PMDF User's Guide
OpenVMS Edition
8.1 Getting Started
To invoke PMDF MAIL, issue the DCL command
Exit PMDF MAIL with the EXIT or QUIT commands. Pressing CTRL/Z at the
EMAIL> prompt will also exit you from PMDF MAIL.
While entering commands to the EMAIL> prompt, the following command
interaction features are available:
- Command abbreviation: commands can be abbreviated to
their simplest, unambiguous form.
- Command completion: use the [TAB] key to
automatically complete a command. If the command is ambiguous, it will
be completed to the fullest extent possible.
- Command querying: at any point while entering a command,
a question mark, ?, can be entered to obtain immediate help on what to
do next or what options are available.
- Input files: command files can be input and executed by
using the command
<infile with
infile the name of the file to input. When two
angle brackets are used, <<infile, the commands
read from the input file will not be echoed as they are executed.
- Logging: your session can be logged to an output file by
using the command
>outfile with
outfile the name of the log file. All commands
you enter and information printed by PMDF MAIL will be written to the
log file. To log only the commands you type, use the command
>>outfile.
To obtain help on individual commands, enter HELP at the EMAIL>
prompt. With the HELP command you can obtain detailed descriptions of
each command. To obtain a list of the available commands, simply press
the [] ? key. You can use this key at any point while
entering commands. PMDF MAIL will respond with a list of your available
options.