Alpha and OpenVMS

To return to the default directory, do;

SET DEF DFCROOT:[000000]

or SET DEF [-] 

DIR *.DIR

Shows all sub directories.

DIR /SIZE/DATE

Shows file size and date attributes.

 

To change to a directory normally do;

SET DEF [dir_name] or [dir_name.sub_dir_name]

where a directory is denoted by a .DIR extension.

Random stuff;

@SYS$UPDATE:VMSLICENSE.COM

See also here

To configure TCPIP, do @TCPIP$CONFIG

To start networking at boot time, add the following to STARTUP_VMS.COM by doing EDIT STARTUP_VMS.COM

@SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$STARTUP

A note on the Alpha, TCPIP PING doesn't seem to work, however see UCX HELP

DELETE FILE.EXT;5

Deletes FILE.EXT version 5

PURGE /KEEP=100 FILE.EXT

Deletes FILE.EXT, keeping the 100 latest versions of the file.

 

To INITIALIZE a DISK;

INITIALIZE HN1$DKA100 DATA

where the output of SHOW DEVICE shows HN1$DKA100 UNDER Name.

Afterwords, we can mount the disk as;

MOUNT DKA100 DATA where DATA is the label

To mount a CDROM showing as DKA100, use;

MOUNT /override=ident DKA100