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Parameters

Qualifiers

Examples

/ECHO

/IF_STATE

/LOCK_STATE

/SET_STATE

/TERMINATE

MCR SYSMAN DEFINE — VMS 5.4-3

   Defines a key to execute a SYSMAN command. This enables you to
   press the key to enter a command, instead of typing the command
   name.

   When you exit from SYSMAN, any SYSMAN key definitions you
   established will be lost unless you define them in the SYSMAN
   initialization file .

   Format

     DEFINE/KEY  key-name string

Additional information available:

ParametersQualifiersExamples

Parameters

key-name
   Specifies the name of the key you are defining. Use the key names
   in Table SM-1, when defining keys.

   Table SM-1 Key Names in SYSMAN

   Key name              VT100       VT52        LK201

   PF1                   PF1         red key     PF1

   PF2                   PF2         blue key    PF2

   PF3                   PF3         black key   PF3

   PF4                   PF4         -           PF4

   KP0, KP1-KP9          keypad 0-9  keypad 0-9  keypad 0-9

   PERIOD                period key  period key  period key

   COMMA                 comma key   comma key   comma key

   MINUS                 minus key   minus key   minus key

   ENTER                 ENTER key   ENTER key   ENTER key

   UP, DOWN, LEFT,       arrow keys  arrow keys  arrow keys
   RIGHT

   FIND, INSERT_HERE     -           -           Find, Insert Here

   REMOVE, SELECT        -           -           Remove, Select

   PREV_SCREEN           -           -           Previous Screen

   NEXT_SCREEN           -           -           Next Screen

   HELP, DO              -           -           Help, Do

   F6-F10, F11-F14       -           -           Function Keys

   F17-F20               -           -           Function Keys

string
   Specifies the string you want entered when you press the defined
   key. For example, you can define string as the SYSMAN command SHOW
   ENVIRONMENT or SHOW PROFILE.

Qualifiers

Additional information available:

/ECHO/IF_STATE/LOCK_STATE/SET_STATE/TERMINATE

/ECHO

      /ECHO (default)
      /NOECHO

   Specifies whether the command line is echoed after you press the
   defined key. Note that you cannot define a key using both the
   /NOECHO and /NOTERMINATE qualifiers.

/IF_STATE

      /IF_STATE=state_list
      /NOIF_STATE

   Specifies a list of states, any one of which must be set in order
   to enable the specified key definition. If you omit or negate this
   qualifier, the current state prevails.

/LOCK_STATE

      /LOCK_STATE
      /NOLOCK_STATE (default)

   Retains the state specified by the /SET_STATE qualifier until you
   use the /SET_STATE qualifier again to change it.

/SET_STATE

      /SET_STATE
      /NOSET_STATE

   Associates a state with the key you are defining. A state name can
   be any alphanumeric string. If you omit or negate this qualifier,
   the current state remains unchanged. You cannot define a key using
   both the /SET_STATE and /TERMINATE qualifiers.

/TERMINATE

      /TERMINATE
      /NOTERMINATE

   Determines whether the specified command string executes when
   you press the key. When you use /NOTERMINATE, you must press the
   Return key to execute the command string. You cannot define a key
   using both the /SET_STATE and /TERMINATE qualifiers.

Examples

   1.  SYSMAN> DEFINE /KEY PF1 "SHOW PROFILE"

     This example shows how to define the keypad key PF1 as the
     SYSMAN command SHOW PROFILE. To execute the SHOW PROFILE
     command, press PF1 and then the Return key.

   2.  SYSMAN> DEFINE /KEY KP0 /TERMINATE "CONFIGURATION SHOW TIME"

     This example shows how to define the keypad key 0 as the
     CONFIGURATION SHOW TIME command. The /TERMINATE qualifier
     causes the SYSMAN command to execute when you press keypad key
     0 without having to press Return.

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