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Use this tag for interoperability with OpenVMS (dual boot, virtual machines, mixed networks, porting software, …)

OpenVMS is an evolution of VMS, an operating system for VAX computers, later ported to Alpha and Itanium-based computers. It is not a variant or derivative of unix, thus OpenVMS itself is off-topic on this site; only interoperability between unix and VMS is on-topic here. For general OpenVMS questions, try Super User, or Server Fault if your question is that of a professional system administrator.

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What is Linux for SET FILE/ERASE_ON_DELETE?

In VMS one may tell the file system to write junk over the existing contents of a file when it is deleted. Here is the DCL command to identify the file for this kind of treatment: $ SET FILE/ERASE_ON_DELETE SAMPLE.TXT This allows the policy to be…
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Linux editor with VMS EDT like direction mode

VMS editor EDT allows one to use the keypad to control most of ones editing commands. One of the rather nice features is that the direction of operation can be set to "up" or "down". This then effects commands like "move to next character" and "move…
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What client for DECwindows?

I have inherited a VAX system that was just migrated onto CHARON-VAX (VMS emulated on Windows) I can access it via ssh, but not with X. Anyone here familiar with DECwindows? is it X compliant? Or do I need a specific client to access it?
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scp with semicolon failure to escape second semi-colon

I can't seem to make this command work: scp fx-devel1:/home/user/gege/feed.zip;2 fx-devel2:/home/user/gege/feed.zip;3 I have tried: scp "fx-devel1:/home/user/gege/feed.zip;\2" "fx-devel2:/home/user/gege/feed.zip\;3" yet it seems that it only…
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What is Linux for OpenVMS DCL Ctrl/T?

From OpenVMS DCL Dictionary: The Ctrl/T function displays a single line of statistical information about the current process. When you press Ctrl/T during an interactive terminal session, it momentarily interrupts the current command, command…
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What is Unix for the OpenVMS DUMP command?

In OpenVMS the DUMP command: Displays the contents of a file, a directory, a disk volume, a magnetic tape volume, or a CD-ROM volume in decimal, hexadecimal, octal format, ASCII, or formatted data structures. This is frequently used when a…
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Do we need to chmod a shell script before it can be rsh

I tried to rsh a shell script from OpenVms to a Red Hat linux. It seems that it is not executed. I created the shell script in OpenVms and Ftp it to the linux. I then ls -la the folder in linux: -rw-r--r-- 1 buedev buedev 382 Jul 20…
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OpenVMS joining CIFS as domain member fails

I'm unable to join a new VMS server as a member of our Windows AD domain. It's an Integrity RX2800 running OpenVMS 8.4. There are two existing VMS servers joined that work fine. Using SMBCONFIG I get the following output when it attempts to join: …
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What is Linux for OpenVMS DIRECTORY/NOHEADING/NOTRAILING?

OpenVMS DCL command DIRECTORY/NOHEADING displays just the full file name including path info in a single-column format without any of the normal headings for a directory listing. The /NOTRAILING switch removes the normal trailing total info that is…
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