Cheatsheet/TACL

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).