CA. -- Catch-all task



The catch-all task provides the following commands, in addition  to  those
provided by MCR:


          DIR xxx   Same as PIP xxx/LI.

          TYP xxx   Same as PIP TI:=xxx.

          DEL xxx   Same as PIP xxx/DE.

          PUR xxx Same as PIP xxx/PU

          CHD g,m   Same as SET /UIC=[g,m].

          CHD m     Same as SET /UIC=[g,m], where g is the  group  of  the
                    default UIC.

          SHD xxx   Displays login device and UIC, and default device  and
                    UIC.

          CA. xxx   Print CA. version number and date.

          ED xxx    EDT xxx,dd:[g,m]EDTINI.EDT.  This executes EDT with an
                    initializer  file.  The selection of this file is same
                    as for TSK, CMD, and TEC files described below.


When the command given is not recognized as one of the above commands, the
catch-all  task searches for a file whose name matches the first "word" of
the command given, and has a file type (extension) of  TSK,  CMD  or  TEC.
First your login UIC (actually protection UIC) is searched on SY0:, and if
this fails the system UIC's are searched.  If the command

          file parameters

is given, and the file "file" is found on  directory  "dd:[g,m]",  then  a
command is executed, depending on the extension of the file found:

     TSK    RUN dd:[g,m]file/TASK=filTn/CMD="file parameters"

     CMD    CAT @dd:[g,m]file parameters

     TEC    RUN $TEC/task=filTn/CMD="MUN file parameters"

Any command processed by the catch-all task may be preceded by  a  greater
than  sign, ">" or a question mark, "?".  When the ">" is used the command
is displayed before it is executed.  When the "?" is used, the command  is
displayed, but not executed.  

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Some commands available from any UIC:


     AFTER  <task> <command>

            Waits for  <task>  to  complete,  then  executes  the  command
            specified.

     BEEP   Rings the bell at your terminal.

     RCASE  <filename>

            This command is an aid to getting rid of the  case  conversion
            characters  in  old runoff files.  It creates a new version of
            the file with case converted and case characters removed.   It
            does a fairly good job, but some changes may be required after
            running RCASE (.LOWER CASE commands must be removed, etc.).

     REPEAT <count> <command>

            This command executes <command>, <count> times.

     The default EDTINI.EDT file  starts  editting  in  character  (screen
            editting) mode and defines the following keys:


     GOLD E    Exit (same as CTRL Z, followed by EXIT).

     GOLD Q    Quit.

     GOLD I    Include file.  User is prompted for the file  name  at  the
               bottom of the screen (a la SEARCH command).

     GOLD S    Save file.  User is prompted  for  the  file  name  at  the
               bottom  of  the screen.  Saves the area selected (using the
               "." keypad key) to the named file.