NitrOS-9 Commands Reference

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attr

Syntax:	attr filename [<opts>] [<perms>]
Usage:	Examine or change the security permissions of a file
Opts:
-perm	turn off specified permission
perm	turn on specified permission
-a	inhibit printing of attrs after change
Perms:
d	directory file
s	non-sharable file
r	read permit to owner
w	write permit to owner
e	execute permit to owner
pr	read permit to public
pw	write permit to public
pe	execute permit to public

backup

Syntax:	backup [<opts>] [<srcdev>] [<destdev>]
Usage:	Copies all data from one device to another
Opts:
e	exit if read error occurs
s	single disk backup
-v	do not verify writes

binex

Syntax:	binex <path1> <path2>
Usage:	Convert binary to S-record format

build

Syntax:	build <path>
Usage:	Builds short text files from standard input

calldbg

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cmp

Syntax:	cmp <path1> <path2>
Usage:	File comparison utility

cobbler

Syntax:	cobbler <devname>
Usage:	Creates NitrOS-9 boostrap file from current boot

copy

Syntax:	copy [<opts>] <srcpath> [<dstpath>] [<opts>]
Usage:	Copies files
Opts:
-a	abort on error
-p	don't print files copied (use with -w)
-r	rewrite destination
-s	single drive copy
-v	verify the copy
-w=<dir>	copy to <dir>
-x	copy from execution directory

cputype

Syntax:	cputype
Usage:	Displays type of CPU being used

date

Syntax:	date [<opts>]
Usage:	Displays current system date
Opts:
-t	display time also

dcheck

Syntax:	dcheck [<opts>] <devname>
Usage:	Check disk file structure
Opts:
-w=<path>	pathlist to directory for work files
-p	print pathlists for questionable clusters
-m	save allocation map work files
-b	suppress listing of unused clusters
-s	display count of files and directories only
-o	print options for dcheck

debug

Syntax:	debug
Usage:	Interactive debugger

ded

Syntax:	ded </device>
Usage:	Binary disk editor

deiniz

Syntax:	deiniz <devname> {<devname>}
Usage:	Detach one more devices

del

Syntax:	del [<opts>] <path> [<path>] [<opts>]
Usage:	Deletes one or more files
Opts:
-x	delete relative to execution directory

deldir

Syntax:	deldir <path>
Usage:	Deletes entire directories

devs

Syntax:	devs
Usage:	Displays IOMan's device table entries

dir

Syntax:	dir [<opts>] [<path>]
Usage:	Displays formatted list of the file names in a directory
Opts:
-e	extended directory listing
-x	execution directory

dirsort

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disasm

Syntax:	disasm [<opts>] [<pathlist>]
Usage:	6809/6309 disassembler
Opts:
-m	disassemble module in memory
-o	display other information
-s$ssss$eeee	indicate disassembly start and end addresses
-u	don't convert U/DP offsets to labels
-x	file is in execution directory
-z	disassemble from standard input

display

Syntax:	display <opts>
Usage:	Displays converted characters to standard output
Opts:
xx	hexademical
.xx	decimal byte
.Wxx	decimal word
/xx/	string
"xx"	string

dmode

Syntax:	dmode <devname> [<opts>]
Usage:	Displays or changes the parameters of an RBF device

dsave

Syntax:	dsave [<opts>] [<pathlist>]
Usage:	Generates procedure file to copy all files from the current directory to <pathlist>
Opts:
-b	make a system disk by using OS9Boot if present
-b=<path>	make system disk using <path> as source
-i	indent for directory levels
-l	do not process below the current directory level
-m	do not include makdir commands in procedure file
-r	force rewrite of file on copy
-s<num>	set copy size to <num>K
-v	verify copies

dump

Syntax:	dump [<opts>] [<path>] [<opts>]
Usage:	Formatted file dump in hexademical and ASCII
Opts:
-h	no header
-m	module in memory
-x	file in execution directory

echo

Syntax:	echo <text>
Usage:	Echo entered text to standard output

edit

Syntax:	edit [<path>]
Usage:	Standard line-oriented text editor

error

Syntax:	error [<errno>] [<errno> [...]]
Usage:	Outputs text error messages for given error numbers

exbin

Syntax:	exbin <path1> <path2>
Usage:	Converts S-Record format to binary

format

Syntax:	format <devname> [<opts>]
Usage:	Initializes a NitrOS-9 diskette
Opts:
R	Ready
L	Logical format only
	"disk name"
1/2	number of sides
	'No. of cylinders' (in decimal)
	:Interleave value: (in decimal)
	/Cluster size/ (in decimal)

free

Syntax:	free [<devname>]
Usage:	Displays number of free sectors on device

grfdrv

Syntax:	none
Usage:	Graphics driver module that needs to be loaded to handle graphics/windowing commands

help

Syntax:	help [<subject>] [<opts>]
Usage:	Gives online help to user and prompts if no subjects given

ident

Syntax:	ident [<opts>] <path> [<opts>]
Usage:	Displays header information of NitrOS-9 memory modules
Opts:
-m	module in memory
-s	short form
-v	don't verify CRC
-x	file in execution directory

iniz

Syntax:	iniz <devname> [<devname> [...]]
Usage:	Attaches one or more devices

irqs

Syntax:	irqs
Usage:	Displays interrupt table entries

link

Syntax:	link <modname>
Usage:	Links to a memory module

list

Syntax:	list <path> [<path> [...]]
Usage:	Lists the contents of text files

load

Syntax:	load <pathlist> [<pathlist> [...]]
Usage:	Loads modules into memory

login

Syntax:	login
Usage:	Timesharing system login

makdir

Syntax:	makdir <pathlist>
Usage:	Creates a new directory file

megaread

Syntax:	megaread </dev>
Usage:	Measures disk performance

mdir

Syntax:	mdir [<opts>]
Usage:	Displays the present memory module directory
Opts:
-e	prints extended module directory

merge

Syntax:	merge <path> [<path> [...]]
Usage:	Copies multiple input files to standard output
Opts:
-z	gets list of files from standard input

mfree

Syntax:	mfree
Usage:	Displays the amount of free memory

mpi

Syntax:	mpi
Usage:	Displays the presence of a Multi-Pak Interface

os9gen

Syntax:	os9gen devnam [<opts>]
Usage:	Creates and links a NitrOS-9 bootstrap file
Opts:
-s	single drive option
-t=<boottrack>	boot track file to use

padrom

Syntax:	padrom <padsize> <pathlist> [<devname>] [<opts>]
Usage:	Pads a file to <padsize> bytes
Opts:
-c=<char>	character to pad the file with (in hexadecimal)

park

Syntax:	park <devname> [<devname> [...]]
Usage:	Parks the heads on a hard disk drive

printerr

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procs

Syntax:	procs [<opts>]
Usage:	Displays a list of processes running in the system
Opts:
-e	displays all processes in the system

prompt

Syntax:	prompt <message>
Usage:	Prints <message> and waits for a key

pwd

Syntax:	pwd
Usage:	Prints the path to the current working directory

pxd

Syntax:	pxd
Usage:	Prints the path to the current execution directory
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rename

Syntax:	rename <pathlist> <filename>
Usage:	Gives the file or directory a new name

save

Syntax:	save <path> <modname> [<modname> [...]]
Usage:	Saves the memory module(s) to a file

setime

Syntax:	setime [yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss]
Usage:	Sets and activates the system clock

shellplus

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shell

Syntax:	shell [<arglist>]
Usage:	NitrOS-9 command interpreter

sleep

Syntax:	sleep <ticks>
Usage:	Suspends the current process for a period of time

tee

Syntax:	tee [<path>]
Usage:	Copy the standard input to multiple output paths

tmode

Syntax:	tmode [<path>] [<opts>]
Usage:	Displays or changes the operating parameters of the terminal

touch

Syntax:	touch [<opts>] <path> [<opts>]
Usage:	Updates the date of a file
Opts:
-c	don't create files
-q	don't quit on error
-x	search execution directory
-z	get files from standard input
-z=<file>	get files from <file>

tsmon

Syntax:	tsmon [<pathlist>]
Usage:	Timesharing monitor

tuneport

Syntax:	tuneport <device> <value>
Usage:	Adjusts the baud value for the serial port

unlink

Syntax:	unlink <modname> [<modname> [...]]
Usage:	Unlinks one or more modules from memory

verify

Syntax:	verify [<opts>]
Usage:	Verifies or updates the module header and CRC
Opts:
-u	update the module CRC

xmode

Syntax:	xmode <devname> [<opts>]
Usage:	Displays or changes the parameters of an SCF device

inetd

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telnet

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dw

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basic09

Syntax:	basic09
Usage:	Basic language interpreter

runb

Syntax:	runb <i-code module>
Usage:	Basic09 run-time package

gfx

Syntax:	RUN GFX(<func>,<args>)
Usage:	Graphics interface package for Basic09 to do compatible VDG graphics commands

inkey

Syntax:	RUN INKEY([path], strvar)
Usage:	Basic09 subroutine to input a single keystroke

syscall

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