MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List I
Commands ABORT to BYE
Syntax
ABORTIO
ldev
=ABORTIO ldev
Parameters
ldev The logical device number of the device for which you intend to abort one
pending I/O request.
Operation Notes
This command aborts a single pending I/O request for the specified ldev. To delete all
queued I/O requests for a device, repeat the ABORTIO command until the following message
appears on the $STDLIST device:
NO I/O TO ABORT FOR DEVICE # ldev
Devices that are job-accepting or data-accepting always have outstanding READ requests
pending, due to the auto-recognition feature of MPE/iX. Use the ABORTIO command to
clear these pending input requests.
Sometimes, you may need to clear all outstanding I/O requests to allow proper execution of
other console commands including ABORTJOB, TAKE, DOWN, and REFUSE.
NOTE If the ABORTIO command is not effective from the system console, use the
=ABORTIO command. (You can only issue the
CTRL A =ABORTIO command from
the physical console.) Use the =ABORTIO command only when you cannot
execute the ABORTIO command.
Use
You may issue the ABORTIO command from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing
Break has no effect on this command. It is executable only from the console unless
distributed to users with the ALLOW or ASSOCIATE command.
The =ABORTIO console command cannot be issued from a job.