CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface New and Changed Features Part I Entering Commands 1 Understanding Commands Commands Grouped by Task Access List Commands Attribute Commands Database, Client, and Server Commands Dependency Commands Commands That Do Not Create New Generations Commands That Create New Generations ARCHIVE, DELETE, and RETRIEVE Commands Commands That Limit Growth Mailing List Commands Setting Up Review Paths and Teams Evaluating Entities Running the Review Process Notification Retrieving Information with SHOW Commands 2 Entering Commands - VMS Getting Started Accessing Online HELP Processing Modes Using Command Mode Using Menu Mode Understanding Command Syntax Abbreviating Commands Displaying Previously Entered Commands Viewing and Saving SHOW Command Displays Using Defaults Using Command Files Naming Conventions - VMS Naming Lists Files Created by EDCS II Element Files and Group Information Files Log Files Input Files 3 Entering Commands - MS-DOS Getting Started Accessing Online HELP Entering Commands Understanding Command Syntax Setting Up Your Login Environment Abbreviating Commands Displaying Previously Entered Commands Viewing and Saving SHOW Command Displays Using Defaults Using Command Files Naming Conventions - MS-DOS Naming Lists Files Created by EDCS II Element Files and Group Information Files Log Files Input Files 4 Entering Commands - UNIX and ULTRIX Getting Started Accessing Online HELP Entering Commands Understanding Command Syntax Setting Up Your Login Environment Abbreviating Commands Displaying Previously Entered Commands Viewing and Saving Show Command Displays Using Defaults Using Shell Scripts Naming Conventions - UNIX and ULTRIX Naming Lists Files Created by EDCS II Element Files and Group Information Files Log Files Input Files Part II EDCS II Commands at a Glance 5 Commands - VMS and MS-DOS 6 Commands - UNIX and ULTRIX A Multinational Character Set FIGURES A-1 Digital Multinational Character Set, Part 1 A-2 Digital Multinational Character Set, Part 2 TABLES 1 VMS and MS-DOS Conventions 2 UNIX and ULTRIX Conventions 3 Comparison of Syntax 4 Syntax for List Name Specification - Comparison of VMS and MS-DOS 5 Comparison of VMS, MS-DOS, and UNIX and ULTRIX Terms 1-1 Commands Grouped by Task 1-2 Access List Commands 1-3 Attribute Commands 1-4 Database, Client, and Server Commands 1-5 Dependency Commands 1-6 Commands That Do Not Create New Generations 1-7 Commands That Create New Generations 1-8 ARCHIVE, DELETE, and RETRIEVE Commands 1-9 Commands That Limit Growth 1-10 Mailing List Commands 1-11 Setting Up Review Paths and Teams 1-12 Evaluating Entities 1-13 Running the Review Process 1-14 Notification of Changes to Entities 1-15 SHOW Commands 1-16 Commands That Show Access 1-17 Information Obtainable from SHOW Commands 2-1 Command Conventions - VMS 2-2 Naming Conventions 3-1 EDCS II Command Conventions - MS-DOS 3-2 Command Line Qualifiers Used When Invoking EDCS II 3-3 HISTORY Command Qualifiers 3-4 Naming Conventions for MS-DOS 4-1 EDCS II Command Conventions - UNIX and ULTRIX 4-2 Command Line Qualifiers Used When Invoking EDCS II 4-3 History Command Qualifiers 4-4 Naming Conventions for UNIX and ULTRIX