This page provide a quick reference guide to VDM commands that can be used at the DCL command level.
Commands used to collect/modify usage data
VDM/UIC_COLLECT Collect UIC data for later analysis
/DISK=()
VDM/DIR_COLLECT Collect directory data for later analysis
/DISK=()
VDM/QUOTA_COLLECT Update quotas for later analysis
/DISK=()
VDM/RESET Reset minimum, maximum and/or average files in the specified data files
/DATA_FILE=data_file_spec
/VALUE=value_spec
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VDM/REPORT=FILES Special files report that is generated during data collection or by using the special VDM_COM:FILE_REPORT.COM |
Commands used to report previously collected data
VDM/REPORT=CAPACITY Generate capacity planning report
/CURRENT=current_date
/DISK=()
/PERIOD=n
/LEVEL=n
/MAXIMUM=n
/MINIMUM=n
/OUTPUT=file_specification
/PREVIOUS=previous_date
/RATE=n
/SIZE=n
/SEQUENCE=(username|uic|account|owner|group|directory|disk)
/SUMMARY
/USAGE=x
VDM/REPORT=CURRENT Generate current usage report
/CURRENT=current_date
/DISK=()
/EXCEPTION
/LARGE_CHANGE=n
/LEVEL=n
/NEAR_QUOTA=n
/OUTPUT=file_specification
/PREVIOUS=previous_date
/SEQUENCE=(username|uic|account|owner|group|directory|disk|detail)
/SIZE=n
/SUMMARY
/USAGE=x
VDM/REPORT=TREE
/DISK=()
/INDENT
/LEVEL=n
Reports that do not depend on previously collected data
VDM/REPORT=(ACE|LARGE_FILES|PROTECTION|SIZE)
/ACE=(Access Control Entry)
/ALLOCATED=n|n:n|:n|n:
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/BACKUP /BEFORE=date_range OR /SINCE=date_range |
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/CREATED /BEFORE=date_range OR /SINCE=date_range |
/DCL
/DISK=()
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/EXPIRED /BEFORE=date_range OR /SINCE=date_range |
/FILE=filespec
/FLAGS=flags
/FRAGMENTS=n|n:n|:n|n:
/MATCH=AND|OR
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/MODIFIED /BEFORE=date_range OR /SINCE=date_range |
/NUM_FILES=n
/ORGANIZATION=SEQUENTIAL|INDEXED|RELATIVE
/OUTPUT=filespec
/OWNER=UIC
/PROTECTION=(protection entry)
/SIZE=n|n:n|:n|n:
/STATISTICS
/TITLE=”report title”
/TYPE=ASCII|NUMERIC
/UNUSED=n|n:n|:n|n:
/USED=n|n:n|:n|n:
VDM/REPORT=UNAUTHORIZED
/DISK=()
/TITLE=”report title”
/TYPE=ASCII|NUMERIC
No other qualifiers can be present.
HELP VDM Access VDM help if installed into system help library.
HELP @VDM Access VDM help if installed into user help library.
VDM/MONITOR commands
VDM/MONITOR/START Start the VDM/MONITOR program
/START can only be issued once. If VDM/MONITOR is already running, /START results in an error message. The other qualifiers can be issued at any time.
/ACTIVE Submit cleanup procedures
/BROADCAST Send message to users
/CONSOLE Log activities to central operator
/DISK=DEFAULT Use to modify default disk record
/DISK=(device_name[,...]) Specify disk drives
/INTERVAL=minutes Set interval between free space checks
/LIST=filename List VDM/MONITOR parameters
/LOG Close log file and start a new one
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/MAIL=username/distribution list Define users to receive mail messages |
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/PANIC=(threshold_clause) Define second free space threshold |
/WORRY=(threshold_clause) Define first free space threshold
/NOACTIVE Stop submission of procedures
/NOBROADCAST Stop message broadcast to users
/NOCONSOLE Stop logging activity to the console
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/NODISK=(device_name[,...]) Remove disk from list to be checked |
/NOLOG Stop logging activity to the log file
/NOMAIL Don't send mail messages
VDM/MONITOR/STOP Stop the VDM/MONITOR program.
HELP VDM/MONITOR Access the on_line help information.
GO commands
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GO Display a list of sub_directories |
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GO directory_spec Change to a new directory |
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GO .directory_spec Change to a new sub-directory |
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GO disk_drive: Change to a new sub-directory |
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GO node_name:: Change to a new sub-directory |
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HELP GO Access the on_line help information |
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GO/HOME Go back to sys$login directory* |
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GO/POP Go to previous directory* |
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GO/TOP Go to highest directory level in current directory* |
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GO/UP Go up one directory level* |
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GO/DISK Display a directory tree for the current drive* |
*Most Go users create one word symbols for these commands such as home, pop, top, up and tree. For examples see the commands procedures GO_1.COM, GO_2.COM and GO_3.COM in the VDM_COM directory.