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VAX VMS 7.3 Survival Guide

The OpenVMS 7.3 User Manual can be found at https://livingcomputers.org/UI/UserDocs/OpenVMS-7-3/1_VMS_User_Manual.pdf. This provides details on logging in and using the system.

Basic User commands:

$ is the DCL (command) prompt for VMS.

help

Invokes VMS's extensive on-line help system

    Example:
   
    // Get help on the DIRECTORY command: //
    $ help dir

||logout||Logs out of the system and disconnects.||

dir

(short for “directory) Displays the contents of the current (default) directory

    Example:
    
    // Show the contents of the default directory //
    $ dir
    
    Directory SYS$SYSDEVICE:[USER.JDERSCH]
    LOGIN.COM;1     HELLO.TXT;1
    TCPIP$FTP_SERVER.LOG;4                  TCPIP$FTP_SERVER.LOG;3
    TCPIP$FTP_SERVER.LOG;2                  TCPIP$FTP_SERVER.LOG;1

set default		Sets the current default directory for file operations
show system		Displays statistics about the system
delete		Delete a file
copy		Copy a file

    Examples: 
    
    $ copy HELLO.TXT HELLO_COPY.TXT
    $ delete HELLO_COPY.TXT

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