Cheatsheet/TACL

Tacl Cheatsheet

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

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
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
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).