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 * '''PASSWORD''': User account password to be used for login
 * '''UIC''': User identification code; used internally to uniquely identify a user account. It consists of a group and a member number.
-* '''-''' (dash): [[DIGITAL Command Language|DCL]] command line continuation character
+* '''-''' (dash): [[Digital Command Language|DCL]] command line continuation character
 * '''DIRECTORY''': Name of the default directory for the user account
 * '''DEVICE''': Name of the default device for the user account

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 Explanation of '''ADD''' command details:
-* '''OWNER''':
+* '''GUEST''': User account name to be used for login
-* '''PASSWORD''':
+* '''OWNER''': User ASCII string that may, for example, be useful for billing purposes
-* '''UIC''':
+* '''PASSWORD''': User account password to be used for login
-* '''-''' (dash):
+* '''UIC''': User identification code; used internally to uniquely identify a user account. It consists of a group and a member number.
-* '''DIRECTORY''':
+* '''-''' (dash): [[DIGITAL Command Language|DCL]] command line continuation character
-* '''DEVICE''':
+* '''DIRECTORY''': Name of the default directory for the user account
-* '''LGICMD''':
+* '''DEVICE''': Name of the default device for the user account
 ----
 Create user directory:

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 You must specify the top level directory only when you want to acess it; otherwise it can be left off and the tree of directories starts with the name of the first subdirectory below '''000000'''.
-Subdirectories have the format of ...name.name.name... where each name can consist of up to 9 alphanumeric characters; each name represents a directory level.
+Subdirectories have the format of ...'''NAME.NAME.NAME'''... where each name can consist of up to 9 alphanumeric characters; each name represents a directory level.
 A directory can contain an entry for another (sub)directory; that directory can contain an entry for another directory, and so on.
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 This structure constitutes a directory hierarchy.
-The complete directory name must be enclosed in either square brackets (...[... and ...]...), or in angle brackets (...<... and ...>...).
+The complete directory name must be enclosed in either square brackets (...'''['''... and ...''']'''...), or in angle brackets (...'''<'''... and ...'''>'''...).
 ==== VMS File Names, File Types, and Version Numbers ====
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 A file type is a 1- to 3-character string that usually identifies the file in terms of its contents.
-The valid characters in file names and file types are A-Z and 0-9.
+The valid characters in file names and file types are '''A'''-'''Z''' and '''0'''-'''9'''.
-File types must be preceded with a period (.).
+File types must be preceded with a period ('''.''').
 By convention, VAX/VMS uses a set of standard file types to identify various classifications of files, and to provide default file types in many commands.
-The following table lists these file types.
+The following table lists these file types:
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 |}
-Version numbers are decimal numbers from 1 to 32767 that differentiate between versions of a file.
+Version numbers are decimal numbers from '''1''' to '''32767''' that differentiate between versions of a file.
 When you update or modify a file and do not specify a version number for the output file, the system saves the original version for backup and increments the version number by 1.
 Note, however, that on Files-11 Structure Level 2 disks, the file system deletes the lowest numbered versions of a file after more than approximately 60 versions of the file exist.
-Version numbers must be preceded with a semicolon (;) or a period (.).
+Version numbers must be preceded with a semicolon (''';''') or a period ('''.''').
 When the system displays file specifications, it generally displays a semicolon in front of the file version number.
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 === DCL Command Files ===
 == Customize VMS V1.0 Startup ==

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 To specify lines you use the marks:
-''':''' (colon)
+* ''':''' (colon)
-'''.''' (dot)
+* '''.''' (dot)
-'''^''' (caret)
+* '''^''' (caret)
-'''*''' (asterix)
+* '''*''' (asterix)
-and line numbers, e.g.: '''300'''
+* line numbers, e.g.: '''300'''
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+*
 </pre>
-To display all lines of a file type: '''P^:*'''
+* To display all lines of a file type: '''P^:*'''
-To print the first line of a file type: '''P^'''
+* To print the first line of a file type: '''P^'''
-To print the last line of a file type: '''P*'''
+* To print the last line of a file type: '''P*'''
 Your new current line becomes the last line of your '''P'''(rint) command.
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 <AL>                Print previous line.
 ...
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 A full file specification consists of four parts:
-- [[DECnet]] node name (default: local node)
+* [[DECnet]] node name (default: local node)
-- Disk (default: default disk)
+* Disk (default: default disk)
-- Directory (default: default directory)
+* Directory (default: default directory)
-- File
+* File
 All parts (except the file name) have default values, so that they can be omitted if the defaults apply.
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 The second letter specifies the drive drive model:
-- '''B''' = [[RP06 disk drive|RP04/RP05/RP06]] Disk pack drives
+* '''B''' = [[RP06 disk drive|RP04/RP05/RP06]] Disk pack drives
-- '''L''' = [[RL01/02 disk drive|RL01/RL02]] Disk cartridge drives
+* '''L''' = [[RL01/02 disk drive|RL01/RL02]] Disk cartridge drives
-- '''M''' = [[RK06/07 disk drive|RK06/RK07]] Disk cartridge drives
+* '''M''' = [[RK06/07 disk drive|RK06/RK07]] Disk cartridge drives
-- '''R''' = [[RM02/03 disk drive|RM03]] Disk pack drive
+* '''R''' = [[RM02/03 disk drive|RM03]] Disk pack drive
 The third letter (optional) is an '''A''', '''B''', '''C''', or '''D''', if any. You need it if there is more than one controller for a certain type of device.
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 Some examples:
-'''DMA0:''' - First RK06 or RK07 drive on the first RK611 controller
+* '''DMA0:''' - First RK06 or RK07 drive on the first RK611 controller
-'''DL3:''' - Fourth RL01 or RL02 drive on the first RL211 controller
+* '''DL3:''' - Fourth RL01 or RL02 drive on the first RL211 controller
-'''DBA2:''' - Third RP04/RP05/RP06 disk drive on the first RH780 controller
+* '''DBA2:''' - Third RP04/RP05/RP06 disk drive on the first RH780 controller
-'''DMB1:''' - Second RM03 disk drive on the second RH780 controller
+* '''DMB1:''' - Second RM03 disk drive on the second RH780 controller
 ==== VMS Directories ====
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 ==== Logical Names ====
-- A Disk name, or:
+* A Disk name, or:
-- A disk name, and a directory path, or:
+* A disk name, and a directory path, or:
-- A disk name, a directory path, and a file name
+* A disk name, a directory path, and a file name
 can all be substituted by a logical name (short: '''LOGICAL''')

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	==== VMS Directories ====		==== VMS Directories ====
		+	A 1- to 9-alphanumeric character string
		+
		+	As subdirectories, in the format of name.name.name where each name can consist of up to 9 alphanumeric characters; each name represents a directory level.
		+
		+	All these formats require the directory name to be enclosed in either square brackets ([ and ]), or in angle brackets (< and >).
		+
		+	A directory can contain an entry for another (sub)directory; that directory can contain an entry for another directory, and so on.
		+	The maximum number of levels, including the first (or top) level directory, is eight.
		+	This structure constitutes a directory hierarchy.
		+
		+	==== VMS File Names, File Types, and Version Numbers ====
		+	(Cited from: AA-D023A-TE VAX-VMS Command Language User's Guide, pdf page 38 et seq.)
		+
		+	File names, file types, and version numbers uniquely identify files within directories.
		+
		+	A file name is a 1- to 9-character string name for a file.
		+	When you create a file, you can assign it a file name that is meaningful to you.
		+
		+	A file type is a 1- to 3-character string that usually identifies the file in terms of its contents.
		+
		+	The valid characters in file names and file types are A-Z and 0-9.
		+
		+	File types must be preceded with a period (.).
		+
		+	By convention, VAX/VMS uses a set of standard file types to identify various classifications of files, and to provide default file types in many commands.
		+	The following table lists these file types.
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	\|-
		+	! File Type !! Contents
		+	\|-
		+	\| '''B2S''' \|\| Input source file for the PDP-11 BASIC-PLUS-2/VAX compiler
		+	\|-
		+	\| '''CMD''' \|\| Compatibility mode indirect command file
		+	\|-
		+	\| '''COM''' \|\| Command procedure file to be executed with the @ (Execute Procedure) command, or to be submitted for batch execution with the SUBMIT command
		+	\|-
		+	\| '''EXE''' \|\| Executable program image
		+	\|-
		+	\| '''FOR''' \|\| Input file containing source statements for the VAX-11 FORTRAN-IV-PLUS compiler
		+	\|}
		+
		+
		+
		+
		+	Version numbers are decimal numbers from 1 to 32767 that differentiate between versions of a file.
		+	When you update or modify a file and do not specify a version number for the output file, the system saves the original version for backup and increments the version number by 1.
		+
		+	Note, however, that on Files-11 Structure Level 2 disks, the file system deletes the lowest numbered versions of a file after more than approximately 60 versions of the file exist.
		+
		+	Version numbers must be preceded with a semicolon (;) or a period (.).
		+
		+	When the system displays file specifications, it generally displays a semicolon in front of the file version number.

−	~~==== VMS File Names ====~~

	=== DCL command files ===		=== DCL command files ===

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+*
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-The asterix ('''*''') is the editor's command mode prompt.
+You are at the first line of your file.
 ==== Specifying Lines ====
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 '''*''' (asterix)
-and line numbers.
+and line numbers, e.g.: '''300'''
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 </pre>
 To display all lines of a file type: '''P^:*'''
 ==== Inserting Lines ====
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 ==== Finding Line Contents ====
-Find line contents following the current line:
+To find line contents following the current line use '''Fsearchtext<ESC><RETURN>''', e.g.:
-FEnter<ESC><RETURN>
+(You are at the bottom line, therefore:)
-To search the whole text
+To search the whole text, go to the first line and start searching there:
-P^
+<pre>
-'''Find''' remembers the last string searched for, so:
+'''F'''(ind) remembers the last string searched for, so '''F<RETURN>''' finds the next occurrence (if any):
-F<RETURN>
+<pre>
+*F
-finds the next occurrence (if any)
+   The command mode prompt is "*".
 ==== Substituting Text ====
-All occurrences on a line
+Substitute all occurrences on a line use '''Ssearchtext<ESC>replacetext<ESC><RETURN>''', e.g.
-Ssearchtext<ESC>replacetext<ESC><RETURN>
+<pre>
 ==== SOS Help ====
-The '''HELP''' command will ...
+You can call the online SOS help with the '''HELP''' command:
 <pre>
 *HELP
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 </pre>
-=== Managing devices and directories ===
+=== Managing Disk Devices, Directories, and Files ===
 === DCL command files ===