8 1616/OS Commands In this section the 60 1616/OS inbuilt commands are described in detail. An alphabetical list of the commands is available on the Applix 1616 by typing help , as shown below. The commands are grouped by function in this manual, rather than alphabetically. The groups are: File related commands. Directory related commands. Cassette tape commands. Memory manipulation or monitor commands. Command line redirection. Shell file commands. System commands. Handy utilities. Communication commands. In this documentation the term ‘word’ refers to a 16 bit number (four hexadecimal digits); a ‘long’ is a 32 bit number (eight hex digits).
A ‘$’ symbol in front of a number indicates that the number is in hexadecimal format (base 16). Do not put a ‘$’ symbol in front of a number when entering it on the 1616/OS command line. The following notations are used: n1, n2 The letter ‘n’ followed by a digit represents a number. Numbers are entered in binary by preceding them with a ‘%’ symbol. Decimal numbers are represented by preceding them with a symbol. Hexadecimal numbers are the default and need no prefix. a1, a2 As with the n1, n2 format, except these numbers always refer to 1616 memory addresses. pathname1, These represent valid pathnames for files.
pathname2 [ ] An argument within square brackets is optional, or changes the function of the command which is being used. .... A row of full stops after a command line represents optional con- tinuation of the last argument on the line. 1616/OS Commands User Tutorial Manual Page 63