From 40e5a5811c6ffce9b0974e93cdd927cbcf60c157 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Hunkeler Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:51:37 -0400 Subject: Repatch (from linux) of OSX IRAF --- pkg/system/doc/devstatus.hlp | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pkg/system/doc/devstatus.hlp (limited to 'pkg/system/doc/devstatus.hlp') diff --git a/pkg/system/doc/devstatus.hlp b/pkg/system/doc/devstatus.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bccd7ffe --- /dev/null +++ b/pkg/system/doc/devstatus.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +.help devstatus Jan86 system +.ih +NAME +devstatus -- print status information for a device +.ih +USAGE +devstatus device +.ih +PARAMETERS +.ls device +The device for which status information is requested. +.le +.ls verbose = no +Print additional system dependent device information (may not be implemented +on all systems). +.le +.ih +DESCRIPTION +\fBDevstatus\fR tells whether the named device has been allocated. +In the case of a magtape drive allocated to the current user, additional +information is printed noting the tape position and the type of operation +last performed. If the device is not currently allocated, i.e., available +for allocation, or if the device has already been allocated by another user, +one of the following messages is printed: + +.nf + device is not currently allocated + device is allocated to XXXX +.fi + +A list of the allocatable devices, including the host system names for the +devices, can be obtained by paging the file \fBdev$devices\fR providing +that file has been properly configure by the Site Manager at installation +time. The dev$tapecap file is used to define the tape devices available +on the system. +.ih +EXAMPLES + +1. Get status information for the logical tape drive "mta", which we have +just allocated. Note that the tape position is printed only if we are the +owner of the drive. + +.nf + cl> dev mtb + # Magtape unit `mta' allocated to `smith' Fri 12:04:16 07-Jan-86 + file = 1 + record = 1 + unit just allocated: no i/o has yet occurred +.fi + +.ih +BUGS +Information can only be requested for a single device at a time. +.ih +SEE ALSO +allocate, deallocate +.endhelp -- cgit