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VMS Help EDIT, /TPU, /COMMAND *Conan The Librarian |
/COMMAND[=command-file] (default)
/NOCOMMAND
Determines the DECTPU command file you want to use, if any. A
command file contains DECTPU procedures and executable statements to
extend the editor. For example, you can use a command file to create
additional EVE commands, define keys, or set attributes. You can
also use a command file to set up a special text-processing
environment for creating your own DECTPU application or for batch
editing.
You cannot use wildcards to specify the command file. You can
specify only one command file at a time. Default file type is .TPU.
There are three ways to specify the command file you want to use:
o Name the command file TPU$COMMAND.TPU.
By default, DECTPU looks for this command file in your current
directory. Thus, you can have a different command file for each
directory or subdirectory without having to specify the command
file each time.
o Define the TPU$COMMAND logical name to specify the command file.
This lets you use that command file for all editing sessions---
including when you invoke DECTPU within MAIL or other utilities---
and lets you keep that file in any convenient directory or
subdirectory. The logical name overrides the search for the
TPU$COMMAND.TPU file. You can put the definition in your
LOGIN.COM file. For example, the following commands define
TPU$COMMAND as MYPROCS.TPU in your top-level, login directory and
then invoke DECTPU using that command file:
$ DEFINE TPU$COMMAND sys$login:myprocs
$ EDIT/TPU
o Use /COMMAND= and specify the command file on the command line.
This overrides any definition of the TPU$COMMAND logical name and
overrides the default search for the TPU$COMMAND.TPU file. For
example, the following command invokes DECTPU, using a command
file named MYPROCS.TPU in your current, default directory:
$ EDIT/TPU /COMMAND=myprocs
If the command file you specify either with /COMMAND or by defining
TPU$COMMAND is not found, the editing session is aborted, returning
you to the DCL level.
If you do not want a command file executed, use /NOCOMMAND---
typically if you defined the TPU$COMMAND logical name or created a
TPU$COMMAND.TPU file but do not want it used for a particular editing
session. Also, /NOCOMMAND makes startup faster because DECTPU then
does not search for a command file and does not have to compile and
execute code at startup.
At startup, DECTPU compiles and executes the command file, if one is
being used, after loading a section file (if any) and before EVE
executes an initialization file (if any). Thus, you can use a
command file in conjunction with a section file and an initialization
file. Procedures, settings, and key definitions in a command file
override those in the section file. For more information about
command files, see the DEC Text Processing Utility Reference Manual
or use the online help in EVE and read the topic called Command
Files.
In EVE, you can create or update a command file by using the SAVE
ATTRIBUTES command to save menu definitions for the DECwindows
interface and most global settings ("attributes"). For more
information, see the Extensible Versatile Editor Reference Manual or
use the online help in EVE and read the topic called Attributes.
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