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--- vintage_systems:openvms [2024/10/22 04:32] – created papa
+++ vintage_systems:openvms [2024/10/22 05:05] (current) – papa
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 Long commands can be abbreviated to their shortest unique prefix (usually 3-4 characters).
-To continue with this introduction, type the name (or abbreviation) of the information listed below that you wish to see at the "... Subtopic?" prompt and press Enter.
-To leave HELP, press Ctrl/Z. To end your OpenVMS session, first leave HELP, then enter the command LOGOUT at the DCL prompt.
 ===== Identifying Files =====
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 You can identify files in your default directory as follows:
-  file-name.file-type;version              (For example: MY_FILE.TXT;1)
+  file-name.file-type;version
+(For example: ''MY_FILE.TXT;1'')
 |file-name|can be up to 39 characters long using A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, -, ~, or $. (File names may not start with "-".)|
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 Files outside your default directory can be identified as follows:
   device:[directory]file-name.file-type;version
-               (For example: $4$DKA0:[USER.PAPA.SHARE.DOC]VMSMAGIC.TXT)
+(For example: ''$4$DKA0:[USER.PAPA.SHARE.DOC]VMSMAGIC.TXT'')
 |device|is the disk drive where the file is stored.|
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 Logical names can be used as a shortcut to a device and directory:
-  logical:file-name.file-type;version     (For example: USER:LOGIN.COM)
+  logical:file-name.file-type;version
+(For example: ''USER:LOGIN.COM'')
 ==== Wildcards ====
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   HELP topic subtopic ...
+===== Further Reading =====
+  * Giorgio P. Ingargiola, Kenneth B. Sall, John Fowler. [[http://web.archive.org/web/20000614060453/http://dg3.chemie.uni-konstanz.de/www/fb/prghlp/VMS_PRIMER.HTML|VMS Mini-Primer]]. Accessed 22-OCT-2024.
+  * Bob DuCharme. [[https://www.snee.com/bob/opsys/part3vms.pdf|"Part 3: OpenVMS"]], in Fake Your Way Through Minis and Mainframes. Accessed 22-OCT-2024.