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Edit Access ....Edits the Access rights for the named directories and
files.
CName arg1 arg2 ....Changes the Name of 'arg1' to 'arg2'. The arguments can
be files or directories.
LD ....The List Directory command has several arguments that
allow for controlled listing format and selection of entries.
Attach arg ....allows you to Attach to the directory 'arg' with the
access rights specified in the directory Access Control List.
DOWN <arg> ....allows you to go 'DOWN into' a sub-ufd (directory). You
can specify which one of several sub-ufds to descend into
with the optional 'arg'.
UP <arg> ....allows you to go 'UP into' a higher ufd (directory). You
can specify which one of several to climb into with the
optional 'arg'.
WHERE ....Displays what the current directory attach point is and
your access rights.
CREATE arg ....CREATES a new sub-directory as specified by 'arg'.
COPY arg1 arg2 ....COPIES the file or directory specified by 'arg1' into a
file by the same name specified by 'arg2'. Both 'arg1' and
'arg2' can be filename with the SPOOL command, whose format
is:
SPOOL filename -AT destination
where filename is the name of the file you want printed, and
destination is the name of the printer where you want the
file printed. For example if you want the file 'HACK.FTN'
printed at the destination 'LIB' type:
SPOOL HACK.FTN -AT LIB
PRIMOS then gives you some information telling you that the file named was
SPOOLed and the length of the file in PRIMOS records. To see the entries in
the SPOOL queue, type:
SPOOL -LIST
PRIMOS then lists out all the files waiting to be printed on the printers on
your login system. Also included in this information will be the filename of
the files waiting to print, the login account name of the user who SPOOLed the
file, the time that the file was SPOOLed, the size of the file in PRIMOS
records, and the printer name where the file is to print.
Changing The Password Of An Account:
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If you wish to change the password to your newly acquired account you must use
the 'CPW' command (Change PassWord). To do this enter the current password on
the command line followed by RETURN. PRIMOS will then prompt you for your
desired NEW password and then ask you to confirm your NEW password. To change
your password of 'JOE' to 'SCHMOE' then type:
OK, (system)
CPW JOE (you)
New Password? (system)
You can save a copy of your terminal session by using the COMO (COMmand
Output) command. When you type:
COMO filename
Everything which is typed or displayed on your terminal is saved (recorded)
into the filename on the command line (filename). If a file by the same name
exists, then that file will be REPLACED with NO WARNING GIVEN! When you have
finished doing whatever it was you wanted a hardcopy of, you type:
COMO -End
which will stop recording your session and will close the COMO file. You can
now print the COMO file using the SPOOL command as stated earlier.
Conclusion:
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This concludes this first file on PRIMOS. Please remember this file is
written primarily for beginners, and some of the text may have seemed BORING!
However, this filewaswrittenin a verbose fashion to FULLYINTRODUCEPRIMOS
to beginners. Part II will deal with more the several languages on PRIMOS and
some other commands.
Author's Endnote:
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I would like to thank the following people for the help in writing this file:
AMADEUS (an oldie who is LONG GONE!)
The University Of Kentucky
State University Of New York (SUNY) Primenet
And countless others.....
Questions, threats, or suggestions to direct towards me, I can be found on any
of the following: