ASSM - Assemble an 8080 assembly language source file.
ASSM source{,list}{,object}{,error}{,symbol}{,S=options}
source Name or number of assembly language source file.
list Name or number of listing file.
object Name or number of object image file.
error Name or number of error message file.
symbol Name or number of symbol table or cross-reference
listing file.
Option string may be composed of:
+A Source file is in ALS-8 format.
-A Source file is in text format.
+L Source file has line numbers.
-L Source file does not have line numbers.
# Generate or replace line numbers.
P Paginate output.
X Write cross-reference listing to symbol file.
0 Do not format listing.
1 Format listing with 72 columns.
2 Format listing with 80 columns.
3 Format listing with 132 columns.
BLDUTIL - Build or alter a utility file; list modules.
BLDUTIL utilfile{,I{module}=filename}{,D=module{,module,...}}
{,S=L}
I{module}= Insert filename into utilfile. If a module
number is specified, filename will be assigned
that module number. If no module number is
specified, assign the next one available.
D=module Delete specified module numbers from utilfile.
S=L List numbers and names of all modules in utilfile.
BOOTLOAD - Reload PTDOS from diskette.
BOOTLOAD
CLOSE - Close open file(s).
CLOSE fnum{,fnum...}
CLOSE /{unit}
fnum Close the file associated with this number.
/unit Close all open files on this unit.
/ Close all open files.
CONFIGR - Change system parameters on diskette.
CONFIGR {/unit,}password
/unit Unit number of the diskette to be configured.
password Must match password on diskette to be configured.
(Default is "PTDOS")
COPY - Copy contents of file(s) to another file.
COPY infile,outfile{,S=options}
COPY O=outfile{,S=options},infile{,infile...}
infile Name or number of input file.
outfile Name or number of output file.
O= Concatenate infile(s) and write to outfile.
Option string may be composed of:
A Append infile(s) to outfile.
-E Do not endfile outfile.
Note: The arguments must occur in the order specified.
CREATE - Create a file on diskette.
CREATE filename{,type}{,blocksize}
filename Name of the file to be created.
type Type to be assigned to the file.
blocksize Blocksize to be assigned to the file.
DBASIC - Invoke Extended Disk BASIC interpreter.
DBASIC
DCHECK - Check structure of files on diskette.
DCHECK {/unit}
/unit Unit number of the diskette to check. If this
argument is absent, the default unit is checked.
DEBUG - Invoke debugger.
DEBUG{3} {arguments}
{3} The debugger used will load and run at 3000H.
Otherwise a copy that runs at 5000H will be used.
Debug uses no arguments; arguments following the command
may be used by a program executed from the debugger.
DISKCOPY - Initialize, format, copy, or verify a diskette.
DISKCOPY {/}fromunit,{/}tounit{,S=-W}
DISKCOPY /unit,S={I}{F}{V}{-W} (only one of I, F, and V)
DISKCOPY {/}unit1,{/}unit2{,S={V}{-W}}
Options have the following meanings:
-W Do not wait for a carriage return or request permission
to retry bad reads or writes.
I Initialize the diskette in /unit.
F Initialize and format the diskette in /unit.
V In the second form of the command, each sector of
the diskette in /unit is read to verify format
integrity. In the third form, the diskette in unit1
is compared to the diskette in unit2.
DO - Invoke command macro preprocessor.
DO {O=outfilename,}{S=options,}infilename{,parameters}
infilename Macro input file name.
outfilename Macro expansion file.
parameters Actual parameters to be used in expansion.
Option string may be composed of:
X Execute output file immediately after expansion.
-X Do not execute output file after expansion.
A Input file is in ALS-8 format.
-A Input file is not in ALS-8 format.
Note: The O= and S= arguments may occur in either order,
but must precede infilename and parameters.
DUMP - Display contents of file in hexadecimal and ASCII.
DUMP file{,address{,address2}}
DUMP file{,address{,>count}}
file Name or number of file to dump.
address Starting address of dump.
address2 Ending address of dump.
>count Number of bytes to dump starting at address.
EDIT - Invoke screen-oriented text editor.
EDIT infile{}{,outfile{}}{,top of memory}
infile File to be edited.
outfile File to which text is written after editing.
File is in ALS-8 format.
top of memory Last memory location to be used by EDIT.
EDT3 - Invoke line-oriented text editor.
EDT3
ENDF - Endfile at current cursor position.
ENDF fnum{,*}
fnum Number of the file to be endfiled.
* Leave file open at end of operation.
EXEC - Execute code at a specified address.
EXEC address
address Address to which control is to be transferred.
EXTRACT - Display load information; optionally, combine
image segments.
EXTRACT file{,S{-L}}
file Name or number of an image file.
S Concatenate any contiguous image segments.
-L Suppress listing of segment lengths and load
addresses.
FILES - Display list of files.
FILES {/unit}{,filename specifications}{,T=type}{,L=order} {,S=options}
/unit Unit whose directory is the source of information.
(If this argument is absent, the default
unit is chosen.)
T=type List only files of this type.
L=order Order the list of each group of files as
specified by the order code.
Allowed values are:
N File name (default)
I File ID
T File type (secondary ordering by name)
D Directry order
A Disk address
B Block size (secondary ordering by name)
Filename specifications may take any of the following forms:
string List any file with this name.
string> List all files whose names begin with this string.
List all files whose names contain this string.
Option string may be composed of:
-H Suppress column headings on listing.
-I List files whether or not they are information
protected.
Q List only file names.
FOCAL - Invoke FOCAL interpreter.
FOCAL
FREE? - Report amount of free space on a diskette.
FREE? {/unit}{,blocksize}
/unit Unit to check for free space.
blocksize Give count of sectors that may be used for
blocks of this size.
GET - Transfer file(s) from an archive file or diskette.
GET I=/fromunit{,/tounit}{,filename specifications}{,T=type}
{,S=options}
GET I=file{,/tounit}{,filename specifications}{,T=type}
{,S=options}
fromunit Unit from which to read the files.
file Name or number of an arc