User's Guide

STATUS

DITTO command -- Display status of DITTO input/output devices

Function:

Displays the status of the input and output devices currently allocated to the DITTO program. The displayed information includes the disk file name, physical tape drive, record and block sizes, type of records, and the current position of the device (record and file number).

Parameters:

PRINT(TERM)
Output destination. The destination of the output.


  = TERM:      Terminal.  Output is sent to the
               user's terminal.
  = LP:        Line printer.  Output is sent to the 
               printer defined by $PRINTER.
  = Filename:  User-supplied filename.  Output is 
               sent to the user-supplied file with 
               the extension ".prt".

Example:

  1. DITTO> status

    The user has requested the status of the input/output DITTO devices.

Description/Algorithm:

The global variables for the input and output DITTO devices are written to the terminal in a readable form.

Nonfatal Error Messages:

    None.

Fatal Error Messages:

    None.

User Note:

    None.