MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List X
Commands SAVE thru SHUTQ
Operation Notes
Prints current time and date, as indicated by system clock.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing
Break
has no effect on this command.
Example
To display the time and date, enter:
SHOWTIME
MON, JUL 24, 1987, 8:47 AM
Related Information
Commands SETCLOCK, SHOWCLOCK
Manuals None
SHOWVAR
Displays specific variable names and their current values. (Native Mode)
Syntax
SHOWVAR[ varid] [ ,varid] ... [ ,varid]
[job= jobID]
[;USER | HP | ANY]
Parameters
varid The name of the variable for which the current value is to be displayed.
jobid The job or session number who’s variables are to be displayed. Example:
#J123 or S4321. SM capability is required to see the variables from
another job or session. Only user-defined variables are visible when
“jobID” is specified. It is recommended to always specify the USER option
when using JOB=. This adds clarity to scripts and job streams, and
preserves their functionality should JOB= be enhanced to display
predefined variables.
USER Selects only the user-defined variables matching each
varid . USER is the
default when
varid is omitted. It is recommended to use USER in
conjunction with JOB=, see the note above.
HP Selects only the predefined HP variables matching each
varid .
ANY Allows all variables matching
varid to be seen. ANY is the default when
one or more
varid s are supplied, as long as jobid is not specified>
Operation Notes
This command displays to $STDLIST the variables specified and their values. It displays
information in the format :