HP e3000, Command Reference Manual

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PRINT
The follo wing p oints apply to this parameter:
If lename has em b edded carriage-control c haracters ( CCTL ),
PRINT inserts a blank in place of the CCTL in the outle .
New les are created as TEMP .
File equations are ignored unless an asterisk ( * ) precedes
outle , indicating a bac kreference.
Y ou m ust use a le equation to o v erwrite a p ermanen t le.
Supp orts HFS le names.
Operation Notes
Usage
Y ou can en ter this command from a session, a job, a program, or in break
mo de. Pressing 4
Break
5 ab orts the execution of this command.
Batc h prin t jobs
F or batc h jobs in whic h lename defaults to $STDINX , some commands suc h
as :EOD , EOF , JOB , EOJ , and DATA do not execute as part of the original job
when they follo w the PRINT command.
F or example, PRINT command reads all job input up to the :EOD line. A t
that p oint, the PRINT command is nished and the remaining JOB stream
commands are executed.
Examples
T o send the con ten ts of MYFILE to the line prin ter, XXX , en ter:
: FILE XXX;DEV=LP
: PRINT MYFILE, *XXX
The le XXX equates with the line prin ter. Then the le MYFILE \prin ts" to
the le *XXX .
T o use the PRINT command itself to create a le, en ter the follo wing lines
from y our terminal:
MPE/iX Commands 2-179