ORDER Use the ORDER command to place closed spool files (of a specified device
type) in a different order. You may deter.ine via the QUERY co.mand the
filename, filetype, originating userid, and other attributes of all of your files. The format of the ORDER command is: ORDer I r , {Reader } {CLaSS c1 CLass C2 ••• } 1 I luseridl Printer spoolid1 spoolid2 1 I ISYSTEMI PUnch I L .J ' lSequencing may be done with the ORDER command using a coabination of "CLASS c" specifications and spoolid specifications. For exaaple ORDER PRINTER CLASS 1 1963 CLASS C
specifies that printer files will be processed in the following
order: all Class A files, the file with the spoolid 1963, all Class
C files. userid SYSTEM READER RDR PRINTER PRT PUNCH PCH CLASS c
spoolid
allows the spooling operator to manipulate the spool files for
a particular user.
allows the spooling operator to manipulate all spool in
the system, regardless of userid.
orders the reader files.
orders the printer files.
orders the punch files.
orders the files by their class. "c" specifies class
designations for input and output spool files. This
specification allows files to be placed in the order of
classes specified by CLASS c1, CLASS c2, and so forth. c is a
one-character alphameric field with values that extend from I to z and fro. 0 to 9.
processes the files in the order in which the spoolids are
given. FILES ORDERED is the response to the user who issued the ORDER command. Section 3. CP Commands 117

PURGE Use the PURGE command to remove closed spool files from the system before they are printed or pnnched b! the spooling devices, or before they are read by a user. The spooling operator can purge any file in the system. Any file can be purged, regardless of its status, as long as it
has not been selected for processing. The format of the PURGE com.and is: PURge I r , I luserid I I ISYSTE!! I I L I 1 Reader
Printer PUnch ALL r I I I L ]( ALL Class c1 Class c2 ... , spoolid1 spoolid2
'Purging may be done using a combination of CLASS c and spoolid
specifications. For example: PURGE PRIITER CLASS A 1932 CLASS D 619
specifies that all class A and class D files and files with spoolid
1932 and 619 are to be purged.
userid SYSTE! BEIDBR PRIITER PUBCH is the user identification for the user whose spool files are
to be purged.
allows the spooling operator to purge all files on the system, regardless of userid.
purges the reader file. Optionally, the reader files may be
purged by class or spoolid.
purges the printer files. Optionally, the printer files may be purged by class or spoolid.
purges the punch files. Optionally, the punch files may be
purged by class or spoolid.
iLL purges all the files; all operands that follow it, if
specified, are ignored. If ALL follcws READER, PRIITER, or PUleS, only the files for that device type are purged. CLISS c
spoolid
purges the files of the specified class, for the specified
device type.
purges the files of the specified spool identification, for
the specified device type.
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