NAME
DESCRIPTION
Following is a list of DM commands sorted by function.
CURSOR CONTROL COMMANDS:
al Move cursor left 1 character position.
ar Move cursor right 1 character position.
ad Move cursor down 1 line.
au Move cursor up one line.
as x y Set scale factors for arrow keys, in raster units.
curs [-on|-off]
Enable/disable cursor positioning via tn.
tl Move cursor to the left edge of the pad.
tr Move cursor to the end of the line.
tt Move cursor to top edge of the window.
twb {-l|-r|-t|-b}
Move cursor to the specified window border.
th Move cursor right to the next horizontal tab stop.
thl Move cursor left to the next horizontal tab stop.
tdm Move cursor to the Display Manager's input window.
tlw Move cursor to the previous window.
tn Move cursor to the next window on the display.
tni Move cursor to next unobscured icon on the display.
ti Move cursor to the next window in which input is enabled.
PROCESS CREATION COMMANDS:
cp [-i|-c char] pathname [-n process_name] [args...]]
Create a new process, input and transcript pads, and associated
windows; the process executes pathname; -i makes the window an icon;
-c specifies the icon character; -n names the process.
cpo pathname [-n process_name [args...]]
Create a process and execute pathname; do not create pads or
windows.
cps pathname [-n process_name [args...]]
Like cpo, except assign the process the SID 'user.server.none'.
PROCESS CONTROL COMMANDS:
dq [-s|-b|-c nn]
Cause a quit fault, which normally terminates program execution; -s
also stops the process; -b blasts the process, -c generates an
arbitrary asynchronous fault with the specified hex status code.
ds Suspend execution of the process.
dc Continue execution of a suspended process.
WINDOW/PAD CREATION COMMANDS:
ce pathname
Create an edit pad and associated window.
cv pathname
Create a view, that is, a read only edit pad.
WINDOW CONTROL COMMANDS:
wg Grow or shrink a window.
wge Grow or shrink a window with feedback.
wm Move a window.
wme Move a window with feedback.
wp [window_name|group_name] [-t|-b]
Push (named) window (or window group) to bottom of pile if
unobscured, else pop to top. -t and -b will force a window to the
bottom or to the top.
wc [-f] [-q] [-a] [-s]
Close (delete) a window. Use -a to automatically close and delete a
window after a ^Z and -s to reverse auto-close mode.
wa [-on|-off]
Toggle auto-hold mode.
ws [-on|-off]
Toggle window-at-a-time scroll mode.
wh [-on|-off]
Toggle hold mode.
wdf [n] Set the n'th default window creation boundaries.
PAD CONTROL COMMANDS:
pb Move the bottom of the pad into window.
pt Move the top of the pad into window.
pp [-]n Move the pad forward [backward] n pages (n may be decimal fraction).
pv [-]n Move the pad forward [backward] n lines (n may be decimal fraction).
ph [-]n Move the pad n character positions horizontally (n may be decimal
fraction).
pn pathname
Save the pad under pathname (transcript pads only).
WINDOW GROUP AND ICON COMMANDS:
icon [entry_name] [-i] [-w] [-c 'char']
Make a window or group of windows into an icon(s).
wi [entry_name] [-i] [-w]
Make a window or group of windows invisible.
wgra group_name [entry_name]
Add a window to a group of windows.
wgrr group_name [entry_name]
Remove a window from a group of windows.
cpb group_name
Display a list of the windows in a group.
idf Set icon positioning vector.
PAD EDITING COMMANDS:
Set modes:
ro [-on|-off]
Change pad from write to read-only mode or vice versa.
ei [-on|-off]
Change from insert to overstrike mode or vice versa.
Insert text:
es 'string'
Insert 'string' at the current cursor position.
en Insert a new line character.
er nn Send raw hexadecimal data byte nn to user program.
eef Insert a stream end-of-file indicator.
Delete text:
ee Delete the character immediately preceding the cursor.
Cut and Paste:
xc [-r] [-f pathname | name]
Copy text into a paste buffer or file.
xd [-r] [-f pathname | name]
Copy text into a paste buffer or file and delete text.
xp [-r] [-f pathname | name]
Insert contents of paste buffer or file into pad.
xi [-f pathname]
Copy display image to graphics map file for above cut and paste
commands. Use -f to specify a file name.
Search:
/regular exp/
Search forward in the pad for a string which matches the regular
expression; for help on regular expressions, type help patterns.
\regular exp\
search backward in the pad for a string which matches the regular
expression .
// or \\ repeat last search forward or backward.
sq abort search.
sc [-on|-off]
enable/disable case sensitivity for searches.
Substitute:
s/re/replace/
Substitute the replacement text for all strings in the range which
match the regular expression .
so/re/replace/
substitute the replacement text for the first string in each line in
the range which matches the regular expression.
Miscellaneous:
undo undo file changes in an input pad or an edit pad; successive undos
will undo further back in history.
pw write edit pad to new file, but don't close pad or delete window.
echo [-r] If a grow/move is in progress, then end feedback. Else begin text
highlighting feedback if the cursor is on text.
abrt Abort text or window feedback, abort a search, or clear mark stack.
case [-u|-l|-s]
Change the case of the letters in a marked text range.
-s Switch to inverse case (default)
-u Change to upper case
-l Change to lower case
KEY DEFINITION COMMANDS:
kd key [[def] ke]
Set or display a DM key definition.
kbd n Declare keyboard type; n must be '3' if your node has a Domain
Programmable Keyboard (with numeric keypad); n must be '2' if your
node has a Low Profile Keyboard; n must be ' ' if your node has an
880 keyboard; this command is only valid during node boot
&'prompt' Write the optional prompt string in the input pad, then read a line
of input
DISPLAY MANAGEMENT COMMANDS:
Login/Logout:
l pers [group [org]]
Login (valid only when logged out); the 'l' is optional when
preceded by the "login:" prompt.
lo [-f] Logout (valid only when logged in)
ex Exit DM to boot shell.
shut [-f] Shutdown the system
Place/Clear Marks:
dr Place a mark (for window control or cut and paste).
gm Go to mark.
cms Clear mark stack.
rm Push last mark back on the stack.
Miscellaneous:
= Display line, column number, and x,y pixel values of current cursor
position.
aa Acknowledge DM alarm.
ap Acknowledge DM alarm and pop the associated window .
bl [-i|-c] [l_char] [r_char]
Check and/or balance delimiting characters.
env var [value]
Set or display an environment variable; setting an environment
variable is only valid during login startup.
bgc [-on|-off]
Turn on or off the gray scale background color (monochrome monitor).
inv [-on|-off]
Invert the screen to black on white, or vice-versa (monochrome
monitor).
mono [-on|-off]
Enable/disable monochrome mode (color monitor).
msg 'string'
Display a message in the DM output window. rs Refresh the entire
screen.
rw [-r] Refresh current window; -r option reenables window.
fl pathname [-i]
Load a font to be used in later pads; -i indicates an icon font.
cmdf pathname
Execute DM script.