@MCRGENRL
1 LIST

 -- Help is available for most MCR commands.  Type HELP MCR for guidance.

 -- Help is available for the following batch and queue processing commands:

 BATCH	PRINT	QUEUE	SUBMIT

 -- Help is available for the following RMS utilities:

 BCK	CNV	DEF	DSP	IFL	RST

 -- Help is available for the following utilities, system tasks, and features:

 ACCOUNTING	ASCII	BAD	BASIC	BRU	CCL	CDA	CMP	CON

 COT	DECNET	DMP	DSC	EBCDIC	EDI	EDT	ERRLOG	ERRORS

 EXECUTIVE	FCS	FLX	FMT	F4P	IND	IOX	LBR	MAG

 ODT	PAT	PIP	PMD	RMD	RMS	SHADOW_RECORDING	SLP

 SYSGEN	SYSLIB	TKB	TKTN	TTSYM	VIRTUAL_DISKS	VMR	VFY	ZAP

 -- and for the following DECUS utilities:

 ATT	AVD	CCL	CVL	DOB	DVD	FRC	GREP	LST	RATFOR

 RUNOFF SORTS	SPEED	SRD	SUPMAC	TECO	TPP	TRN	TTY	T2T

 UNDELETE	UVT100	WHO	XRF

 -- Help is also available for various DCL commands.  Type  HELP DCL.

1 MCR

 Help is available for the following MCR commands:

 ABORT	ACS	ACTIVE	ALL	ALTER	ASN	ATL	BLK	BOOT
 BRK	BRO	BYE	CANCEL	CBD	CLI	CLQ	DCL	DEA
 DEBUG	DEV	DMO	FIX	FLAG	HELLO	HELP	INI	INSTALL
 LOAD	LOGIN	LUN	MOUNT	OPEN	PAR	REASSIGN	REDIRECT
 REMOVE	RESUME	RUN	SAVE	SET	SSM	TAL	TAS	TIME
 UFD	UNB	UNFIX	UNLOAD	UNSTOP

1 ABORT
 The ABORT command terminates execution of a specified task.

 The general form of the ABORT task command is:

	ABO[RT] [taskname][/PMD][/TERM=TTnn:]

 taskname     The name of the task to abort.  If taskname is not specified,
	      the task started by a RUN command is aborted.

 /PMD         Forces a Postmortem Dump of the task.  See also HELP PMD.

 /TERM=TTnn:  (Privileged keyword.)  Aborts a task requested from the
	      specified terminal.

1 CHECKPOINT_SPACE
#ACS
1 ACS
 The ALLOCATE CHECKPOINT SPACE (ACS) command allocates or discontinues a
 checkpoint file on disk for systems that support dynamic allocation of
 checkpoint space.  The ACS command is a privileged command.

 The general form of the ACS command is:

	ACS ddnn:/BLKS=n

 where n is the number of blocks to be allocated on device ddnn:.
 If n is zero, the use of the file is discontinued.
1 ACTIVE
@MCRACT
1 ALLOCATE
 The ALLOCATE command establishes a specified device as a private device.
 It is a legal MCR command only on multiuser protection systems.

 The general form of the ALLOCATE command is:

	ALL[OCATE] dd[nn:] [=llnn:] [/keyword]
				     TERM=TTnn:
				     TYPE=dev

 dd             The 2-letter device mnemonic.

 nn:            The device's unit number.

 llnn:          The optional name of a logical device.

 /TERM=TTnn:    Specifies the terminal number (TTnn:) to which the 
 		device is to be allocated.

 /TYPE=dev      Specifies the type of device wanted when doing a generic
 		allocation. The following are valid devices for generic
 		allocation:

		ML11	RK06	RL01	RM02	RP02	RS03	TE16
		RA80	RK07	RL02	RM03	RP03	RS04	TM02/TM03/TM78
		RF11			RM05	RP05	RX01	TS11	
		RK05			RM80	RP06	RX02	TU45/TU77/TU78
						RP07		TU56
								TU58
								TU60

1 ALTER
@MCRALT
1 ASN
#ASSIGN
1 ASSIGN
@MCRASN
1 ATL
@MCRATL
1 AUTHORS

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1 BLOCK
#BLK
1 BLK
 The BLOCK command blocks an installed task. It declares that the specified
 task is no longer eligible to execute or to compete for memory.

 The general form of the BLOCK command is:

	BLK  [taskname][/TERM=TTnn:]

 taskname       The name of the task to be blocked. If taskname is not
		specified, the task started by a RUN command from the
		issuing terminal (task TTnn) is blocked.

 /TERM=TTnn:    (Privileged keyword.) Blocks a task requested from the
		specified terminal.


1 BOOT
 The general format of the BOOT command is:

	BOOt [filespec]

 The system contained in the specified file is booted.  The default
 filespec is LB:[current UIC]RSX11M.SYS;latest version.  BOOT ignores
 any switches given in the command line.

1 BREAKPOINT
#BRK
1 BRK
 The BREAKPOINT TO XDT command passes control to the Executive Debugging
 Tool (XDT).  The command must be issued from the console terminal.

 The general format of the BRK command is:

	BRK

 To resume execution of RSX-11M-PLUS, type P.  To enter the crash or panic
 dump routine, type X.
1 BROADCAST
@MCRBRO
1 BACKUP
#BRU
1 RESTORE
#BRU
1 FAST_BACKUP
#BRU
1 BRU
@BRU
1 BYE

 Typing BYE to a default or explicit MCR prompt logs you off the system.
 Allocated devices are deallocated and privately mounted devices are
 dismounted.  All nonprivileged tasks and certain privileged tasks active on
 your terminal are aborted.  If LB:[1,2]SYSLOGOUT.CMD exists and a silent
 logout has not been requested, the system executes the command file.

 If you are logged in via a remote or DECNET line, typing:

 BYE    	...or...
 BYE /NOHOLD    causes the line to be disconnected.

 Typing :  

 BYE  /HOLD     causes the system to hold the remote or DECNET
		line so that you may log in to another account.

1 CANCEL
 The CANCEL command cancels time-based initiation requests for a task.

 The general format of the CANCEL command is:

	CAN[CEL] taskname

 If any time-based schedule requests for the task exist, they are
 removed.  If the task is executing, this execution is not affected.
1 COMMAND_LINE_INTERPRETER
#CLI
1 CLI
@MCRCLI
1 CLOCK_QUEUE
#CLQUEUE
1 CLQUEUE
 The CLOCK QUEUE command displays on the entering terminal information
 about tasks currently in the clock queue.

 The general format of the CLOCK QUEUE command is:

	CLQ[UEUE]

 Any pending time-based schedule requests will be displayed.
1 COMMON_BLOCK_DIRECTORY
#CBD
1 CBD
@MCRCBD
1 CON

 For HELP on CON, the Reconfiguration task, type CON HELP or CON /HE.
1 COT
@COT
1 DCL
 The DCL command allows you to issue DCL commands from a terminal that is
 set to MCR.  Instead of MCR processing the command line, DCL processes it.

 The general format of the DCL command is:
	
	DCL command-line

 Please type HELP/DCL for DCL help.  Whenever a DCL help file tells you
 to type "HELP <string>", you must type "HELP/DCL <string>".
1 DEALLOCATE
 The DEALLOCATE command releases a private (allocated) device, thereby
 allowing other users to access it.

 The general format of the DEALLOCATE command is:

	DEA[LLOCATE] [ddnn:]

 The specified device is deallocated.  Privileged users may deallocate
 devices assigned to other than the issuing terminal.  If no device is
 specified, all devices allocated to the issuing terminal are deallocated.
1 DEBUG
@MCRDEB
1 DEVICES
 The DEVICES command displays on the entering terminal the symbolic names
 of all devices, the names of all devices of a particular type, the name
 of a specific device, or all logged-in terminals.

 The general forms of the device display command are:

	DEV[ICES]	  Displays information about all devices.

	DEV[ICES] dd:	  Displays information about units of device type dd:.

	DEV[ICES] ddnn:	  Displays information about the specific device.

	DEV[ICES] /LOG	  Displays a list of all logged-in terminals.

1 DISMOUNT
#DMOUNT
1 DMOUNT
 The general form of the DISMOUNT volume command is:

	DMO ddnn:[volume-label][/keywords]

 The specified volume is dismounted.  If "volume-label" is specified, it
 is checked against the volume's label to ensure that the proper volume
 is being dismounted.  Privileged users can dismount any volume.

 Keywords for the DISMOUNT command are:

	/DEV           (Privileged keyword.)  Dismounts all users from a
		       specific device.

	/USER	       Dismounts all volumes that a user has mounted.

	/TERM=TTnn:    (Privileged keyword.)  Dismounts all volumes that
		       a user at the specified terminal has mounted.

	/LOCK=option   Allows logical I/O to a volume after it is dismounted.
		       (This keyword is not valid for all devices.)
1 ERRORS
@ERRORS
1 ERRLOG
@ERRLOG
1 F4P
@F4P
1 FIX_IN_MEMORY
 The FIX command loads and locks a task into its partition.

 The general form of the FIX command is:

	FIX taskname[/keyword]

 The specified task must be installed, inactive, and not checkpointable.
 Fixed task remain physically in memory even after they exit. They do
 not have to be loaded when a request is made to run them.

 Keywords for the FIX command are:

	/REG	Fixes a region.

	/RON	Fixes a common, read-only segment of a multiuser task.
1 FLAG
@MCRFLA 
1 HELLO
@MCRHEL
1 LOGIN
@MCRLOGIN
1 HELP
@MCRHELP
1 HOME
@MCRHOM
1 INDIRECT
@ICP
1 INI
@MCRINI
1 INSTALL
@MCRINS
1 LOAD
@MCRLOA
1 LOGICAL_UNIT_NUMBERS
#LUNS
1 LUNS
 The LUN command displays the static LUN assigments for a specified task.

 The general form LUN command is:

	LUN[S] taskname

 where taskname is the name of the task for which assignments are to be
 displayed.  The current static assignments for the task are displayed.
1 MOUNT
@MCRMOU
1 OPEN_REGISTER
@MCROPE
1 PARTITIONS
 The PARTITION DEFINITIONS command displays on the entering terminal a 
 description of each memory partition in the system.

 The format of the PAR command is:

	PAR[TITIONS]

 For each partition in the system, the name, octal address of the PCB 
 (Partition Control Block), octal base address, octal size, partition
 type, and description of partition occupant are displayed on the
 entering terminal.
1 PRINT
@MCRPRINT
1 QUEUE
@MCRQUE
1 REASSIGN
 The REASSIGN command reassigns a task's logical unit numbers (LUNs)
 from one physical device unit to another.  

 The general form of the REASSIGN command is:

	REA[SSIGN] taskname lun ddnn:

 taskname    The name of the installed task whose static assignment is
	     to be modified.

 lun         The logical unit number to reassign.

 ddnn:       The new device unit that the LUN is to refer to.
1 REDIRECT
 The REDIRECT command redirects all I/O requests previously directed to
 one physical device unit to another physical device unit.

 The general format of the REDIRECT command is:

	RED[IRECT] nddnn:=oddnn:

 nddnn:   The new device unit to which subsequent requests will go.

 oddnn:   The old device unit from which requests have been diverted.
1 REMOVE
 The REMOVE command deletes an entry (a task name) from the System Task
 Directory (STD) and thereby removes the task from the system.

 The general format of the REMOVE command is:

	REM[OVE] [ddnn:] taskname

 taskname     The name of the task to be removed.

 ddnn:        The device from which the task was installed.

 The command also accepts a keyword, /REG, which removes a region from
 the Common Block Directory (CBD).  The format of the command line is:

	REM[OVE] region-name/REG

1 RESUME
 The RESUME command continues execution of a previously suspended task.

 The general format of the RESUME command is:

	RES[UME] taskname[/TERM=TTnn:]

 taskname       The name of the task that is to be resumed.  The specified
                task will continue execution.

 /TERM=TTnn:    (Privileged keyword.)  Resumes a task initiated from the
		specified terminal.
1 RUN
@MCRRUN
1 SAVE
@MCRSAV
1 SET
@MCRSET
1 SUBMIT
@MCRSUBMIT
1 SYSTEM_SERVICE_MESSAGE
#SSM
1 SSM
 The SSM command inserts text into the error log file. The text appears
 in the error log reports produced by the error log report generator.

 The format of the SSM command is:

	SSM message

 where message is a text string up to a maximum of 79 characters.

1 TAL
 The  TAL command displays the names and status of all tasks or of a 
 specific task installed in the system. 

 The format of the TAL command is:

	TAL [taskname]

 If taskname is not specified, information is displayed for all tasks 
 installed in the system. The display format is the same as that of the  
 MCR ATL command.  Type HELP ATL for more information.

1 TASKLIST
@MCRTAS
1 TIME
 The TIME command sets the current time of day or the current date,
 or displays the current time and date.

 The general format of the TIME command is:

 	TIM[E] [hrs:mins[:secs]] [m1/day/year]

	or
	
	TIM[E] [hrs:mins[:secs]] [day-m2-year]

 When the command specifies neither time nor date, the system displays
 the current time and date on the entering terminal.
1 USER_FILE_DIRECTORY
#UFD
1 UFD
@MCRUFD
1 UNBLOCK
 The UNBLOCK command continues the execution of a previously blocked
 task. UNBLOCK is the complement of the BLOCK command.

 A nonprivileged user can unblock only those tasks whose TI: is the same
 as the issuing terminal.  A privileged user can unblock any blocked task.

 The format of the UNBLOCK command is:

	UNB[LOCK] [taskname][/TERM=TTnn:]

 taskname       The name of the task to be unblocked.  If taskname is not
		specified, the command allows the task requested from the
		issuing terminal (task TTnn) to continue.

 /TERM=TTnn:    (Privileged keyword.)  Unblocks a task blocked from the
		specified terminal.

1 UNFIX
 The UNFIX command frees a fixed task in memory. 

 The format of the UNFIX command is:

	UNF[IX] taskname

 The effect of the UNFIX command is to allow tasks that have been waiting
 for the partition in which the fixed task resides to compete for the
 partition. The UNFIX command is the complement of the FIX command.
 
1 UNLOAD
 The general form of the UNLOAD device driver command is:
 
	UNL[OAD] dd:
 
 where dd: is the 2-letter name of the device whose driver is to be unloaded.
 
 Note that loadable data bases are not unloaded when a driver with a
 loadable data base is unloaded.

1 UNSTOP
 The UNSTOP command continues execution of a task that has been stopped
 internally by the Executive.

 The format of the UNSTOP command is:

	UNS[TOP] [taskname][/TERM=TTnn:]

 taskname       The name of the task.  If taskname is not specified,
		the command unstops the task being run from the issuing
 		terminal (task TTnn).

 /TERM=TTnn:    (Privileged keyword.)  Unstops the task stopped from the
		specified terminal.

1 ACCOUNTING
@ACC
1 ASCII
@ASCII
1 EBCDIC
@EBCDIC
1 VERIFY
#VFY
1 VFY
@VFY
1 TKB
@TKB
1 EXECUTIVE
@EXECUTIVE
1 FCS
@FCS
1 BATCH_PROCESSING
@BATCH
1 CDA
@CDA
1 MAG
@MAG
1 DUMP
#DMP
1 DMP
@DMP
1 BAD
@BAD
1 BASIC
@BAS
1 SHADOW_RECORDING
@SHADOW
1 SYSLIB
@SYSLIB
1 CMP
@CMP
1 DSC
@DSC
1 EDI
@EDI
1 EDT
@MCREDT
1 FILEX
#FLX
1 FLEX
#FLX
1 FLX
@FLX
1 FMT
@FMT
1 IOX
@IOX
1 LBR
@LBR
1 ODT
@ODT
1 PMD
@PMD
1 PATCH
#PAT
1 PAT
@PAT
1 PIP
@PIP
1 RMS
@RMS
1 BCK
#RMSBCK
1 RMSBCK
@RMSBCK
1 CNV
#RMSCNV
1 RMSCNV
@RMSCNV
1 DEF
#RMSDEF
1 RMSDEF
@RMSDEF
1 DSP
#RMSDSP
1 RMSDSP
@RMSDSP
1 IFL
#RMSIFL
1 RMSIFL
@RMSIFL
1 RST
#RMSRST
1 RMSRST
@RMSRST
1 SLIPPER
#SLP
1 SLIPR
#SLP
1 SLP
@SLP
1 SYSTEM_GENERATION
#SYSGEN
1 SYSGEN
@SYSGEN
1 TASK_TERMINATION_NOTIFICATION
#TKTN
1 TKTN
@TKTN
1 TTSYM
@TTSYM
1 VMR
@VMR
1 ZAP
@ZAP
1 RATFOR
@RATFOR
1 SUPMAC
#SUPERMAC
1 SUPERMAC
@SUPMAC
1 GREP
@GREP
1 AVD
@AVD
1 DVD
@DVD
1 FRC
@FRC
1 LST
@LST
1 RNO
#RUNOFF
1 RUNOFF
@RNO
1 TECO
#VTEDIT
1 VTEDIT
@TEC
1 SORTS
@SORTS
1 SPEED
@SPEED
1 SRD
@SRD
1 UVT100
@UVT100
1 WHO
@WHO
1 CCL
@CCL
1 TRN
@TRN
1 DOB
@DOB
1 TPP
@TPP
1 T2T
@T2T
1 ATT
@ATT
1 XRF
@XRF
1 CVL
@CVL
1 RMDEMO
@RMD
1 DECNET
@DECNET
1 TTY
@TTY
1 UNDELETE
@UNDELETE
1 VIRTUAL_DISKS
@VIRTUAL
