUS, which is not supported by VAX/VMS.
VAX-11 FORTRAN Installation Guide/Release Notes
This document contains instructions for installing the VAX-11 FORTRAN
compiler on the VAX/VMS operating system. It also contains information not
included elsewhere in the documentation set, typically concerning software
and/or documentation changes that were made late in the development cycle.
This document should be read before the VAX-11 FORTRAN compiler is
installed or used.

VAX-11 FORTRAN Language Reference Manual

This document describes the FORTRAN language elements supported by
VAX-11 FORTRAN. It is intended to be used as a reference manual in preparing VAX-11 FORTRAN source programs; it is not intended to be a tutorial
document or to present information on the VAX-11 FORTRAN user’s interface with the VAX/VMS system.

VAX-11 FORTRAN User’s Guide

This document describes how to compile, debug, and execute VAX-11 FORTRAN language programs using the VAX/VMS operating system facilities. It
also includes information on programming efficiency, VAX-11 FORTRAN
input/output, error processing, and the compatibility of VAX-11 FORTRAN
with PDP-11 FORTRAN.

MUX200
MUX200/VAX Release Notes

This manual contains information not included elsewhere in the
MUX200/VAX documentation concerning changes in software and/or docu-

VAX/VMS Optional Document Descriptions

mentation that were made late in the development cycle. This information

should be read before the MUX200/VAX V1.0 Emulator is installed or used.

MUX200/VAX V1.0 Emulator System Manager’s Guide
This manual is intended for the system manager or whoever installs and
controls the MUX200/VAX V1.0 Emulator. Users should first read the

MUX200/VAX V1.0 Emulator User’s Guide and should possess knowledge of
the VAX/VMS operating system. The manual covers the following subjects:

* Subsystem control using privileged commands
* Installation and trouble-shooting procedures

MUX200/VAX V1.0 Emulator User’s Guide
This manual describes how to start and operate the MUX200/VAX V1.0 Emu-

lator. It explains how to use the MUX200/VAX system to emulate as many as
16 CDC 200 User Terminals (UT) and how to communicate with the remote

CDC or other host computer capable of using 200 UT mode 4A communications protocol. Users should have a basic knowledge of the VAX/VMS opera-

ting system. The manual gives no details about control of the host computer,

because the facilities available will vary with the installation. Control of the

host computer is described in the relevant host documentation.

PASCAL

VAX-11 PASCAL Installation Guide/Release Notes
This document contains instructions for installing the VAX-11 PASCAL com-

piler on the VAX/VMS operating system. It also contains information not
included elsewhere in the documentation set, typically concerning software
and/or documentation changes that were made late in the development cycle.

This document should be read before the VAX-~11 PASCAL compiler is in-

stalled or used.

VAX-11 PASCAL Language Reference Manual
This document describes the elements of the Pascal language supported by
VAX-11 PASCAL. It is intended as a reference manual for use in preparing
VAX-11 PASCAL source programs.

VAX-11 PASCAL Primer
This document introduces VAX-11 PASCAL for programmers unfamiliar
with the Pascal language. It also outlines the steps to compile, link, and
execute VAX-11 PASCAL programs.

VAX/VMS Optional Document Descriptions

VAX-11 PASCAL User’s Guide

This document describes how to compile, link, and execute VAX-11 PASCAL
programs on the VAX/VMS operating system. It also contains information
useful to VAX-11 PASCAL programmers, dealing with input and output,
procedure calling, error processing, and storage allocation.

Protocol Emulator

VAX-11 2780/3780 Protocol Emulator User’s Guide

This document describes how to use the VAX-11 2780/3780 Protocol Emulator
to pass files between a VAX-11 processor and an IBM system that is configured to support a 2780 or 3780 remote batch terminal. It also describes hardware and software requirements of the interconnected systems, how to install
the software in your VAX/VMS system, and how to test your communications
link.

VAX/VMS Optional Document Descriptions

Index

The following general index contains entries for major topics covered in the

basic VAX/VMS documentation set. No entries are listed for optional manuals, that is, documents for software products purchased by special license.
The index is not exhaustive, and is not intended to replace the indexes of the
individual manuals. Rather, its purpose is to guide you to primary sources of
information on the wide variety of topics covered by the documentation set.
Most index entries refer to one manual only, the primary source of information on that topic. When more than one manual is listed, you can assume that

these sources contain closely related information.
Each manual is identified by a 3- or 4-letter abbreviation. The number of the

volume that contains the manual appears in parentheses after the abbreviation. For example, the entry

Bus adapters, WDD (9)
points you to the VAX/VMS Guide to Writing a Device Driver (WDD), which
is in volume 9. To find the actual chapter or page where bus adapters are
discussed, you must consult the table of contents or the index of the manual
specified.

The abbreviations and volume numbers of all of the manuals in the
VAX/VMS documentation set are listed on the following pages.

Volume 1. General Information
IDI (1)

VAX-11 Information Directory and Index

SUM (1)

VAX/VMS Summary Description and Glossary

PRM (1)

VAX/VMS Primer

REL (1)

VAX/VMS Release Notes

Volume 2A. Command Language and System Messages
DCL (24)

VAX/VMS Command Language User’s Guide

GCP (24)

VAX/VMS Guide to Using Command Procedures

Volume 2B. Command Language and System Messages

MSG (2B)

VAX/VMS System Messages and Recovery Procedures
Manual

Volume 3A. Program Development Tools
SOS (34)

VAX-11 Text Editing Reference Manual

EDT (3A)

VAX-11 EDT Editor Reference Manual

UTIL (3A)

VAX-11 Utilities Reference Manual

SORT (34)

VAX-11 SORT User’s Guide

SORT: (34)

PDP-11 SORT Reference Manual

Volume 3B. Program Development Tools
MACU (3B)

VAX-11 MACRO User’s Guide

MACR (3B)

VAX-11 MACRO Language Reference Manual

LINK (3B)

VAX-11 Linker Reference Manual

DBUG (3B)

VAX-11 Symbolic Debugger Reference Manual

Volume 4. System Services and 1/0

Index

SSR (4)

VAX/VMS System Services Reference Manual

I0G (4)

VAX/VMS I/0 User’s Guide

Volume 5. Run-Time Library
RTL (5)

VAX-11 Run-Time Library Reference Manual

MOD (5)

VAX-11 Guide to Creating Modular Library Procedures

Volume 6. VAX-11 Record Management Services
IRMS (6)

Introduction to VAX-11 Record Management Services

RMSU (6)

VAX-11 Record Management Services User’s Guide

RMSR (6)

VAX-11 Record Management Services Reference Manual

Volume 7. RMS-11 Record Management Services
RMSU (7))

RMS-11 User’s Guide

RMSuR (7)

RMS-11 MACRO Reference Manual

Volume 8. Compatibility Mode (RSX-11M)
RSXU (8)

VAX-11/RSX-11M User’s Guide

RSXR (8)

VAX-11/RSX-11M Programmer’s Reference Manual

Volume 9. System Programming

REAL (9)

VAX/VMS Real-Time User’s Guide

WDD (9)

VAX/VMS Guide to Writing a Device Driver

SDA (9)

VAX/VMS System Dump Analyzer Reference Manual

PTCH (9)

VAX-11 PATCH Utility Reference Manual

Volume 10. System Management and Operation
SIG (10)

VAX-11 Software Installation Guide

SMGR (10)

VAX/VMS System Manager’s Guide

OPG (10)

VAX/VMS Operator’s Guide

UETP (10)

VAX/VMS UETP User’s Guide

Index

Ancillary control process (ACP)

Queue I/0 (QIO) functions, I0G (4)
Apostrophe (’)

Abbreviating commands, PRM (1)
in EDT, EDT (34)

ASCII output

Accessing

devices

as substitution operator, GCP (24)
APPEND command, DCL (24)
formatted, SSR (4)

Assembler directives -

in batch jobs, DCL (24)

general, MACR (3B)

files

Assembling

RMS-11, RMS1:U (7)
processor status longword (PSL) -

a MACRO program, MACU (3B)
introduction to, PRM (1)

in debugger, DBUG (3B)

a program, PRM (1)

records

ASSIGN command, DCL (24)

RMS-11, RMSIIU (7)
the system, PRM (1)

Assignment of channels, I0G (4)

through system services, SSR (4)

commands for, DCL (24)

Assignment statements, DCL (24)

in EDT, EDT (34)

= (assignment statement), DCL (24)

Access modes

introduction to, PRM (1)

definition of, SUM (1)
specifying for system services, SSR (4)
Access violation, SDA (9)

MACRO, MACR (3B)
ASSIGN/MERGE operator’s command,
OPG (10)

Accounting file, SMGR (10)
operator’s command for, OPG (10)

$SNDACC system service, SSR (4)
Accounting log file, SMGR (10)
ACP (Ancillary control process), I0G (4)

Activating a fork process, WDD (9)
Adapter control block (ADP), WDD (9)
Addressing modes, MACR (3B)

ASSIGN/QUEUE operator’s command,
OPG (10)
$ASSIGN system service, SSR (4)
AST (See Asynchronous system trap)

Asynchronous system trap (AST), SSR (4)
definition, SUM (1)
I/0 functions, IOG (4)
kernel mode, WDD (9)

Address Routing Sort

quota, I0G (4)

PDP-11, SORT1: (34)

_
PDP-11, SORT11 (34)

service routines

VAX-11, SORT (34) .-

system services, SSR (4)

Address sort

real-time programming, REAL (9)

ADP (Adapter control block), WDD (9)

ALLOCATE command, DCL (24)
Allocation

Attribute control block, IOG (4)
Audit trail

of devices, I0G (4)

commands for, DCL (24)

SLP, UTIL (3A)

system services for, SSR (4)

of map registers, WDD (9)

SUMSLP, UTIL (3A)

AUTHORIZE Utility, SMGR (10)
Autoconfiguration, WDD (9)

of resources

in modular procedures,

user mode, WDD (9)
@(Execute procedure), DCL (24)

MOD (5)

process-wide, RTL (5)

AUTOCONFIGURE command, WDD (9)

Automatic restart of system, SIG (10)

of virtual memory, SUM (1)

process-wide, RTL (5)

Ampersand (&)

as substitution operator, GCP (2A )

Analog-to-digital converter (LPA11-K),
I10G (4)
ANALYZE command, LINK (3B)

Analyzing
object modules, LINK (3B)

a VAX/VMS system crash, SDA (9)

Index

Backing up
files, OPG (10)

REMS-11, RMS:11U (7)
the system, OPG (10), SIG (10)
volumes, OPG (10)

disk, UTIL (34)
public, SMGR (10)

BAD (Bad Block Locator Utility), UTIL (3A)
Bad Block Locator Utility (BAD), UTIL (3A)
Balance set
.
definition of, SUM (1)
system services affecting, SSR (4)
Base priority (See Priority, process)
Base registers, WDD (9)
BASIC command, DCL (2A)

BASIC/RSX11 command, DCL (2A)
Batch editors
SLP, UTIL (3A)
invoking, DCL (2A)
SUMSLP, UTIL (3A)
invoking, DCL (2A)
Batch job(s)

Block, 1I/0, (Cont.)
name, RMSR (6)
types

formatting, SDA (9)
Blocking interrupts, WDD (9)
Booting the system, SIG (10)
Bootstrap

block, IRMS (6)

console command files, SIG (10)
conversational, SIG (10)
non-stop, SIG (10)

system bootstrap (SYSBOOT) program,
SIG (10)
Breakpoints, DBUG (3B)

BSC (Binary synchronous communications)

card reader, DCL (2A4)

commands,
DCL (2A)
execution, GCP (24)
log file, GCP (2A)
processing, DCL (24)

introduction to, PRM (1)
queues, GCP (2A)
operator’s commands for, OPG (10)
commands for, DCL (2A)
controlling, OPG (10), SMGR (10)

deleting jobs in, DCL (2A)
submitting jobs in, DCL (2A)
synchronization, GCP (24)
terminating, OPG (10)
Batch mode
command procedures, GCP (24)

mode transfer (DUP11), IOG (4)
Buckets, RMSR (6)
introduction to, IRMS (6)
Buffer

text, EDT (3A)
type-ahead, DCL (2A)
Buffered data path, WDD (9)

Buffered 1I/0, WDD (9)
quota, I0G (4)
Bug check conditions
fatal exceptions, SDA (9)
page faults, SDA (9)
Building

a library, MOD (5)
a system, SIG (10)
Bus adapters, WDD (9)

sorting

PDP-11, SORT11 (3A)

VAX-11, SORT (34)
Binary synchronous communications (BSC)
mod= transfer (DUP11), IOG (4)
BLISS command, DCL (24)

C
Calling
routines

Block

adapter control (ADP), WDD (9)
attribute control, I0G (4)
Bad Block Locator Utility (BAD),
UTIL (3A)
bootstrap, IRMS (6)
channel control (CCB), WDD (9)
channel request (CRB), WDD (9)
control (See Control block)
data, WDD (9)
home, RMSR (6)
introduction to, IRMS (6)

I/0
introduction to, IRMS (6)
macroinstructions for, RMSR (6)
performing, RMSR (6)

RMS-11, RMS1:R (7), RMSuU (7)

in debugger, DBUG (3B)

run-time library procedures, RTL (5)
system services
with high-level language coding, SSR (4)
with MACRO coding, SSR (4)
Calls
showing, DBUG (3B)
CANCEL command, DCL (2A)
Card reader
batch jobs, DCL (24)
driver, IOG (4)

function codes, I0G (4)
tending, OPG (10)
CCB (Channel control block), WDD (9)
Change-mode services, SSR (4)
Changing defaults, PRM (1)
Changing file attributes, RMSR (6)

Index

Channel assignment, I0G (4)
through system services, SSR (4)

Command procedure(s), (Cont.)
debugging, GCP (24)

Channel control block (CCB), WDD (9)
Channel request block (CRB), WDD (9)

deleting symbols from, GCP (2A)

Character(s)

developing a, GCP (24)

detached process, GCP (2A)

control (See Control characters)

documenting a, GCP (2A)

editing

end-of-file condition, GCP (24)

in EDT, EDT (3A)

in SOS, SOS (34)
shorthand

EDT, EDT (3A)
SOS, SOS (34)
strings

in EDT, EDT (3A)

equating symbols to, GCP (2A)
in SOS, SOS (34A)
CLOSE command, DCL (2A)
$CLOSE macroinstruction, RMSR (6)
Clusters

equating symbols to character strings,
GCP (2A)

error checking in, GCP (2A)
GCP (2A)
executing, DCL (2A)
in batch mode, GCP (24)
interactively, GCP (2A)
exiting from, GCP (2A)
file error, GCP (2A)

file formats, GCP (24)
flow of execution, GCP (24)

COBOL/RSX11 command, DCL (24)

format for, GCP (24)
I/0 control, GCP (24A)
interactive mode, GCP (24)
introduction to, PREM (1)

Coding

lexical functions in, GCP (24)

common event flag, SSR (4)
image, LINK (3B)
COBOL/C74 command, DCL (24)

driver tables, WDD (9)

interrupt service routines, WDD (9)
Command descriptions, DCL (2A)
(See also individual commands)
Command environment, DCL (2A)

Command file (See also Command procedure)
for system bootstrap, SIG (10)

logical name equivalence, GCP (24)
maintaining a, GCP (24)

nesting, GCP (2A)

passing parameters to, GCP (24)
PATCH
creating, PT'CH (9)

indirect (MCR), RSXU (8)

submitting, PTCH (9)

RSX-11M, RSXU (8)

MCR (Monitor Console Routine), RSXU (8)
Command language
DCL (DIGITAL Command Language),
DCL (2A)

MCR (Monitor Console Routine), RSXU (8)

Command levels

in command procedures, GCP (24)
Command packets (DR32), I0G (4)
Command procedure file (See Command
procedure)
Command procedure(s)
batch mode, GCP (24)
command data, GCP (24)

command levels, GCP (2A)
controlling, DCL (24)
creating, GCP (24)
introduction to, DCL (2A)
CTRL/Y interrupts, GCP (2A)

debugger, DBUG (3B)

logical name assignment, GCP (24)
commands for, DCL (24)

EDT, EDT (3A)

Command interpreter

Index

Execute procedure (@) command,

process logical name, GCP (24)
program data, GCP (24)

programming, DCL (24)
in EDT, EDT (3A)
introduction to, PRM (1)
reading, DCL (2A)

sequential file, GCP (24)

$SEVERITY global symbol, GCP (2A)
start-up, SMGR (10)
$STATUS global symbol, GCP (24)
subprocess, GCP (24)
substitution operators in, GCP (24)
symbols, GCP (2A)
introduction to, DCL (24)

symbol substitution, GCP (24)
symbol tables for, GCP (2A)
for system bootstrap, SIG (10)
verification, GCP (24)

writing files using, DCL (2A)

Command(s)(See also individual listings)
abbreviating, PRM (1)

Commands, (Cont.)

Condition-handling system services, SSR (4)

for accessing the system, DCL (24)

CONNECT command, WDD (9)

batch job, DCL (24)

$CONNECT macroinstruction, RMSR (6)
Connect-to-interrupt capability, REAL (9)

bootstrap, SIG (10)
command procedure, DCL (24)

descriptions, DCL (24)

Console
bootstrap command files, SIG (10)
subsystem, SIG (10)

device-handling, DCL (24)

CONTINUE command, DCL (24)

EDT, EDT (3A)

Continue processing on next volume,

debugger, DBUG (3B)

file manipulation, DCL (24)
HELP, PRM (1)

RMSR (6)
Control block

operator’s, OPG (10)

adapter (ADP), WDD (9)

program control, DCL (24)

attribute, I0G (4)

program development, DCL (24)

channel, WDD (9)

prompting, PRM (1)

run-time, RMSR (6)

SOS, SOS (34)

unit (UCB), WDD (9)

summary of, DCL (2A)

user, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)

syntax

DCL (DIGITAL Command Language),

DCL (24)

Control characters, RTL (5)
CTRL (control) keys, DCL (24)
EDT, EDT (34)

EDT, EDT (34)

SOS, SOS (34)

MCR (Monitor Console Routine),

terminal driver, I0OG (4)

RSXU (8)
SOS, SOS (34)
SLP, UTIL (3A)

SUMSLP, UTIL (3A)
system dump analyzer (SDA), SDA (9)
terminal communications, DCL (24)
terminal control, DCL (24)

Common event flag cluster(s), SSR (4)

Controller data channel, WDD (9)

Control routines
halt I/0 and close files, RMSR (6)
set default directory, RMSR (6)
set default file protection, RMSR (6)
Control/status register (CSR) addresses,
WDD (9)

Conversational bootstrap, SIG (10)

name translation, SSR (4)

COPY command, DCL (24)

in real-time programming, REAL (9)

Copying

in shared (multiport) memory, SSR (4),
REAL (9)
system services for, SSR (4)

Common event flags, SSR (4)
definition of, SUM (1)
Common run-time library (See Run-time

library)

Compatibility mode
definition of, SUM (1)
instruction set, RSXR (8)
with RSX-11M, RSXR (8)
test, UETP (10)

Compatability Mode Test, UETP (10)

files
commands for, DCL (24)
in EDT, EDT (3A)
introduction to, PRM (1)

in SOS, SOS (34)
a system, SIG (10)

CORAL command, DCL (24)
CPU users
top (TOPUSERS), SMGR (10)

Crash

VAX/VMS
analyzing, SDA (9)
sample, SDA (9)

Compiling a program, PRM (1)

CRB (Channel request block), WDD (9)

Completion status codes, RMSR (6)

CREATE command, DCL (24)

Complex functions

CREATE/DIRECTORY command,

run-time library procedure for, RTL (5)

DCL (24)

Compressing disk volumes, UTIL (3A)

$CREATE macroinstruction, RMSR (6)

Condition handlers, SSR (4)

Creating

commands for, DCL (2A)

a file

definition of, SUM (1)

Condition-handling procedures, RTL (5)

in EDT, EDT (34)
introduction to, PRM (1)

Index

Creating, (Cont.)

in SOS, SOS (34)
in VAX-11 RMS, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)

Debugger (symbolic), (Cont.)
interfacing, DCL (2A4)
invoking, DCL (24)

an image, LINK (3B)

modes, DBUG (3B)

a library, UTIL (3A), DCL (2A)

special characters, DBUG (3B)

permanent global sections, SSR (4)

symbol table, DBUG (3B)

a process, SSR (4)

terminating, DBUG (3B)

commands for, DCL (24)
in real-time programming, REAL (9)

Debugging
command procedures, GCP (24)

device drivers

a program

in EDT, EDT (34)
introduction to, PRM (1)

Cross reference, RTL (5)

DELTA Utility, WDD (9)

XDELTA Utility, WDD (9)
executable images, DBUG (3B)

assembly listing, MACU (3B)

MACRO programs, DBUG (3B)

link maps, LINK (3B)

PATCH, PTCH (9)

procedures, RTL (5)
CSR (Control/status register) addresses,
CTRL (Control) characters, DCL (24)

programs, DBUG (3B)
VAX/VMS operating system, SDA (9)
DECK command, DCL (24)
DECnet-VAX

CTRL/Y interrupts, GCP (2A)
Current problems in VAX/VMS, REL (1)

Decoding instructions

WDD (9)

description, SUM (1)
with debugger, DBUG (3B)

Default(s)

directory
control routines, RMSR (6)

Data

EDT, EDT (34)

block

device, WDD (9)

file protection

control routine, RMSR (6)

check (I/O drivers), I0G (4)

file types, DCL (24)

path

library, LINK (3B)

buffered, WDD (9)
direct, WDD (9)

structures, VAX/VMS
analyzing, SDA (9)
types

debugger, DBUG (3B)
Data-acquisition device (LPA11-K), IOG (4)
Date/time
in EDT, EDT (3A)

run-time library procedure, RTL (5)
DCL (See DIGITAL Command Language)
DDB (Device data block), WDD (9)

logical names, DCL (24)
introduction to, PRM (1)

SOS, SOS (34)
temporary, DCL (24)
DEFINE command, DCL (24)

DELETE command, DCL (24)

DELETE/ENTRY command, DCL (2A)
DELETE/QUEUE operator’s command,
OPG (10)

DELETE/SYMBOL command, DCL (24)
Deleting
a file

DDT (Driver dispatch table), WDD (9)

commands for, DCL (24)

DEALLOCATE command, DCL (2A)

in EDT, EDT (34)

DEASSIGN command, DCL (24)
DEASSIGN/QUEUE operator’s command,

in VAX-11 RMS, RMSR (6)

OPG (10)

introduction to, PRM (1)
a process, SSR (4)

DEBUG command, DCL (24), DBUG (3B)

a record, RMSR (6)

Debugger (symbolic), DBUG (3B)

symbols from command procedures,

commands, DBUG (3B)
data types, DBUG (3B)

description, SUM (1)

DEPOSIT command, DCL (24)

facilities, DBUG (3B)

Depositing data

initiating, DBUG (3B)

GCP (2A)
DELTA debugging utility, WDD (9)

Index

with debugger, DBUG (3B)

Detached processes, SSR (4)
commands for, DCL (2A)

Direct memory access (DMA), WDD (9)
Directory

command procedures for, GCP (24)

commands for creating, DCL (2A)

definition of, SUM (1)
in real-time programming, REAL (9)

default
control routines, RMSR (6)

Device-independent I/O services, SSR (4)

DIGITAL-supplied, SIG (10)

Device(s)

in file specification

accessing

for VAX-11 RMS files, RMSR (6),

in batch jobs, DCL (2A)
activation, WDD (9)

hierarchy, DCL (24)

allocation, I0G (4)

listing, PRM (1)

RMSU (6)

commands for, DCL (2A)

system services for, SSR (4)

in EDT, EDT (3A)

DIRECTORY command, DCL (24)

assignment, RSXR (8)

$DISCONNECT macroinstruction, RMSR (6)

data-acquisition, I0G (4)

Disk

data block (DDB), WDD (9)

advantages of, IRMS (6)

driver, WDD (9)

basic concepts, IRMS (6)

-driver image
patching, PTCH (9)

-independent I/O services, SSR (4)

copying files to/from, DCL (24)
driver, I0G (4)
function codes, I0G (4)

initialization routines (LPA11-K), I0G (4)

Queue 1I/0 (QIO) functions, I0G (4)

interrupt priority level (IPL), WDD (9)

quota (See Quota, disk)

introduction to, PRM (1)

sections, SSR (4)

name mapping, RSXR (8), RSXU (8)

structure, Files-11 (See Files-11

names, RMSU (6)

RSX-11M, RSXR (8), RSXU (8)

table of, DCL (24)
peripheral

real-time programming for, REAL (9)
protection, SMGR (10)
operator’s command for, OPG (10)
registers, WDD (9)

table

disk structure)
volume(s) (See Volumes, disk)

DISKQUOTA Utility, SMGR (10)
Disk Save and Compress utilities (DSC)

DSC1, UTIL (34A)
DSC2, UTIL (3A)
DSC-2 (stand-alone), UTIL (3A)
copying distribution medium,

SIG (10)

for SYSGEN, WDD (9)
test, UETP (10)
Device Test, UETP (10)
Diagnostic messages

constructing, UTIL (34)
Dial-up lines, I0G (4)
DIFFERENCES command, DCL (24)
DIGITAL Command Language (DCL)
commands, DCL (2A)

introduction to, PRM (1)

Digital I/O register (LPA11-K), I0G (4)
Digital-to-analog converter (LPA11-K),
I10G (4)

Direct data path, WDD (9)
Directives
assembler, MACR (3B)

MCR (Monitor Console Routine) indirect
file, RSXR (8)

RSX-11M executive, RSXR (8)
test, UETP (10)
VAX-11 MACRO, MACR (3B)

operator’s command, OPG (10)
running, UTIL (3A)

DISMOUNT command, DCL (2A)
Dispatching fork processes, WDD (9)
Displaying
files (See Files, displaying)
memory locations, SDA (9)
page frame number (PFN) data base,
SDA (9)

process information, SDA (9)
stacks, SDA (9)

system page table, SDA (9)
$DISPLAY macroinstruction, RMSR (6)
Display modes
PATCH, PTCH (9)

DISPLAY Utility, SMGR (10)
Distribution kits, SIG (10)
DMA (Direct memory access), WDD (9)
DMCI11 interface driver
function codes, I0G (4)

Documentation notes for VAX/VMS, REL (1)

Index

Documentation set

Editors (text), (Cont.)

description of, IDI (1)
summary of, PRM (1)

SUMSLP, UTIL (3A)
interactive

DOS-11 volumes, UTIL (3A)

EDT, EDT (34)

DPT (Driver prologue table), WDD (9)

introduction to, PRM (1)
invoking, DCL (2A)

DR11-W interface driver, IOG (4)
DR32 interface driver
command packets, IOG (4)

function codes, IOG (4)

general description, I0G (4)
Driver(s)

card reader, I0G (4)
device, WDD (9)

disk, I0G (4)

dispatch table (DDT), WDD (9)
DMC11, I0G (4)

SOS, SOS (34)
EDIT/SLP command, DCL (24)

EDIT/SOS command, DCL (24)
EDIT/SUM command, DCL (24)
EDT text editor
detailed description, EDT (3A)
invoking, DCL (24)
Emulation of RSX-11M, RSXR (8),

RSXU (8)
Encoding instructions

DR11-W, IOG (4)

with debugger, DBUG (3B)

DR32, IO0G (4)

End-of-file condition

DUP11, 10G (4)

command procedures for, GCP (24)

fork interrupt priority level (IPL),

WDD (9)

Entering
commands, DCL (2A)

fork process, WDD (9)

in EDT, EDT (3A)
in SLP, UTIL (34)

interface, I0G (4)

line printer, I0OG (4)

in SOS, SOS (34)

LPA11-K, I0G (4)

in SUMSLP, UTIL (34)

magnetic tape, I0G (4)

file names

mailbox, I0G (4)

in EDT, EDT (3A)

prologue table (DPT), WDD (9)
routines, WDD (9)

in VAX-11 RMS, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)
SENTER macroinstruction, RMSR (6),

sources, WDD (9)

RMSU (6)

tables, WDD (9)

Entry modes

terminal, I0G (4)

DSC (See Disk Save and Compress utilities)
DSW return codes

debugger, DBUG (3B)
PATCH, PTCH (9)
Entry points

VAX/VMS emulation of, RSXR (8)
DUMP command, DCL (24)
DUP11 interface driver

run-time library, RTL (5)
EOD command, DCL (24)

binary mode transfer, IOG (4)

EOJ command, DCL (24)
$SERASE macroinstruction, RMSR (6)

BSC mode transfer, IOG (4)

Error
checking
in command procedures, GCP (24)

codes
File control services (FCS), MSG (2B)
conditions

EDIT/EDT command, DCL (24)

command procedures for, GCP (24)

Editing a file

in PDP-11 SORT, SORT1: (34A)

with EDT, EDT (34)
introduction to, PRM (1)

with SOS, SOS (34)

Editors (text)

batch-oriented
introduction to, PRM (1)

log file, SMGR (10)
printing, OPG (10)

locating with debugger, DBUG (3B)

message(s), MSG (2B)
constructing, UTIL (34)

in EDT, EDT (3A)

invoking, DCL (2A)

in SOS, SOS (34)

SLP, UTIL (3A)

recovery procedures, MSG (2B)

Index

Error, messages, (Cont.)

reporting, MSG (2B)
severity levels, MSG (2B)
system dump analyzer (SDA), SDA (9)
utility, UTIL (3A)

Escape sequences
terminal driver, IOG (4)

Evaluating expressions

with debugger, DBUG (3B)
Event flag, SSR (4)
allocation procedures, RTL (5)
system services, SSR (4)

EXAMINE command, DCL (24)

Examining

data structures, SDA (9)
locations

with debugger, DBUG (3B)
running system, SDA (9)

system dump file, SDA (9)

Exception conditions, SSR (4)

debugging, DBUG (3B)
error messages, MSG (2B)

fatal, SDA (9)

handling, RTL (5)

Executable images, LINK (3B)
analyzing, LINK (3B)
debugging, DBUG (3B)
installing, SMGR (10)

linking, LINK (3B)

patching, PTCH (9)
Execute Procedure (@) command, GCP (24)

Executing

batch jobs, GCP (24)
programs, PRM (1)

RSX-11M indirect command files,

RSXU (8)
Executive directives
RSX-11M

emulation of, RSXR (8)
test, UETP (10)

Executive mode, SSR (4)
definition, SUM (1)
EXIT command, DCL (24)
Exit handlers, SSR (4)

debugging, DBUG (3B)
interfacing with, DCL (24)
Exponentiation
run-time library procedure for, RTL (5)
Extended attribute block

chaining, RMSR (6)
purpose of, RMSR (6)
Extending a file’s allocated space,

RMSR (6)

SEXTEND macroinstruction, RMSR (6)

FAB (File access block), RMSR (6)
$FAB macroinstruction, RMSR (6)
$FAO (Formatted ASCII output), SSR (4)

Fatal exceptions
access violation, SDA (9)

FCP (File primitive statistics), SMGR (10)
FCS (See File control services)
FDT (Function decision table), WDD (9)
FIB (File information block), I0G (4)
File access block (FAB), RMSR (6)
File ancillary control process

Queue I/0 (QIO) interface to, I0G (4)
File control services (FCS)
error codes, MSG (2B)

RSX-11M
emulation of, RSXR (8)
running under VAX/VMS, RSXR (8)

File information block (FIB), IOG (4)
File primitive statistics (FCP), SMGR (10)

File(s)
accounting
operator’s command for, OPG (10)
$SNDACC system service, SSR (4)
accounting log, SMGR (10)

attributes

changing, RMSR (6)
obtaining, RMSR (6)

backing up, OPG (10)
RMS-11, RMS1:U (7)
command (See Command file)

copying
commands for, DCL (24)

in EDT, EDT (34)
in SOS, SOS (34)
introduction to, PRM (1)

creating
in EDT, EDT (34)

in SOS, SOS (34)
introduction to, PRM (1)
in VAX-11 RMS, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)

data
for PDP-11 SORT utility, SORT1:1 (3A)

deleting
commands for, DCL (24)

in EDT, EDT (34)
introduction to, PRM (1)
in VAX-11 RMS, RMSR (6)
description of, PRM (1)

in EDT, EDT (3A)

in SOS, SOS (34)

displaying
commands for, DCL (24)

Index

Files, displaying, (Cont.)

Files, (Cont.)

in EDT, EDT (3A)

processing

introduction to, PRM (1)
editing

with EDT, EDT (34)

with SLP, UTIL (34)

introduction to, DCL (24)

protection, IRMS (6)

with SOS, SOS (34)

default, RMSR (6)

with SUMSLP, UTIL (34)

summary, SUM (1)

end-of-file condition
command procedure for, GCP (24)

error log, OPG (10)
errors

command procedures for, GCP (24)

extending allocated space for,

RMSR (6)
format

command procedures for, GCP (2A)

public, SMGR (10)
purging
commands for, DCL (24)
in EDT, EDT (3A)
error log, OPG (10)

introduction to, PRM (1)

operator’s log, OPG (10)
renaming

commands for, DCL (24)

handling, OPG (10)

in EDT, EDT (3A)

header, RMSR (6)

introduction to, PRM (1)

introduction to, IRMS (6)
input, EDT (3A)

input image, PT'CH (9)
journal

in VAX-11 RMS, RMSR (6)

RMS-11
accessing, RMS1U (7)
backing up, RMSuU (7)

debugger, DBUG (3B)

creating,

EDT, EDT (3A)

converting, RMSuU (7)

PATCH, PTCH (9)

indexed, RMS
U (7)

RMS 11U (7)

log (See Log file)

[/O operations, RMS11U (7)

manipulating

On-Disk Structure, RMS1:U (7)

commands for, DCL (2A)

organization, RMS1R (7), RMS1U (7)

introduction to, PRM (1)

operation macro calls, RMSuiR (7)

modifying (See Editors)

placement control, RMS1R (7),

names, DCL (2A)

RMS 11U (7)
record access, RMS1U (7)

removing, RMSR (6)

searching for, RMSR (6)
naming

in EDT, EDT (3A)

sequential
command procedures for, GCP (24)
truncating, RMSR (6)

introduction to, PRM (1)

sharing, IRMS (6)

macroinstructions for, RMSR (6)

size, IRMS (6)

in VAX-11 RMS, RMSR (6)

specification, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)

opening, RMSR (6)
operations

introduction to, IRMS (6)
operator’s log, OPG (10)

default, DCL (24)
logical name, DCL (2A)
specifying
in EDT, EDT (3A)

OPTIONS, LINK (3B)

storage media for, IRMS (6)

organization, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)

system dump, SDA (9)

introduction to, IRMS (6)

macroinstructions for, RMSR (6)
process permanent, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)

temporary

output image, PTCH (9)

in EDT, EDT (3A)

parameter, SMGR (10)

in SOS, SOS (34)

patching, PT'CH (9)

transferring, UTIL (3A)

printing

type(s), DCL (24)

commands for, DCL (2A)

default, DCL (24)

in EDT, EDT (3A)

in SOS, SOS (34)

introduction to, PRM (1)

updating (See

Index

Editors)

Files, type(s), (Cont.)
user authorization file (UAF), SMGR (10)
writing onto disk

command procedures for, GCP (24)
introduction to, PRM (1)
Files-11 disk structure, RMSR (6)

format for, IRMS (6)
default, DCL (2A)

FPP floating point instruction
emulation of, RSXR (8)

Function codes
card reader, I0G (4)

disk, I0G (4)
DMC11, I0G (4)
DR11-W, 10G (4)
DR32, 10G (4)

overview, SUM (1)

DUP11, I0G (4)

summary, SMGR (10)

I/0, IOG (4)

Files-11 volume(s), IRMS (6)

emulation of RSX-11M, RSXR (8)

backing up, UTIL (3A)

interface drivers, I0G (4)

copying, DCL (2A)

line printer, IOG (4)

initializing, DCL (2A)

LPA11-K, IOG (4)

readability check, UTIL (34)

magnetic tape, I0G (4)

restoring, UTIL (3A)

mailbox, I0OG (4)

structure, SUM (1)

terminal, I0G (4)

validity check, UTIL (3A)
File Structure Verification Utility (VFY),
UTIL (3A)

File Transfer Utility (FLX), UTIL (3A)
Test, UETP (10)

Fixed-length records, RMSR (6)
introduction to, IRMS (6)
Floating-point functions

emulation of FPP instruction, RSXR (8)
run-time library procedure for, RTL (5)
Floating-point instruction (FPP)
emulation of, RSXR (8)
FLX (File Transfer Utility), UTIL (3A)
Fork

block, WDD (9)

dispatcher, WDD (9)

interrupt priority level (IPL), WDD (9)
process

activating, WDD (9)
dispatching, WDD (9)
Format

for command procedures, GCP (2A)
for MACRO source statements,
MACR (3B)

for records, IRMS (6)

for system messages, MSG (2B)
Formatted ASCII output ($FAO), SSR (4)
Formatted I/O conversion, RTL (5)
FORTRAN command, DCL (24)
FORTRAN, VAX-11
coding

for LPA11-K driver, I0G (4)
glossary, PRM (1)

I/0
introduction to, PRM (1)
programming

introduction to, PRM (1)

Function decision table (FDT), WDD (9)
Function encoding, I0G (4)
Function keys, DCL (2A)
in EDT, EDT (3A)

Function requests, I0G (4)

G
General assembler directives, MACR (3B)
General utility procedures
date/time utility, RTL (5)
formatted I/O conversion, RTL (5)
I/O control, RTL (5)
performance measurement, RTL (5)
variable bit field instructions, RTL (5)
Generation
of system, SMGR (10)

Global section(s), SMGR (10), SSR (4)
definition, SUM (1)
'
installing, SMGR (10)
name translation, SSR (4)
permanent, SSR (4)
real-time programming, REAL (9)
in shared (multiport) memory, SSR (4)
Global symbols, LINK (3B)
debugger, DBUG (3B)
in PATCH, PTCH (9)
$SEVERITY, GCP (2A)
$STATUS, GCP (2A)
VAX-11 MACRO, MACR (3B)
Global symbol table, LINK (3B)
Glossary, SUM (1)
for VAX-11 RMS terms, IRMS (6)
GO command (debugger), DBUG (3B)
GOTO command, DCL (2A)
Groups, SMGR (10)

Index

Indirect command files, (Cont.)
RSX-11M

Hardware interrupt, WDD (9)
priority level, WDD (9)

Hardware requirements of system, SMGR (10)
HELP command, DCL (24)
in EDT, EDT (34A)

in SOS, SOS (34)

introduction to, PRM (1)

Help files, UTIL (34)

execution of, RSXU (8)
nesting of, RSXU (8)

switches, RSXU (8)
system generation, RSXU (8)
INITIALIZE command, DCL (24)

INITIALIZE/QUEUE operator’s command,

OPG (10)
Initializing

Help libraries, DCL (24)
Hibernation, SSR (4)
definition, SUM (1)

the system, SIG (10)
a tape, DCL (2A)

Initiating

real-time programming examples, REAL (9)
High-level language coding

calling system services, SSR (4)
Home block, RMSR (6)

introduction to, IRMS (6)

the debugger, DBUG (3B)

EDT, EDT (3A)

SOS, SOS (34)
defaults, SOS (34)
Input image file, PTCH (9)
$INPUT macroinstruction, I0G (4)

format for, SSR (4)

INQUIRE command, DCL (24)

Installing
IDB (Interrupt data block), WDD (9)
IF command, DCL (24)
Image(s)

clusters, LINK (3B)
creation, LINK (3B)

debugging, DBUG (3B)
device-driver
patching, PTCH (9)
executable, LINK (3B)

installing, SMGR (10)
patching, PTCH (9)

files

patching, PTCH (9)
installing known, SMGR (10)

known, SMGR (10)
map, LINK (3B)

patching, PTCH (9)

RSX-11M, RSXU (8)

release notes for, REL (1)
INSTALL Utility, SMGR (10)
Instructions

decoding with debugger, DBUG (3B)
encoding with debugger, DBUG (3B)
Interactive mode
command procedures for, GCP (24)

sorting

PDP-11, SORT1:1 (34)
VAX-11, SORT (3A)

Interactive text editor
EDT, EDT (3A)

SOS, SOS (34)
Interface drivers

DMC11, I0G (4)
DRI11-W, I0G (4)

sections, LINK (3B)

DR32, I0G (4)

shareable, LINK (3B)

DUP11, I0G (4)

installing, SMGR (10)
patching, PT'CH (9)
privileged, REAL (9)
VAX-11 MACRO, MACR (3B),

MACU (3B)
system, LINK (3B)

types, LINK (3B)

Index Sort
PDP-11, SORT11 (34)

VAX-11, SORT (34A)

Indirect command files

MCR (Monitor Console Routine), RSXU (8)

known images, SMGR (10)
VAX/VMS, SMGR (10)

Index

Interprocess communication, SSR (4)
definition of, SUM (1)
Interprocess control, SSR (4)
Interrupt data block (IDB), WDD (9)
Interrupt priority level (IPL), WDD (9)
Interrupt(s)

blocking, WDD (9)
connect-to-interrupt capability, REAL (9)

CTRL/Y, GCP (24)
data block (IDB), WDD (9)
hardware, WDD (9)
priority level (IPL), WDD (9)

Interrupt(s), (Cont.)

of program execution, DCL (24)

service routines, WDD (9)

JOB command, DCL (24)

vector

Journal file

connecting to, REAL (9)

Intraprocess communication, SUM (1)

I/0 (Input/output)
block

debugger, DBUG (3B)
EDT, EDT (3A)

PATCH, PTCH (9)

introduction to, IRMS (6)

macroinstructions, RMSR (6)
performing, RMSR (6)

RMS-11, RMSuR (7), RMS1uU (7)
buffered, WDD (9)
quota, I0G (4)
command procedures for, GCP (24)

Kernel mode, SSR (4)
asynchronous system trap (AST), WDD (9)
definition of, SUM (1)

Keyboard layout (EDT), PRM (1)

completion, I0OG (4)

Keypad editing, EDT (3A)

control

Keypad layout, EDT (3A)

run-time library procedure for,

Known image, SMGR (10)

RTL (5)
conversion (formatted)

run-time library procedure for,

RTL (5)
data base, WDD (9)
device-independent, SSR (4)
digital I/O register, IOG (4)
drivers, IOG (4)
function codes, I0G (4)

RSX-11M, RSXR (8)

function encoding, I0G (4)

function requests, I0G (4)

Laboratory peripheral accelerator (LPA11-K)
driver, IOG (4)
Languages (programming)

descriptions of, SUM (1)

Lexical functions
in command procedures, GCP (24)

summary table of, DCL (24)
LIBR, RSXR (8)

halt, RMSR (6)

Librarian Utility, UTIL (3A)

issuing I/O requests, I0G (4)

Library, UTIL (3A)

logical, I0G (4)
operations, I0OG (4)

building a, MOD (5)
creating a, DCL (2A)

RMS-11 file, RMS1:U (7)

Help, DCL (24)

physical, I0G (4)

linking with a, LINK (3B)

postprocessing, WDD (9)

macro, DCL (2A)

Queue I/O (QIO) (See Queue 1/0)

maintaining a, DCL (24)

modifying a, MOD (5)

request packet (IRP), WDD (9)

object module, LINK (3B)

requests, IOG (4)
space mapping, REAL (9)

creating, DCL (24)
maintaining, DCL (2A)

status block, I0G (4)

program, DCL (2A)

subfunction bits

RSX-11M, RSXR (8)

RSX-11M, RSXR (8)
system

real-time programming, REAL (9)
system rates, SMGR (10)

run-time (See Run-time library)

table, LINK (3B)
text, DCL (2A)
user-defined default, LINK (3B)

system services, SSR (4)

LIBRARY command, DCL (24)

virtual, 10G (4)

LIBRARY/RSX11 command, DCL (24)

IORATES, SMGR (10)

Limits, resource (See Quota, resource)

IPL (Interrupt priority level), WDD (9)

Line numbers

IRP (I/0O request packet), WDD (9)
Issuing I/O requests, I0G (4)

in EDT, EDT (34)

in SOS, SOS (34)

Index

Line printer drivers, I0G (4)
Line terminators

Logical name(s), translation, (Cont.)
of global section names, SSR (4)

terminal driver, IOG (4)

of mailbox names, SSR (4)

LINK command, DCL (24)

for VAX-11 RMS, RMSU (6)

format, LINK (3B)

qualifiers, LINK (3B)
Linker

UET$MAGTAP, UETP (10)
VAX-11 RMS, RMSU (6)
Logical to physical translation

functions, LINK (3B)
operation, LINK (3B)

overview, LINK (3B)
Linking object modules, LINK (3B)

RX01, IOG (4)
RX02, I0OG (4)
Logical unit numbers, RTL (5)
Login procedure

introduction to, PRM (1)

commands for, DCL (24)

map, LINK (3B)

introduction to, PRM (1)

image, LINK (3B)

Link mode transfers (DR11-W), 10G (4)

LINK/RSX11 command, DCL (24)
Local event flags, SUM (1)
Local symbols

LOGOUT command, DCL (24)

Logout procedure
commands for, DCL (24)
introduction to, PRM (1)
LPA11-K driver

in a patch, PT'CH (9)

design considerations, REAL (9)

VAX-11 MACRO, MACR (3B)
Local terminals, DCL (24)

FORTRAN coding, I0G (4)
function codes, 10G (4)

Locking

programming considerations, REAL (9)

a record, IRMS (6)
a resource, REAL (9)

Log file(s), GCP (24)
accounting, SMGR (10)

debugger, DBUG (3B)
error, SMGR (10)
printing, OPG (10)
operator’s, SMGR (10)
printing, OPG (10)

UETP (User Environment Test Package),
UETP (10)

Logical 1/0, I0G (4)
Logical name(s), SSR (4)
assignment, GCP (24)
commands for, DCL (2A)
in start-up procedures, SMGR (10)

for VAX-11 RMS, RMSU (6)
in commands, DCL (2A)
introduction to, PRM (1)
default, DCL (24)

introduction to, PRM (1)
equivalence, GCP (2A)
process, GCP (2A)
default, DCL (2A)

memory)
MACRO command, DCL (24)

Macroinstruction(s)

for block I/O, RMSR (6)
coding for system services, SSR (4)
calls

RSX-11M, RMSuR (7)
VAX-11 MACRO, MACR (3B)
file-naming, RMSR (6)
file-processing, RMSR (6)
format
VAX-11 MACRO, MACR (3B),

MACU (3B)
for I/O, SSR (4)
$INPUT, 10G (4)
introduction to, PRM (1)

$OUTPUT, I0G (4)

libraries, DCL (24), UTIL (34)
MACRO/RSX11 command, DCL (24)
MACRO, VAX-11

summary, SUM (1)

addressing modes, MACR (3B)

system default, DCL (2A)

assembling, MACU (3B)

introduction to, PRM (1)

tables, DCL (2A4), SSR (4)

boilerplate, MACU (3B)
character set, MACR (3B)

translation, DCL (24), RMSU (6)

direct assignment statement, MACR (3B)

system services, SSR (4)

of common event flag cluster names,
SSR (4)

MA780 multiport memory (See Shared

Index

directives, MACR (3B)
expressions, MACR (3B)

MACRO, VAX-11, (Cont.)
listings, MACU (3B)

MCR command, DCL (24)
Memory

local labels, MACR (3B)

locations

macros, MACU (3B)

displaying, SDA (9)

operators, MACR (3B)
program section, MACR (3B), MACU (3B)

attributes, MACR (3B)
source statement format, MACR (3B)

symbols, MACR (3B)

in real-time programming, REAL (9)
summary of, SUM (1)
system services for, SSR (4)

multiport (See Shared memory)

terms, MACR (3B)

updating, MACU (3B)
Magnetic tape (See Tape, magnetic)

Mailbox(es)

management

driver, I0G (4)
function codes, I0G (4)

I/0O system services for, SSR (4)
message format, IOG (4)

names for, SSR (4)
name translation, SSR (4)

in real-time programming, REAL (9)

in shared (multiport) memory, SSR (4)
system services for, SSR (4)

summary of, SUM (1)

/terminal interaction, IOG (4)
MAIL command, DCL (24)
MAIL Utility, UTIL (3A)
Maintenance updates, SIG (10)
Manipulating files
commands for, DCL (24)
introduction to, PRM (1)

Map
image, LINK (3B)

Mapping

device names, RSXR (8), RSXU (8)
I/O space, REAL (9)
page frame number (PFN), SSR (4)

a process, SSR (4)
summary, SUM (1)

Map registers

allocation of, WDD (9)
MASSBUS adapter, WDD (9)
Mathematical procedures
complex functions, RTL (5)
exponentiation, RTL (5)

floating-point functions, RTL (5)
processor-defined, RTL (5)

MCR (Monitor Console Routine)

virtual (See Virtual memory)
MESSAGE command, DCL (2A)

Message files, UTIL (34)
Message-issuing facilities, MSG (2B)
Message(s)
diagnostic
constructing, UTIL (3A)
error (See Error messages)

I/O services, SSR (4)
MAIL Utility, UTIL (3A)
system, DCL (2A)

display of, MSG (2B)
format for, MSG (2B)

how to use, MSG (2B)

Message Utility, UTIL (3A)
Microcode loading routines
DR32, I0G (4)

LPA11-K, IOG (4)
Mode(s)
access

definition of, SUM (1)
specifying for system services,

SSR (4)
addressing, MACR (3B)

batch (See Batch mode)
changing, SSR (4)

compatibility (See Compatibility mode)
display
PATCH, PTCH (9)
entry

debugger, DBUG (3B)
PATCH, PTCH (9)
executive, SSR (4)

definition, SUM (1)

kernel, SSR (4)
asynchronous system trap (AST),

WDD (9)

definition, SUM (1)

command interpreter, RSXU

(8)
command language, RSXU (8)

of operation

command syntax, RSXU (8)

processor, SMGR (10)

directives, RSXU (8)

qualifiers
PATCH, PTCH (9)

indirect command file, RSXU (8)
indirect command file processor, RSXU (8)
utilities under VAX/VMS, RSXU
(8)

SOS, SOS (3A)

record access, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)

introduction to, IRMS (6)

Index

Mode(s), supervisor, (Cont.)

supervisor, SSR (4)

definition of, SUM (1)

Object language, LINK (3B)
Object module(s)

transfer, IOG (4)

user, SSR (4)

analyzing, LINK (3B)
libraries, LINK (3B)

asynchronous system trap (AST),

WDD (9)
definition of, SUM (1)

commands for, DCL (24)

linking, LINK (3B)

Modifying locations

introduction to, PRM (1)
ON command, DCL (24)

with debugger, DBUG (3B)

Modular procedures

Opcode tracing, DBUG (3B)
OPEN command, DCL (24)

building libraries, MOD (5)

coding rules for, MOD (5)
designing software interfaces,
passing strings as parameters,

MOD (5)

resource allocation, MOD (5)

MOD (5)

in EDT, EDT (34)
use of storage,

use of VAX/VMS system services,

Operating procedures, OPG (10)
Operating system
crash, SDA (9)

MOD (5)

Modular programming, LINK (3B)

$OPEN macroinstruction, RMSR (6)
Opening a file, RMSR (6)

MOD (5)

VAX-11 MACRO, MACU (3B)

Modular programming standard, MOD (5)
Module names, LINK (3B)
PATCH, PTCH (9)
debugger, DBUG (3B)
Monitor Console Routine (See MCR)
Monitoring the system, SMGR (10), OPG (10)

DISPLAY Utility, SMGR (10)
error log file, OPG (10), SMGR (10)
operator’s log file, OPG (10)

MOUNT command, DCL (24)
Mount privilege, IOG (4)

Mounting public volumes, OPG (10)
on devices, DCL (24)
guidelines for, SMGR (10)

debugging, SDA (9)
Operator’s
commands, OPG (10)

duties, OPG (10)
intervention, DCL (24)
log file, SMGR (10)
printing, OPG (10)
notes, OPG (10)

procedures, OPG (10)
terminal, OPG (10)

Optional software for VAX/VMS, REL (1)

document descriptions, IDI (1)
OPTIONS file, LINK (3B)

/OPTIONS file qualifier, LINK (3B)

Output image file, PTCH (9)
$OUTPUT macroinstruction, I0G (4)
format for, SSR (4)

operator’s commands for, OPG (10)

Multiport memory (See Shared memory)

Mutual exclusion (Mutex), REAL (9)

Page fault, SDA (9)

N
$NAM macroinstruction, RMSR (6)

Name block, RMSR (6)

Native Mode Test, UETP (10)
Nesting
command procedures, GCP (24)

RSX-11M indirect command files,
RSXU (8)

New features of VAX/VMS, REL (1)

Nonfile-structured operations, RMSR (6)
Nonpaged pool statistics, SMGR (10)
Non-stop bootstrap, SIG (10)

Numeric values
in EDT, EDT (3A)

Index

Page frame number (PFN)

data base
displaying, SDA (9)
mapping, SSR (4)

Page frame sections, SSR (4)
Page-management statistics, SMGR (10)

Page numbers

EDT, EDT (3A)
SOS, SOS (34)
Page table
system, SMGR (10)
Parameters

in EDT, EDT (34)
passing to command procedures, GCP (24)
passing strings as, MOD (5)

Parameters, (Cont.)
SOS, SOS (34)
system generation, SMGR (10)
$PARSE macroinstruction, RMSR (6)
Parsing a file name string, RMSR (6)
PASCAL command, DCL (2A)
PASSWORD command, DCL (24)
Patch area, PT'CH (9)
PATCH command, DCL (24)
PATCH Utility, PTCH (9)
Pathnames, DBUG (3B)
in PATCH, PTCH (9)

Privilege(s), (Cont.)
mount, I0G (4)
operator’s, OPG (10)
physical 1/0, I0G (4)
real-time programming needs, REAL (9)
requirements for commands, DCL (24)
requirements for system services, SSR (4)
summary table of, DCL (24)
in user authorization file (UAF),
SMGR (10)
Problems resolved by VAX/VMS, REL (1)
Process

PDP-11 SORT Utility, SORT11 (34)

characteristics,

Performance measurement

context, WDD (9)
control, SSR (4)
summary of, SUM (1)
system services, SSR (4)
creation, SSR (4)

run-time library procedure for, RTL (5)
Peripheral devices
real-time programming for, REAL (9)

Permanent global sections
creating, SSR (4)
Personal Mail Utility, UTIL (3A)
invoking, DCL (2A)

SUM (1)

commands for, DCL (24)

in real-time programming, REAL (9)
definition of, SSR (4)

PFN (See Page frame number)

deletion, SSR (4)

Physical I/0, I0G (4)
Position-independent code, LINK (3B)
VAX-11 MACRO, MACU (3B)

detached, SSR (4)
command for, DCL (2A)
command procedures for, GCP (24A)
definition of, SUM (1)
in real-time programming, REAL (9)

Positioning

to a block, RMSR (6)
to a first record, RMSR (6)
Powerfail recovery, WDD (9)

PRINT command, DCL (2A)
Printing files
commands for, DCL (24)
error log files, OPG (10)
in EDT, EDT (34)
introduction to, PRM (1)

operator’s log file, OPG (10)
Print job

terminating, OPG (10)
commands for, DCL (24)
Print queues, SMGR (10)
controlling, OPG (10)
Priority

process, SMGR (10)
changing, DCL (2A)

in real-time programming, REAL (9)
introduction to, DCL (2A)
summary of, SUM (1)

system services affecting, SSR (4)
in user authorization file (UAF),
SMGR (10)
Private sections, SSR (4)
Privileged shareable images, REAL (9)
Privilege(s), SMGR (10)

logical I/0, I0G (4)

fork (See Fork process)
information

displaying, SDA (9)
mapping, SSR (4)

summary, SUM (1)
permanent files, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)
introduction to, SUM (1)
priority (See Priority, process)
scheduling, SSR (4)
summary, SUM (1)
virtual address space, SSR (4)
summary, SUM (1)
Processing

batch jobs, DCL (24)
records
relatively, IRMS (6)
sequentially, IRMS (6)
Processing levels, IRMS (6)
Processor modes, SMGR (10)
Processor status longword (PSL)
accessing in debugger, DBUG (3B)
Process-wide resource allocation
allocation of virtual memory, RTL (5)
dynamic strings, RTL (5)
event flags, RTL (5)
logical unit numbers, RTL (5)
Program libraries, DCL (2A)

Index

Programming

Queue(s), (Cont.)

command procedures, DCL (24)

print, SMGR (10)

in EDT, EDT (34)
introduction to, PRM (1)

controlling, OPG (10)
>

modular, MACU (3B)
VAX-11 MACRO, MACU (3B)

Program(s)

terminal, SMGR (10)

wait, WDD (9)

Queue I/0 (QIO)
functions

assembling, PRM (1)

Fillcommands to control, DCL (24)
compiling, PRM (1)

creating, DCL (24)
in EDT, EDT (3A)
updating, MACU (3B)

Program section

attributes, LINK (3B), MACR (3B)
names, LINK (3B)

in PATCH, PTCH (9)
Prompting for command input, DCL (24)

introduction to, PRM (1)

Protection
of data structures, SMGR (10)

of devices, SMGR (10)
operator’s command for, OPG (10)
of disk volume, DCL (24)
of files, IRMS (6)

ancillary control process (ACP),

I0G (4)
disk, 10G (4)
magnetic tape, I0G (4)

interface to file ancillary control process,

I0G (4)
operations, I0G (4)

Quota(s)
asynchronous system trap (AST), IOG (4)

buffered I/0, IOG (4)

byte count, IOG (4)
direct I/0, I0G (4)
disk, SMGR (10)
displaying, DCL (24)
establishing, SMGR (10)
introduction to, DCL (24)

I/0 functions, I0G (4)
overriding, DCL (2A)

volume, IOG (4)

resource, SMGR (10)

disk, DCL (24)
tape, DCL (2A)

PSECT (program section) attributes,
LINK (3B), MACR (3B)

in process creation, SSR (4)
summary table of, DCL (24)

Quota file transfer block, IOG (4)

PSL (Processor status longword)
accessing in debugger, DBUG (3B)

Public volumes (See Volumes, public)
PURGE command, DCL (24)

R
RAB (Record access block), RMSR (6)
$RAB macroinstruction, RMSR (6)

Q
QIO (See Queue 1/0)

$QIO macroinstruction, IOG (4)
format for, SSR (4)

$QIOW macroinstruction, I0G (4)
format for, SSR (4)

Qualifiers
in EDT, EDT (3A)
Queue(s)

batch job, SMGR (10)
commands for, DCL (24)

operator’s commands for, OPG (10)
command procedures for, GCP (24)

controlling, OPG (10), SMGR (10)

deleting jobs in, DCL (24)
submitting jobs in, DCL (24)
operator’s commands for, OPG (10)

Index

READ command, DCL (24)
$READ macroinstruction, RMSR (6)
Real-time programming, REAL (9)
Rebooting the system, OPG (10)

Record access
block (RAB), RMSR (6)
mode, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)
introduction to, IRMS (6)
RMS-11 file, RMS1U (7)

Record management services (RMS)

RMS-11
block I/O, RMS1:R (7), RMSuU (7)
files, RMS1R (7), RMS1:U (7)
introduction to, IRMS (6)

I/O operations, RMS1:U (7)
MACRO-11 interface, RMS1iR (7)
utilities, RMS1:U (7)
VAX-11, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)
introduction to, IRMS (6)

Record management services, VAX-11, (Cont.)
macroinstructions for, RMSR (6),
RMSU (6)

SHARE Utility, SMGR (10)
Record(s)

buckets, IRMS (6)
buffering, IRMS (6)
characteristics, IRMS (6)

formats, IRMS (6)
locating, RMSR (6)

RMS-11)

locking, IRMS (6)
positioning to, RMSR (6)
processing, IRMS (6)
asynchronous, IRMS (6)

macro calls (RMS-11M), RMS1:R (7)
macroinstructions for, RMSR (6)
performance, RMSR (6)

synchronous, IRMS (6)
retrieving, RMSR (6)
RMS-11, RMSuU (7)

RMS SHARE Utility, SMGR (10)
Routine names, PTCH (9)
RSX-11M, RSXR (8), RSXU (8)
compatibility mode, RSXR (8)
device assignment, RSXR (8)
device mapping to VAX/VMS,
RSXU

(8)

device names, RSXR (8), RSXU (8)
directives, RSXR (8)

sorting

with PDP-11 SORT Utility, SORT11 (3A)
with VAX-11 SORT Utility, SORT (3A)
storage structures (buckets), IRMS (6)
stream

establishing, RMSR (6)
terminating, RMSR (6)
unlocking, RMSR (6)
updating, RMSR (6)
Record Sort
on PDP-11, SORT11 (3A)
on VAX-11, SORT (3A)

emulation, RSXR (8)
Executive Directives Test, UETP (10)
images, RSXR (8), RSXU (8)
indirect command files, RSXU (8)

I/0 function codes, RSXR (8)
libraries, RSXR (8)
shareable areas, RSXR (8)
task, RSXU (8)
execution, RSXR (8)
Task Builder (TKB), RSXU (8)
RSX-11M Executive Directives Test,
UETP (10)

Registers

base, WDD (9)
control/status, WDD (9)
device, WDD (9)
digital 1/0, I0G (4)
I/0, I0G (4)
map, WDD (9)

Remote command terminals, DCL (24),
SUM (1)

$REMOVE macroinstruction, RMSR (6)
Removing a file name, RMSR (6)
RENAME command, DCL (2A)
$RENAME macroinstruction, RMSR (6)
Renaming files (See Files, renaming)
REPLY operator’s command, OPG (10)
REQUEST command, DCL (2A)
Resource

in modular procedures,

locking, REAL (9)

quota, SMGR (10)
in process creation, SSR (4)
summary table, DCL (24)

Restarting the system, OPG (10)
automatically, SIG (10)
Restoring disk volumes, UTIL (3A)
RMS (See Record management services)
RMS-11 (See Record management services,

deleting, RMSR (6)
fixed-length, RMSR (6)
introduction to, IRMS (6)

allocation

Resource, allocation, (Cont.)
process-wide, RTL (5)
limits (See Quota, resource)

MOD (5)

RT-11 volumes, UTIL (34)
RUN command, DCL (2A)
RUNOFF command, DCL (2A)
Run-time control block
initialization, RMSR (6)
Run-time library
capabilities of, RTL (5)
condition-handling procedures, RTL (5)
cross reference procedures, RTL (5)
entry points, RTL (5)
general-purpose procedures, RTL (5)
general utility procedures, RTL (5)
mathematical procedures, RTL (5)
naming conventions, RTL (5)
organization of, RTL (5)
performance-measurement procedures,
RTL (5)

resource allocation procedures, RTL (5)
syntax analysis procedures, RTL (5)
Run-time processing interface, RMSR (6)

Index

S
SBI (Synchronous backplane interconnect),

WDD (9)
Scheduler states, SMGR (10)
Scope, DBUG (3B)

$SEARCH macroinstruction, RMSR (6)

Section

disk, SSR (4)
global (See Global section)
image, LINK (3B)

page frame, SSR (4)

private, SSR (4)
program (See Program section)

Semaphore, REAL (9)

Sequential files
command procedures for, GCP (24)
truncating, RMSR (6)

Service routines
for interrupts, WDD (9)
SET ACCOUNTING operator’s command,

OPG (10)

SET CARD_READER command, DCL (24)
SET command, DCL (24)

SET CONTROL__Y command, DCL (24)
SET DEFAULT command, DCL (24)

SET DEVICE operator’s command, OPG (10)
SET HOST command, DCL (24)

SET LOGINS operator’s command, OPG (10)
SET MAGTAPE command, DCL (24)

SET MESSAGE command, DCL (24)
SET ON command, DCL (24)

SET PASSWORD command, DCL (24)
SET PRINTER operator’s command,

OPG (10)

SET PROCESS command, DCL (24)
SET PROTECTION command, DCL (24)

SET PROTECTION/DEFAULT command,
DCL (24)

SET PROTECTION/DEVICE operator’s
command, OPG (10)

SET QUEUE/ENTRY command, DCL (24)
SET RMS_DEFAULT command,
DCL (2A)

SET TERMINAL command, DCL (24)
SET TERMINAL/PERMANENT operator’s
command, OPG (10)

SET TIME operator’s command, OPG (10)

SET UIC operator’s command, OPG (10)

SET VERIFY command, DCL (24)

SET WORKING__SET, DCL (24)
$SEVERITY global symbol, GCP (24)
Severity levels

of error messages, MSG (2B)

Index

Shareable areas

RSX-11M, RSXR (8)
Shareable images, LINK (3B)
installing, SMGR (10)
patching, PTCH (9)

privileged, REAL (9)

VAX-11 MACRO, MACU (3B)
Shared (multiport) memory
common event flag clusters in, SSR (4)

global sections in, SSR (4)

locating software facilities in, REAL (9),

SSR (4)
logical name translation for software,

REAL (9), SSR (4)
mailboxes in, SSR (4)

Sharing, SUM (1)
Shorthand characters
EDT, EDT (34)

SOS, SOS (34)
SHOW command, DCL (24)

SHOW DAYTIME command, DCL (24)
SHOW DEFAULT command, DCL (24)

SHOW DEVICES command, DCL (24)
Showing calls, DBUG (3B)

SHOW LOGICAL command, DCL (24)
SHOW MAGTAPE, DCL (24)

SHOW NETWORK command, DCL (24)
SHOW PRINTER command, DCL (24)

SHOW PROCESS command, DCL (24)
SHOW PROTECTION command, DCL (24)

SHOW QUEUE command, DCL (24)
SHOW QUOTA command, DCL (24)

SHOW RMS_DEFAULT command,

DCL (24)
SHOW STATUS command, DCL (24)

SHOW SYMBOL command, DCL (24)
SHOW SYSTEM command, DCL (24)

SHOW TERMINAL command, DCL (24)
SHOW TERMINAL operator’s command,

OPG (10)
SHOW TRANSLATION command, DCL (24)

SHOW WORKING__SET command,

DCL (2A)
Shut-down of VAX/VMS system, SIG (10)

emergency, OPG (10)
orderly, OPG (10)
Signaling procedures, RTL (5)

Site-independent start-up command

procedure, SMGR (10)
Site-specific start-up command procedure,

SMGR (10)
SLP batch editor

detailed description, UTIL (3A)
invoking, DCL (24)

Software interfaces
design of, MOD (5)

Software interrupt priority level (IPL),
WDD (9)

Software performance report (SPR),
SMGR (10)

SORT command, DCL (2A)
Sorting records (See also SORT utilities)
batch mode

PDP-11, SORT11 (3A)
VAX-11, SORT (3A)
interactive mode

PDP-11, SORT11 (3A)
VAX-11, SORT (3A)

SORT/RSX11 command, DCL (24)
SORT utilities
PDP-11

address routing, SORT11 (3A)
index, SORT11 (34)
record, SORT11 (34)

tag, SORT11 (3A)
VAX-11

address, SORT (3A)
index, SORT (3A)

record, SORT (3A)
tag, SORT (3A)
SOS text editor

detailed description, SOS (34)
invoking, DCL (2A)
$SPACE macroinstruction, RMSR (6)
Spooling, SMGR (10)
SPR (Software performance report),
SMGR (10)

Stacks

displaying, SDA (9)

Stalling for I/O completion, RMSR (6)
Standard system generation parameter files,
SMGR (10)

Starting up a VAX/VMS system, SIG (10)
START/QUEUE operator’s command,
OPG (10)

Start-up command procedures
site-independent, SMGR (10)
site-specific, SMGR (10)
$STATUS global symbol, GCP (24)
Status return

command procedures for, GCP (2A)
I/0 functions, I0G (4)
system error messages, MSG (2B)
for system services, SSR (4)
STEP command, DBUG (3B)

Stepping through an image, DBUG (3B)
STOP/ABORT command, DCL (24)
STOP/ABORT operator’s command, OPG (10)

STOP command, DCL (2A)
STOP/ENTRY command, DCL (2A)

STOP/ENTRY operator’s command, OPG (10)
STOP/QUEUE operator’s command, OPG (10)
STOP/REQUEUE command, DCL (2A)
STOP/REQUEUE operator’s command,
OPG (10)

Storage
of files, IRMS (6)

of records, IRMS (6)

$STORE macroinstruction, RMSR (6)
SUBMIT command, DCL (2A)

Subprocesses, REAL (9)
command procedures for, GCP (2A)
summary of, SUM (1)
system services for, SSR (4)
Substitution operators

ampersand (&), GCP (24)
apostrophe (’), GCP (24)
in command procedures, GCP (24)
SUMSLP batch editor
detailed description, UTIL (3A)
invoking, DCL (2A)
Supervisor mode, SSR (4)
definition of, SUM (1)
Swapping
into the balance set, SUM (1)

out of the balance set, SUM (1)
Switches

RSX-11M indirect command file, RSXU
(8)

SOS, SOS (34)
SYE Utility, SMGR (10)

Symbolic debugger (See Debugger (symbolic))
Symbolic instruction labels, PT'CH (9)
Symbolic reference, DBUG (3B)
Symbol(s), LINK (3B)
in command procedures, GCP (24)

equating to character strings, GCP (2A)
MACRO, MACR (3B)
table
command procedure, GCP (24)
debugger, DBUG (3B), LINK (3B)

global, LINK (3B)
PATCH, PTCH (9)
types (See Symbol types)

use in RSX-11M indirect command files,
DCL (2A)

Symbol types
global, LINK (3B)
PATCH, PTCH (9)
VAX-11 MACRO, MACR (3B)
$SEVERITY, GCP (24)

$STATUS, GCP (24)

Index

Symbol types, (Cont.)

local, LINK (3B)
PATCH, PTCH (9)

condition-handling, SSR (4)
descriptions of, SSR (4)

VAX-11 MACRO, MACR (3B)
module names, PT'CH (9)

event flag, SSR (4)

program section names, PT'CH (9)
routine names, PTCH (9)

I/0

strong, LINK (3B)

symbolic instruction labels, PT'CH (9)
universal, LINK (3B)

PATCH, PTCH (9)
weak, LINK (3B)

SYNCHRONIZE command, DCL (24)
Synchronous backplane interconnect (SBI)
addresses, WDD (9)

Syntax
analysis procedures, RTL (5)
command (See Command syntax)

SYSBOOT (system bootstrap) program,

SIG (10)
SYSGEN (system generation) Utility,
SMGR (10)
commands for loading device drivers,

WDD (9)
overview, SIG (10)

System bootstrap (SYSBOOT) program,

SIG (10)
System Dump Analyzer (SDA) Utility
command syntax, SDA (9)

for device allocation, SSR (4)

how to use, SSR (4)
$QIO, SSR (4)
$QIOW, SSR (4)
logical name, SSR (4)
memory management, SSR (4)
page frame number mappping, SSR (4)

process control, SSR (4)
timer and time conversion, SSR (4)

use by library procedures, MOD (5)
using, SSR (4)

System traps
asynchronous (See Asynchronous system
trap)

synchronous

emulation of RSX-11M, RSXR (8)
System (VAX/VMS)
accessing, PRM (1)
commands for, DCL (24)

in EDT, EDT (34)

back-up of, OPG (10), SIG (10)
booting, SIG (10)

building, SIG (10)
crash

error messages, SDA (9)

analyzing, SDA (9)

operations, SDA (9)

sample, SDA (9)

sample analysis, SDA (9)
System dump file

analyzing, SDA (9)
reading, SDA (9)
saving, SDA (9)

System generation, SMGR (10)

default logical names
definition, SUM (1)
introduction tok PRM (1)

summary table, DCL (24)
hardware requirements, SMGR (10)
images, LINK (3B)

parameter files, SMGR (10)

initializing, SIG (10)

parameters, SMGR (10)

I/0, REAL (9)
installing, SIG (10)

RSX-11M indirect command file,

RSXU (8)
utility (SYSGEN), SIG (10)
System images, LINK (3B)
System Load Test, UETP (10)

System manager, SMGR (10)
System manager utilities, SMGR (10)
System messages
format for, MSG (2B)
System page table

displaying, SDA (9)
System services

System services, (Cont.)

release notes for, REL (1)
load test, UETP (10)
messages, DCL (24)

rebooting, OPG (10)
restarting, OPG (10)
automatically, SIG (10)
shutting down, OPG (10), SIG (10)
start-up, SIG (10)
tests

Compatibility Mode, UETP (10)
Device, UETP (10)

asynchronous system trap (AST), SSR (4)
calling, SSR (4)

File Transfer Utility (FLX), UETP (10)
Native Mode, UETP (10)

change-mode, SSR (4)

RSX-11M Executive Directive, UETP (10)

Index

System (VAX/VMS), tests, (Cont.)

Terminating, (Cont.)

System Load, UETP (10)

file processing, RMSR (6)

VAX-11 Record Management Services,
UETP (10)

print jobs, OPG (10)
commands for, DCL (2A)
record stream, RMSR (6)

tuning, SMGR (10)

SOS, SOS (34)

updating, SIG (10)

Tests (system)

upgrading, SIG (10)

Compatibility Mode, UETP (10)

T
Table
device, WDD (9)

Device, UETP (10)
File Transfer Utility (FLX), UETP (10)

Native Mode, UETP (10)
RSX-11M Executive Directives, UETP (10)

driver, WDD (9)

System Load, UETP (10)

driver prologue (DPT), WDD (9)

VAX-11 Record Management Services,

logical name, DCL (2A4), SSR (4)

symbol (See Symbol table)
system page, SDA (9)

UETP (10)

Text editor(s)
batch-oriented
SLP, UTIL (3A)

Tag Sort
PDP-11, SORT11 (3A)
VAX-11, SORT (34)

SUMSLP, UTIL (3A)
interactive
EDT, EDT (3A)

Tapes, magnetic

basic concepts, IRMS (6)

copying files to/from, DCL (2A)

SOS, SOS (34)
invoking, DCL (2A)

driver, I0G (4)

Text libraries, DCL (24)

function codes, I0G (4)

Time

initializing, DCL (2A)

operator’s command for, OPG (10)

QIO (queue I/0) functions, I0G (4)
reading, DCL (2A)

run-time library procedure for, RTL (5)
in EDT, EDT (3A)

volumes, DCL (2A)

Timer and time conversion services, SSR (4)

writing, DCL (2A)

TKB (RSX-11M Task Builder), RSXU (8)

Task Builder (TKB)
RSX-11M, RSXU (8)

TOPUSERS (top CPU users), SMGR (10)

Temporary files

Tracepoints, DBUG (3B)

Traceback, DBUG (3B)

in EDT, EDT (3A)

Tracing opcodes, DBUG (3B)

in SOS, SOS (34)

Transfer modes

Terminal
characteristics, DCL (2A)

DR11-W, I10G (4)

DUP11, 10G (4)

operator’s commands for, OPG (10)

Transferring files, UTIL (3A)

driver, IOG (4)

Transfer vectors, LINK (3B)

escape sequences, I0G (4)

Traps (See System traps)

function codes, I0G (4)

Truncating a sequential file, RMSR (6)

function keys, DCL (24)

Tuning the system, SMGR (10)

in EDT, EDT (34)

line terminators, IOG (4)
local, DCL (2A)

Type-ahead, I0G (4)

Type-ahead buffer, DCL (24)
TYPE command, DCL (24)

/mailbox interaction, IOG (4)
operator’s, OPG (10)

queues, SMGR (10)
remote, DCL (24)

remote command, SUM (1)
Terminating

batch jobs, OPG (10)

debugger, DBUG (3B)
EDT, EDT (3A)

UAF (User authorization file), SMGR (10)
definition of, SUM (1)

UCB (Unit control block), WDD (9)
UETP (User Environment Test Package),
UETP (10)

Index

UIC (See User identification code)
Unary operators

in MACRO programming, MACR (3B)

Utilities, (Cont.)
SDA (System Dump Analyzer), SDA (9)
SLP, UTIL (3A)

Unit control block (UCB), WDD (9)

SUMSLP, UTIL (3A)

Universal symbols, LINK (3B)

SYE, SMGR (10)

in PATCH, PTCH (9)

SYSGEN, SMGR (10)

UNLOCK command, DCL (2A)

System Dump Analyzer (SDA), SDA (9)

Unlocking a record, RMSR (6)

VAX-11 SORT, SORT (34)

Updating

VFY (File Structure Verification),

a file

UTIL (34)

with EDT, EDT (3A)

XDELTA debugging, WDD (9)

a program, MACU (3B)
a record, RMSR (6)

the system, SIG (10)
Upgrading the system, SIG (10)

User authorization file (UAF), SMGR (10)
definition of, SUM (1)

Variable bit field instructions
run-time library procedure for, RTL (5)

User control block, RMSR (6), RMSU (6)

Variable-length records, IRMS (6)

User-defined default libraries, LINK (3B)
User Environment Test Package (UETP),

VAX/VMS processes (USERS), SMGR (10)
VAX/VMS source kit, SIG (10)
VAX/VMS system crash, SDA (9)

UETP (10)

User identification code (UIC), SMGR (10)
definition of, SUM (1)
in directory names, DCL (2A)

command procedures for, GCP (2A)
Verify utility, UTIL (3A)

operator’s command for, OPG (10)

VFY (File Structure Verification Utility),

User mode, SSR (4)

asynchronous system trap (AST),
WDD (9)

definition of, SUM (1)
User-written system services (See Privileged

shareable images)

UTIL (3A)

Virtual addresses

debugging with, DBUG (3B)
Virtual address space
for processes, SSR (4)
summary of, SUM (1)

Virtual I/0, I0G (4)

Utilities

AUTHORIZE, SMGR (10)
Bad Block Locator (BAD), UTIL (3A)

Date/time, RTL (5)
DELTA debugging, WDD (9)

DISKQUOTA, SMGR (10)
Disk Save and Compress (DSC),
UTIL (3A)

Virtual memory

allocation, SUM (1)
process-wide, RTL (5)
Volume(s)

backing up, OPG (10)
continue processing, RMSR (6)
disk, DCL (24)

DISPLAY, SMGR (10)

backing up, UTIL (3A)

DSC1, UTIL (3A)

compressing, UTIL (3A)

DSC2, UTIL (3A)

protection, DCL (2A)

DSC-2 (stand-alone), UTIL (3A)

readability check, UTIL (34)

File Structure Verification (VFY),

restoring, UTIL (3A)

UTIL (34)
File Transfer (FLX), UTIL (3A)

validity check, UTIL (3A)

handling, OPG (10)

INSTALL, SMGR (10)

initialization, DCL (24)

Librarian, UTIL (3A)

protection, IOG (4)

MAIL, UTIL (3A)

public, SMGR (10)

Message, UTIL (3A)

backing up, OPG (10)

PATCH, PTCH (9)

guidelines for using, SMGR (10)

PDP-11 SORT, SORT11 (3A)

initializing, OPG (10)

Personal Mail, UTIL (3A)

mounting, DCL (24), OPG (10),
SMGR (10)

RMS SHARE, SMGR (10)

Verification

Index

Volume(s), (Cont.)

Write mailbox, I0G (4)
Writing

RT-11, UTIL (34A)
sets, DCL (2A)
tape, DCL (2A)

a file onto disk

W
WAIT command, DCL (24)
Wait queues, WDD (9)
Watchpoints, DBUG (3B)
Working set, SSR (4)
Wild card characters, DCL (2A)

$WRITE macroinstruction, RMSR (6)

command procedures for, GCP (24)
introduction to, PRM (1)
modified I/O buffers, RMSR (6)
to a disk, RMSR (6)
to a tape, DCL (2A)

X
$XAB macroinstruction, RMSR (6)

XDELTA debugging utility, WDD (9)

Index

VAX-11

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