9 Syntax Summary
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The syntax diagrams summarized in this appendix are divided into five categories:
The command interpreter set of commands and functions, supplied with TACL in
the directory :UTILS:TACL
The built-in functions and variables that constitute the TACL programming
language
The specialized forms of the #DEF function used to create and redefine structured
variables (STRUCT declarations)
The specialized forms of the #SET function used to assign values to TACL built-in
variables
The commands of the #DELTA character processor
:UTILS:TACL
Commands and
Functions
The following summarizes the syntax of the TACL command interpreter commands
and functions:
ACTIVATE [ [\
node-name
.]{$
process-name
 | 
cpu
,
pin
 } ]
ADD DEFINE 
{}
define-name
(
define-name
[,
define-name
]…)
   [, LIKE 
define-name
 ] [, 
attribute-spec
 ] …
ADDDSTTRANSITION 
start-date-time
 , 
stop-date-time
 , 
offset
ADDUSER [ / 
run-option
 [ , 
run-option
 ] … / ]
 
group-name
.
user-name
 , 
group-id
,
user-id
ALARMOFF
ALTER DEFINE 
define-name-list
 
{}
‚
attribute-spec
‚ RESET
reset-list
ALTPRI [\
node-name
.]{$
process-name
 | 
cpu
,
pin
 } , 
pri
ASSIGN [ 
logical-unit
 [ , [ 
actual-file-name
 ]
   [ , 
create-open-spec
 ] … ] ]
ATTACHSEG 
{}
PRIVATE
SHARED
file-name
 
directory-name
BACKUPCPU [ 
cpu
 ]
BREAK [ 
variable-level
 ]
BUILTINS [ / { FUNCTIONS | VARIABLES } / ]
BUSCMD  [ / 
run-option
 [ , 
run-option
 ] … / ]
   { X | Y } , { DOWN | UP } , 
from-cpu
 , 
to-cpu