Most often, commands are issued directly from a job or session. The CI is invoked automatically for each interactive session. Its prompt indicates that it is active and awaiting command input. Once a command is entered, the CI parses and executes it, displays requested output, and prompts for another command.
The CI is also activated for each active job stream. CI commands contained in a job stream must be preceded by a "pseudo" CI prompt, usually an exclamation point (!). When the job is streamed, commands preceded by the prompt are identified as input to the CI. The CI verifies the command syntax and executes it. Processing returns to the jobstream for the next executable statement.
Refer to the
MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual
(32650-90003) for a detailed explanation of each command, its purpose, and its parameters.
