The general VIP command format is:

  $ VIP [subcommand] [parameters] [/qualifiers]

If you do not specify a VIP subcommand (an optional parameter), the
VIP> prompt is returned by default.

@file_spec:


 Executes VIP commands from the specified file. The file name
 specified after the @-character may not contain any @file_spec
 commands. The default file type is .VIP.

 Format:

   @file-spec

Logical_Names:


 Logical name  To define...
 ------------  ----------------------------------------------------
 VIP$INIT      An initialization file used when you invoke VIP.

               The VIP commands in this file will always be executed
               before the first specified command. The default file
               type is .VIP.

 VIP$INPUT     The VIP input device. The default is SYS$INPUT.

               If you plan to execute a sequence of VIP commands, you
               may want to define the VIP$INPUT logical. The VIP
               program then takes its input from the file defined by
               this logical. The default file type is .VIP.

 VIP$OUTPUT    The VIP output device. The default is SYS$OUTPUT.

               Controls where the output is sent during a VIP command.
               By default, the output is sent to the current
               SYS$OUTPUT device (usually your terminal). To send the
               output to a file or to another terminal, define
               VIP$OUTPUT as shown in the next examples:

                  $ DEFINE VIP$OUTPUT VIP.OUT
                or
                  $ DEFINE/USER VIP$OUTPUT VIP.OUT
                or
                  $ DEFINE VIP$OUTPUT TXA1:

                The file specification may not include any wildcard
                characters. If you enter a partial file specification
                (for example, specifying only a directory), VIP$OUTPUT
                is the default file name and .LIS is the default file
                type.

                The VIP$OUTPUT logical overides the /OUTPUT qualifier.

QUALIFIERS:

/OUTPUT

    /OUTPUT[=name]
    /NOOUTPUT

 Controls where the output is sent during a VIP command. By default,
 the output is sent to the current SYS$OUTPUT device (usually your
 terminal). To send the output to a file or to another terminal, use
 the /OUTPUT qualifier followed by a file or terminal specification.

 The file specification may not include any wildcard characters. If
 you enter a partial file specification (for example, specifying only
 a directory), VIP$OUTPUT is the default file name and .LIS is the
 default file type.

 Instead of the /OUTPUT qualifier, you also may specify the VIP$OUTPUT
 logical. The VIP$OUTPUT logical overides the /OUTPUT qualifier.

EXAMPLES:

1. In this example all output is sent to file OUT.TXT. When the VIP
   command has finished, the output stream prior to the VIP command is
   restored.

 $ VIP SHOW SYSTEM/OUTPUT=OUT.TXT

2. In this example VIP$INPUT is defined:

 $ CREATE MY_VIP_COMMANDS.VIP
 SHOW CLUSTER
 ^Z

 $ CREATE INPUT.INP
 SHOW SYSTEM/USER=JONES/SHOW=ADDITIONAL=IMAGE
 @MY_VIP_COMMANDS
 SHOW OPEN_FILES/USER=JONES/DEVICE=DKA100
 ^Z

 $ DEFINE VIP$INPUT INPUT.INP
 $ VIP

 All VIP commands present in INPUT.INP will be executed successively.

3. In this example VIP$INIT is defined. During the VIP command no
   general reply or mail messages will be displayed at the terminal.
   The process priority will be set to 8.

 $ CREATE MY_INIT_COMMANDS.VIP
 SET BROADCAST=(NOGENERAL,NOMAIL),PRIORITY=8
 ^Z

 $ DEFINE VIP$INIT MY_INIT_COMMANDS.VIP

 $ VIP MONI SYSTEM/USER=JONES