Command Format - IBM RT PC Problem Determination Manual

C om m and F orm at
P a ra m eters
quit
Terminate the VMF
qvm Display virtual machine information
rem ark
Make a batch file comment
rm
Delete a file from a file system
search
Search for a character string
setattr
Set minidisk attributes
vfy Verify (compare) data on different devices
vm
IPL a virtual machine.
You enter all VMF commands on the display command line (line
24). The basic command format is:
com m an d
p a r m l p a r m 2
command
where is the command itself and
parameters. The number and types of parameters vary between the
commands. The maximum number of parameters for any VMF
command is 15 and the maximum length of the command with
parameters and flags is 80 characters (the display line length).
Flags are also available for some commands. Flags are optional
and are preceded by the - (dash) character. A flag changes the way
the command functions. For example, the
command causes the output to appear on the printer rather than
the display.
The following are descriptions of the most common parameters you
supply for the commands:
io d n
This is an input/output device number for a fixed disk, a
diskette, or a minidisk:
• Fixed disk iodn values are 1, 2, and 3.
• Diskette iodn values are 4 and 5.
• Minidisk iodn values are in the range 16384 through 32767.
Appendix A. VRM Maintenance Facility
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and
p a r m l
-p
flag on the
are
p a r m 2
hd
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