MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List VII
Commands MOUNT thru OUTFENCE
Refer to the Native Mode Spooler Reference Manual (32650-90166) for
more discussion on globally enabling and disabling spooling queues.
Use the @ option without any other parameter. The SHOW option entered
with the @ option returns an error.
Operation Notes
The OPENQ command enables the operator to control the spool queue of a specified device or
all devices of a device class without affecting the operation of spooler processes. It also
gives the operator access to spool queues for which no spooler or physical device exists.
Spoolfiles can be created faster than they are processed. You may want to issue a SHUTQ
command, to clear the backlog of files in the queue, and then reopen it with an OPENQ
command when the queue is clear.
The OPENQ command also serves as an option to the STOPSPOOL and SPOOLER commands.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing
Break
has no effect on this command. It may be executed only from the console unless distributed
to users with the ALLOW or ASSOCIATE command.
Example
To open the spool queue for logical device 6, enter:
OPENQ 6
To show the state of queues and other information about the specified device, enter:
OPENQ 6;SHOW
NOTE Classes are collections of devices, so operations (such as OPENQ) on a device
class are applied to all devices in the class. Thus, if class LP consists of LDEVs
6, 11, and 19:
OPENQ 6 opens spool queues for LDEV 6
OPENQ LP opens spool queues for LDEVs 6, 11, and 19
Related Information
Commands STOPSPOOL, SHUTQ, SPOOLER
Manuals Performing System Operation Tasks
OPTION
Modifies the runtime environment of user-defined commands and command files. It is used
within the body of a user command to set up and change the environment dynamically.
(Native Mode)
NOTE Be sure to distinguish between the OPTION command and OPTION used in the