TCL-II commands are commands that access files. The name of the file must be supplied along with a list of one or more item-IDs.
Format
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command [DICT] filename [item-list | *] [(options)] |
Parameter(s)
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DICT |
Modifier that specifies the dictionary of the file. The name of a file must immediately follow the command as the first parameter on the command line. |
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item-list |
List of individual item-IDs, each separated by a blank space or surrounded in quotes. item-list is optional when a select-list is available. |
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* |
Can be specified in place of item-list to indicate all items in the file. If an item-ID contains blanks or parentheses, it must be surrounded by single quotes. |
Listed below are several general-purpose TCL-II commands.
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COPY |
Copies an item to a new name in current file or creates an item in other. |
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file.RENAME |
Changes the name of a file. |
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DOC-EDIT or DE |
Invokes the screen-oriented Editor. |
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EDIT or ED |
Invokes the line-oriented Editor. |
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FIND |
Selects items in a file that contain specified string. |
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GROUP |
Provides a report showing the distribution of items across groups. |
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ITEM |
Lists statistics for group to which an item hashes. |
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NSELECT |
Uses a current select-list to search a file and creates a select-list containing items not found in the file. |
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PRINT-ERR |
Invokes System Message processor. |
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QSELECT |
Creates a select-list containing data from specified attributes instead of item-IDs. |
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