User`s guide
Preface
Document Structure
This manual is divided into the following two parts:
• Part I, Using RT–11 Commands, describes how to use the RT–11 command
language.
• Part II, Command Descriptions, alphabetically describes individual RT–11
commands.
Audience
This manual, written for users of the RT–11 operating system, describes the DCL
commands used by the operating system.
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual.
Convention Meaning
Black print In examples, black print indicates output lines or
prompting characters that the system displays. For
example:
.BACKUP/INITIALIZE DL0:F*.FOR DU1:WRK
Mount output volume in DU1:; continue? Y
Red print In examples, red print indicates user input.
Braces ({ }) In command syntax examples, braces enclose options that
are mutually exclusive. You can choose only one option
from the group of options that appears in braces.
Brackets ([ ]) Square brackets in a format line represent optional
parameters, qualifiers, or values.
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