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Syntax

   : [ command ]

The HPCICOMMAND intrinsic is used to access the MPE XL command interpreter (CI).

Examples

   $nmdebug > :showtime

   WED, JAN 8, 1986, 1:32 PM 

The above is typical use of the CI command.

   $nmdebug > :file t;dev=tape 

See the note below.

Limitations, Restrictions

Semicolons normally separate commands for System Debug. When the ":" command is entered at the System Debug prompt, however, the entire user command line is passed to the CI. One exception is within macro bodies, where the command line is split at the semicolons.

Every time this command is used, Debug assumes ownership of the Control-Y handler (even if it already owns it).

	CAUTION: The output format of all System Debug commands is subject to change without notice. Programs that are developed to postprocess System Debug output should not depend on the exact format (spacing, alignment, number of lines, uppercase or lowercase, or spelling) of any System Debug command output.