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== Tacl Cheatsheet==
== Tacl Cheatsheet ==


=== Commands ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" <!--style="white-space: nowrap;"-->
|+ Caption text
|+ some often used TACL Commands
|-
|-
! Command
! Command
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|-
|-
| '''{{kbd|PMSEARCH}}'''||{{code|inline=y|echo "$PATH"}}||{{code|inline=y|set path}} ||{{code|inline=y|$env:path}}
| '''{{kbd|PMSEARCH}}'''||{{code|inline=y|echo "$PATH"}}||{{code|inline=y|set path}} ||{{code|inline=y|$env:path}}
| display paths to be searched for executables or macros
| Display paths to be searched for executables or macros
|-
| '''{{kbd|SETPROMPT&nbsp;ALL}}'''||{{code|inline=y|PS1{{=}}'\h(\u)\W>'}}||{{code|inline=y|prompt $p$g}} ||{{n/a}}
| Set promptline's prefix
|-
| '''{{kbd|STATUS}}'''||{{code|inline=y|ps}}||{{code|inline=y|tasklist}} ||{{code|inline=y|Get-Process}}
| Display status of running processes
|-
| '''{{kbd|STOP}}'''||{{code|inline=y|kill}}||{{code|inline=y|taskkill}} ||{{code|inline=y|Stop-Process}}
| Stop running process
|-
| '''{{kbd|VOLUME}}'''||{{code|inline=y|cd}}||{{code|inline=y|cd}} ||{{code|inline=y|cd}}
| Changes your current volume and/or subvolume
|-
|-
| '''{{kbd|WHO}}''' || {{code|inline=y|whoami}} || {{code|inline=y|whoami}} || {{code|inline=y|whoami}}
| '''{{kbd|WHO}}''' || {{code|inline=y|whoami}} || {{code|inline=y|whoami}} || {{code|inline=y|whoami}}
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|}
|}


=== Tools ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Often used Tools
|-
! Command
! [[File:Gnu-bash-logo.svg|40px]]
! [[File:Windows icon.svg|20px]] cmd
! [[file:Windows icon.svg|20px]] PowerShell
! Description
|-
| '''{{kbd|SYSINFO}}''' || {{code|inline=y|cat /etc/*-release}} || {{code|inline=y|systeminfo}} || {{code|inline=y|systeminfo}}
| Lists operating system version and some hardware details
|-
| '''{{kbd|EDIT}}''' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
| Text Editor (linemode)
|-
| '''{{kbd|FUP}}''' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
| File Utility Program
|-
| '''{{kbd|PATHCOM}}''' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
| Pathway Command Interface
|-
| '''{{kbd|PERUSE}}''' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
| Spooler Interface
|-
| '''{{kbd|SCF}}''' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
| Subsystem Control Facility
|-
| '''{{kbd|SCUP}}''' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
| Screen Cobol Utility Progrem
|-
| '''{{kbd|SPOOLCOM}}''' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
| Spooler Interface
|-
| '''{{kbd|SQLCI}}''' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
| SQL Command Interface
|-
| '''{{kbd|TEDIT}}''' || {{code|inline=y|nano}} || {{code|inline=y|edit}} || {{code|inline=y|edit}}
| Text Editor (blockmode)
|-
| '''{{kbd|TMFCOM}}''' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
| TMF Command interface
|-
| '''{{kbd|VIEWPT}}''' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
| Display logged messages
|}


=== Meta Characters ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Meta Characters
|-
! Character !! verbal Names ||Description
|-
| * || Example || Example || Any Character(s)
|-
| ? || Example || Example || One Character
|-
| '''{{kbd|<nowiki>==</nowiki>}}''' || Double equal signs || Specifies a comment from the equal signs to EOL
|-
| '''{{kbd|[ ]}}''' || Square brackets || Cause TACL to expand the enclosed text
|-
| '''{{kbd|<nowiki>{ }</nowiki>}}'''|| Pair of braces || Specifies a label; used in #CASE, #DEF, #IF, and #LOOP functions
|-
| '''{{kbd|<nowiki>| |</nowiki>}}'''|| Pair of vertical lines || Specifies a label; used in #CASE, #DEF, #IF, and #LOOP functions
|-
| '''{{kbd|<nowiki>~</nowiki>}}''' || Tilde || Changes the interpretation of the next character (or in the case of double equal signs two characters)
|}


=== Separators ===
{| class="wikitable nowrap noresize" <!--style="white-space: nowrap;"-->
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+ Separators
! rowspan="2" |TACL
! rowspan="2" |Description
! colspan="3" |equvalent commands on
|-
|-
! Character !! verbal Names ||Description
!*NIX <ref name="*NIX" group="BASH">BASH</ref>
!WIN cmd<ref name="CMD" group="CMD">Command Interpreter (legacy)</ref>
!WIN PS <ref name="PowerShell" group="PS">PowerShell</ref>
|-
|-
| '''{{key press|space bar}} || Space ||
|!
|Reexecute a previous command line
|{{key press|Up}} {{key press|Enter}}
|{{key press|Up}} {{key press|Enter}}
|{{key press|Up}} {{key press|Enter}}
|-
|-
| '''{{key press|,}} || Comma ||
|'''?'''
|Display a previous command line
|{{key press|Up}}
|
|{{Key press|r [#]}}<ref group="PS">invoke-history</ref>
|-
|-
| '''{{key press|(}}''' || Left&nbsp;Parenthesis ||
|'''{{kbd|FC}}'''|||Retrieve lines for editing from a previous command line.<ref>See Note 3</ref>
|Example
|doskey /h
|
|-
|-
| '''{{key press|)}}''' || Right&nbsp;Parenthesis ||
|'''{{kbd|HISTORY}}'''
|Display list of previously issued command lines<ref>parameter <number> 1-99</ref>
|history
|{{button|F7}}
|history
|-
|-
|'''{{kbd|ENV}}'''
| '''{{key press|/}}''' || Slash ||
|Displays settings of (TACL) environmental parameters
|env
|set
|gci env:*
|-
|-
|'''{{kbd|BUILTINS}}'''
| '''{{key press|semicolon}}'''|| Semicolon ||
|Displays all TACL functions
|typeset -F
|help
|Get-Command
|-
|-
| '''{{key press|enter}}''' || carriage&nbsp;return|| Physical EOL
|'''{{kbd|VARIABLES}}'''
|Displays names of available variables, macros and routines
|set&nbsp;&hyphen;o&nbsp;posix
|
|
|-
|-
| '''{{key press|~;}}''' || Tilde&nbsp;Semicolon|| Logical EOL
|'''{{Kbd|WHO}}'''
|Info for current user
|whoami
|whoami
|whoami
|-
|-
| '''{{key press|&}} || Ampersand
|'''{{Kbd|SYSINFO}}'''
| An ampersand {{kbd|&}} at the end of a line of TACL commands or function calls signals that the line continues on the next physical line. This continuation applies to executable statements and comments, with two exceptions:
|Info for System
* TACL does not interpret data transmitted by a process or file opened using #REQUESTER or #SERVER; any special characters are treated as text. If you receive a line that contains an ampersand, TACL does not view the ampersand as a continuation character.
|cat /etc/*-release
*You cannot use the continuation character with a TACL directive (a line beginning with a question mark).
|systeminfo
|}
|systeminfo
=== Wildcards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Wildcards
|-
|-
! Header text !! Header text !! Header text
|'''{{Kbd|FILES}}'''
|List files in current directory
|ls
|dir /B
|ls -Name
|-
|-
| '''{{kbd|?}}''' || Matches any single character || Example
|'''{{Kbd|ASSIGN}}'''
|List defined ASSIGNS
|
|
|
|-
|-
| '''{{kbd|*}}''' || Matches any number of characters, including none || Example
|'''{{Kbd|INFO DEFINE}}'''
|List defined Defines
|
|
|
|-
|-
| '''{{kbd|{{=}}*}}''' or '''{{kbd|**}}''' || Matches any number of characters for Definenames || Example
|'''{{Kbd|PARAM}}'''
|List defined Params
|
|
|

|}
|}


=== Operators ===
<references/>
{| class="wikitable"
=== BASH ===
|+ Operators
<references group="BASH"/>
|-
! Op !! Name !! Type
|-
| '''{{kbd|NOT}}''' || NOT || Logical
|-
| '''{{kbd|AND}}''' || AND || Logical
|-
| '''{{kbd|OR}}''' || OR || Logical
|-
| '''{{kbd|*}}''' || Multiplication || Arithmetic
|-
| '''{{kbd|/}}''' || Division || Arithmetic
|-
| '''{{kbd|+}}''' || Addition || Arithmetic
|-
| '''{{kbd|-}}''' || Subtraction || Arithmetic
|-
| '''{{kbd|>}}''' || Greater then || Arithmetic Comparison
|-
| '''{{kbd|<}}''' || Less then || Arithmetic Comparison
|-
| '''{{kbd|>{{=}}}}''' || Greater then or Equal || Arithmetic Comparison
|-
| '''{{kbd|<{{=}}}}''' || Less then or Equal || Arithmetic Comparison
|-
| '''{{kbd|{{=}}}}''' || Equal to || Arithmetic Comparison
|-
| '''{{kbd|<>}}''' || Not Equal || Arithmetic Comparison
|-
| '''{{kbd|'+'}}''' || Concatenation || String
|-
| '''{{kbd|'>'}}''' or {{kbd|'!>'}} || Greater then || String Comparison
|-
| '''{{kbd|'<'}}''' or {{kbd|'!<'}} || Less then || String Comparison
|-
| '''{{kbd|'>{{=}}'}}''' or {{kbd|'!>{{=}}'}} || Greater then or Equal || String Comparison
|-
| '''{{kbd|'<{{=}}'}}''' or {{kbd|'!<{{=}}'}} || Less then or Equal || String Comparison
|-
| '''{{kbd|'{{=}}'}}''' or '''{{kbd|'!'}}''' || Equal to || String Comparison
|-
| '''{{kbd|'<>'}}''' or '''{{kbd|'!<>'}}''' || Not Equal to || String Comparison
|}


=== CMD ===
==Other Cheatsheets==
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=== Powershell ===
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Latest revision as of 11:07, 5 May 2026

Tacl Cheatsheet

Commands

some often used TACL Commands
Command cmd PowerShell Description
! ↑+↵ Enter ↑+↵ Enter ↑+↵ Enter Reexecute previous command
? ↑ ↑ ↑ Display previous command
FC N/A N/A N/A Display previous command for modifying
HISTORY history doskey /h history Display list of previously issued command lines
ENV env env env Display environment
EOF! CTRL+y env env Stop execution of command or tool
EXIT exit CTRL+c CTRL+c Stop execution of command or tool
FILES ls dir /B ls -Name List files in current directory
FILEINFO ls -lisa dir ls List details for files in current directory
HELP man help help Help
LOGON logon logon logon Logon
PASSWORD passwd passwd passwd Set or change password
PMSEARCH echo "$PATH" set path $env:path Display paths to be searched for executables or macros
SETPROMPT ALL PS1='\h(\u)\W>' prompt $p$g N/A Set promptline's prefix
STATUS ps tasklist Get-Process Display status of running processes
STOP kill taskkill Stop-Process Stop running process
VOLUME cd cd cd Changes your current volume and/or subvolume
WHO whoami whoami whoami Display info for user

Tools

Often used Tools
Command cmd PowerShell Description
SYSINFO cat /etc/*-release systeminfo systeminfo Lists operating system version and some hardware details
EDIT N/A N/A N/A Text Editor (linemode)
FUP N/A N/A N/A File Utility Program
PATHCOM N/A N/A N/A Pathway Command Interface
PERUSE N/A N/A N/A Spooler Interface
SCF N/A N/A N/A Subsystem Control Facility
SCUP N/A N/A N/A Screen Cobol Utility Progrem
SPOOLCOM N/A N/A N/A Spooler Interface
SQLCI N/A N/A N/A SQL Command Interface
TEDIT nano edit edit Text Editor (blockmode)
TMFCOM N/A N/A N/A TMF Command interface
VIEWPT N/A N/A N/A Display logged messages

Meta Characters

Meta Characters
Character verbal Names Description
* Example Example Any Character(s)
? Example Example One Character
== Double equal signs Specifies a comment from the equal signs to EOL
[ ] Square brackets Cause TACL to expand the enclosed text
{ } Pair of braces Specifies a label; used in #CASE, #DEF, #IF, and #LOOP functions
| | Pair of vertical lines Specifies a label; used in #CASE, #DEF, #IF, and #LOOP functions
~ Tilde Changes the interpretation of the next character (or in the case of double equal signs two characters)

Separators

Separators
Character verbal Names Description
space bar Space
, Comma
( Left Parenthesis
) Right Parenthesis
/ Slash
; Semicolon
↵ Enter carriage return Physical EOL
~; Tilde Semicolon Logical EOL
& Ampersand An ampersand & at the end of a line of TACL commands or function calls signals that the line continues on the next physical line. This continuation applies to executable statements and comments, with two exceptions:
  • TACL does not interpret data transmitted by a process or file opened using #REQUESTER or #SERVER; any special characters are treated as text. If you receive a line that contains an ampersand, TACL does not view the ampersand as a continuation character.
  • You cannot use the continuation character with a TACL directive (a line beginning with a question mark).

Wildcards

Wildcards
Header text Header text Header text
? Matches any single character Example
* Matches any number of characters, including none Example
=* or ** Matches any number of characters for Definenames Example

Operators

Operators
Op Name Type
NOT NOT Logical
AND AND Logical
OR OR Logical
* Multiplication Arithmetic
/ Division Arithmetic
+ Addition Arithmetic
- Subtraction Arithmetic
> Greater then Arithmetic Comparison
< Less then Arithmetic Comparison
>= Greater then or Equal Arithmetic Comparison
<= Less then or Equal Arithmetic Comparison
= Equal to Arithmetic Comparison
<> Not Equal Arithmetic Comparison
'+' Concatenation String
'>' or '!>' Greater then String Comparison
'<' or '!<' Less then String Comparison
'>=' or '!>=' Greater then or Equal String Comparison
'<=' or '!<=' Less then or Equal String Comparison
'=' or '!' Equal to String Comparison
'<>' or '!<>' Not Equal to String Comparison

Other Cheatsheets

Cheatsheets
Cheatsheet/File
Cheatsheet/FileCodes
Cheatsheet/FUP
Cheatsheet/TACL
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