SMCSH.HLP : Helpfile for SMCSH module
Version: 1.13
Date : 21 Jun 1991
#alias
Alias -- create an alias for each name.
alias [-h] [name[=value] ...]
alias display all defined commands.
alias -h display the help message.
alias name display the definition of the specified alias.
alias name=value define a new alias.
alias "name=value args ..." define a new alias.
#echo
Echo -- write arguments to standard output.
echo [options] [argument ...]
Options:
-n : don't end with newline
Special characters:
\a: alert (bell)
\b: backspace
\f: formfeed
\n: newline
\r: carriage return
\t: tabulator stop
\c: don't end with newline
\ooo: octal number
#exit
Exit -- leave the RUL shell.
exit [status]
If status is specified this is the exit status or DOS errorlevel
of the shell. If no status is given the exit status is zero.
#help
Help -- show available commands or help on specified command.
help [item ...]
Looks in the file specified by the environment variable '$RULSHL_HLP' if
it is set, or if not set in file 'programPathName.hlp'. Further it looks
for user defined help in the file specified by the environment variable
'$RULSHL_USR' if it is set, or if not set in file 'programPathName.usr' .
#history
History -- display a number of previously entered commands.
history
The commands displayed can be reentered with the !-command.
#pause
Pause -- display message and wait for a keypress.
pause [message ...]
#prompt
Prompt -- show current contents of prompt variable, or set prompt to
specified text, interpreting special characters as shown below.
prompt [text]
$d: date
$p: drive/directory
$n: drive
$t: time
$v: DOS-version
$g: >
$l: <
$b: |
$q: =
$e: Escape character
$h: $
$_: Start of newline
#rack
Rack -- select RULBUS rack, or display currently selected rack.
rack [racknum]
racknum: 0..14
rack display currently selected rack
rack racknum select rack with specified number
#repeat
Repeat -- this command repeatedly executes the given command.
'count' times or infinitly if no count is given.
repeat [options] [count] command [arg ...]
Internal commands can be interrupted with ^C.
Options:
-d : display sequence number
-st: sleep t seconds between execution of command
#run
Run -- run the script from the given rulshl scriptfile.
run script ...
#shell
Rulshl -- general purpose shell
Usage
rulshl [-c command [arg ..]] [scriptfile [arg ...]]
Description
The shell can work in either interactive or script interpreting mode.
In interactive mode, before executing any other commands, the shell
interpretes the shell script specified by the environment variable
'$RULSHL_PRO' if it is set, or if not set the file specified by
'programPathName.pro'.
Options
-c command [arg ...]: execute specified command and exit
Syntax
command [options] [argument ...] [; command [opt ...] [arg ...] ...]
Files
programPathName.hlp - helpfile,
programPathName.usr - user helpfile,
programPathName.pro - file with script to run at startup.
#time
Time -- display executiontime of specified command.
time command [arg ...]
Output is of the form: 12h 34m 45.67s
#unalias
Unalias -- remove the specified alias names.
unalias [-h] name ...
unalias -h display the help message.
unalias name remove the specified alias names from the list.
#version
Version -- show version of the RULSHL program.
version
#?
? -- show available commands or help on specified command.
alias for help
#/
/ -- display a number of previously entered commands.
alias for history
The commands displayed can be reentered with the !-command.
#!
! -- issue command specified by number, supplement added.
![number[supplement]]
#
No information on specified command.
SMCSH.HLP : Helpfile for SMCSHELL.C
Version: 1.10
Date : 24 Jun 1991
#cal
Cal -- start calibration of specified motor.
cal motor ...
motor: 1..2
Absolute position is reset to zero and motor
is moving reverse until begin-stop is reached.
#dev
Dev -- set or display Rulbus device number.
dev [devnum]
devnum: 0..255
#disswp
Disswp -- disable sweep of specified motor.
disswp motor ...
motor: 1..2
#enaswp
Enaswp -- enable sweep of specified motor.
enaswp motor ...
motor: 1..2
#getswp
Getswp -- get sweep enable status of specified motor.
getswp motor ...
motor: 1..2
#rdy
Rdy -- show if specified motor has finished moving.
rdy motor ...
motor: 1..2
#showdev
Showdev -- show rulbus devices as listed in rulbus.sys file.
showdev
#showmtr
Show -- show information on [specified] motor(s).
showmtr [motor ...]
motor: 1..2
#spt
Spt -- show or set number of steps per trigger for specified motor.
spt motor [steps]
motor: 1..2
steps: 0..2^24 -1
#sps
Sps -- show or set number of steps per sweep for specified motor.
sps motor [steps]
motor: 1..2
steps: 0..2^23 -1
#stop
Stop -- stop movement of specified motor(s).
stop motor ...
motor: 1..2
#tps
Tps -- show or set time per step [ms] for specified motor.
tps motor [time]
motor: 1..2
time : 0..255
#gi
Gi -- show Rulbus interrupt status for specified motor.
gi motor ...
motor: 1..2
#ei
Ei -- enable Rulbus interrupt for specified motor.
ei motor [motor ...]
motor: 1..2
Interrupt only effective if jumper (Jx) is installed on SMC-card (RB 8904).
#di
Di -- disable Rulbus interrupt for specified motor.
di motor ...
motor: 1..2
Interrupt only effective if jumper (Jx) is installed on SMC-card (RB 8904).
#pos
Pos -- show or set position of specified motor.
pos motor [[+-]position]
motor : 1..2
position: 0..2^24 -1
Display current absolute position, or set specified motor to
specified absolute or relative (+,-) position.
#?
Help -- alias for help
#/
History -- alias for history
#
No information on specified command.