PROCESS-STATUS Command

The PROCESS-STATUS command displays the status of a process or range of processes.

Format

PROCESS-STATUS [m [-n]] [(P)

Parameter(s)

options

The following options are supported:

m

Beginning process number.

n

Ending process number.

Description

A sample display of the status of three processes is shown below:

>PROCESS-STATUS 0-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROCESS

LINK

TANDEM

TA

ECHO

BREAK

SLEEP

INPUT

DEBUG

000

000

003

ON

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

001*

001

BY 012

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

002

002

 

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

ON

Process status fields are as follows:

PROCESS

Process number for which the status is displayed (your process will be displayed with a *

LINK

Number of the line linked to this process. If no line is linked to this process, the field remains blank.

TANDEM

If the process is being TANDEMed by another process, the word BY and the TANDEMing process number are displayed (as shown in the above example). If the process is TANDEMing another process, the number of the process being TANDEMed is displayed.

TA

Status of the TYPE-AHEAD feature, which allows you to type up to 127 characters, is displayed: ON or OFF. This buffer is used by the system to satisfy calls for input. Once the buffer is empty, the system will wait for terminal input (up to 127 characters).

ECHO

Status of the ECHO feature, which displays all characters input on the specified process, is displayed: ON or OFF.

BREAK

This field displays ON if the BREAK key is enabled, otherwise OFF is displayed.

SLEEP

This field displays ON if the process is SLEEPING, otherwise OFF is displayed.

INPUT

Status of the INPUT flag is displayed: ON or OFF.

DEBUG

If the process is in the system DEBUGGER, ON is displayed, otherwise OFF is displayed.