tcl.list-pibs

Verb: Access/TCL, Releases: AP

Sorts and displays information from pibs file.

Syntax

list-pibs {(options}

Description

produces a report of each active port in the 'dm,pibs,' file, showing the port.number, the current user of that port and the current terminal/printer characteristics as defined by the 'term' command.

The report includes the following:

'pib#' is the Process Information Block Number, or user's port number. The '*' (asterisk) indicates the current port.

'user' is the user-id (found in the 'dm,users,' file) that this user is currently logged on to.

'location' The value stored in the 'dm,users,' item in the 'location' attribute. This attribute typically contains the user's name.

'device' is the settings used in the most recently executed 'term' command for the terminal device this port is attached to.

Options

* see 'options: Access'.

Example

list-pibs
Page 1 dm,pibs, 09:44:44 21 Apr 1992

pib# user..... location......... device................

0 79,25,0,7,1,8,80,59,IBM3151
1 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
2 lisa Lisa Jones 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
3 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
4 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
5 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
6 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
7 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
8 am Andy Meyers 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
9 ss Sam Smith 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
10 cm Christine Mills 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
11 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
12 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
13 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
14 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
15 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
16 dp Dick Pick 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
17 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50
18 ff Fred Flintstone 79,24,0,7,1,8,80,59,WY-50

The port numbers which have no user-id or name are not currently in use.

See Also

Command Name Type Description
tcl.term Verb: Access Displays or changes current terminal or printer characteristics.
tcl.termp Verb: Access Prompts for terminal or printer characteristics.
tcl.lp Verb: Access Invokes 'list-pibs' command.
access.options Definition Standard options: b,c,d,h,i,j,k,n,p,r,s,u,y
tcl.term-type Verb: Access Sets terminal and printer characteristics automatically.
tcl.lu Verb: Access Invokes 'list-users' command.
tcl.list-users Verb: Access Displays currently active users.
port.number Definition The port number associated with the process.
filename.pibs Definition Contains device specifications for each port.
pib Definition Acronym for 'process identification block'.

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