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Here is a list of 314 Multics Standard Service System commands and active functions, from Multics Pocket Guide: Commands and Active Functions, Order No. AW17, April 1980, as of MR8.0.

abbrev (ab) command abbreviation accept_messages (am) allow interactive messages add_name (an) add a name to a directory entry add_search_paths (asp) add a search path to a search list add_search_rules (asr) add a search rule adjust_bit_count (abc) set segment's bit count to include last char AF after (af) return characters of a string after a specified argument answer run a command and answer its questions apl (v2apl) invoke APL language interpreter archive (ac) combine segments AF archive_table (act) return a list of segments in an archive assign_resource (ar) assign a resource to the user process attach_audit (ata) attach an I/O switch that keeps a copy in a multisegment file attach_lv (alv) attach a logical volume to the user process AF before (be) return characters of a string before a specified argument AF binary (bin) return translation of an argument to binary base bind (bd) produce an object segment from multiple object segments AF bool perform boolean operations on arguments AF branches return list of branches in a directory AF calc perform simple calculations calendar produce printable calendar cancel_abs_request (car) remove absentee request from queue cancel_cobol_program (ccp) cancel COBOL program from current run unit cancel_daemon_request (cdr) remove I/O daemon request from queue cancel_resource (cnr) cancel reservations made with the reserve_resource command cancel_retrieval_request (crr) remove retrieve request from queue canonicalize (canon) ensure that segment contents are in canonical form AF ceil return smallest decimal number larger than its argument change_default_wdir (cdwd) change default working directory change_error_mode (cem) change verbosity of default error handler change_wdir (cwd) change working directory check_iacl list directory entries with ACLs that don't match initial ACL check_info_segs (cis) list help segments that have changed (source) close_file (cf) close a multisegment file cobol invoke COBOL compiler cobol_abs (cba) enter absentee request to compile a COBOL program AF collate return 128-character collation string AF collate9 return 512-character collation string compare compare two segments in binary mode compare_ascii (cpa) compare two segments in ASCII AF contents return contents of a segment convert_characters (cvc) translate characters in a segment copy (cp) make a copy of a segment copy_acl copy ACL of one directory entry to another copy_cards (ccd) copy card image segments from system pool AF copy_characters (cpch) return string with N copies of argument copy_dir (cpd) copy directory copy_file (cpf) copy multisegment file copy_iacl_dir copy initial ACL for dirs of one directory entry to another copy_iacl_seg copy initial ACL for segs of one directory entry to another create (cr) create a segment create_data_segment (cds) create an object segment with data definitions create_dir (cd) create a directory cumulative_page_trace (cpt) trace a program and display its paging actions damaged_sw_off (dsf) turn off a directory entry's damaged switch damaged_sw_on (dsn) turn on a directory entry's damaged switch AF date return the date AF date_compiled (dtc) return the date an object segment was compiled AF date_time return date and time AF day return day number AF day_name return day name debug (db) invoke low level debugger AF decat return portions of an input string AF decimal return an argument converted to decimal mode decode decrypt an enciphered file AF default return default values if none suppled AF default_wdir (dwd) return default working directory defer_messages (dm) hold printing of interactive messages delete (dl) delete a directory entry delete_acl (da) delete an ACL entry delete_dir (dd) delete a directory delete_iacl_dir (did) delete a directory initial ACL entry delete_iacl_seg (dis) delete a segment initial ACL entry delete_message (dlm) delete a held interactive message delete_name (dn) remove a name from a directory entry delete_search_paths (dsp) delete a search path from a search list delete_search_rules (dsr) delete a ready message detach_audit (dta) detach an audit I/O switch detach_lv (dlv) detach a logical volume p dial (d) connect a terminal to a running process AF directories (dirs) return a list of directories AF directory return directory portion of a pathname discard_output (dco) run a command and discard its output display_audit_file (daf) display an audit file display_cobol_run_unit (dcr) list programs in the current COBOL run unit display_pl1io_error (dpe) display most recent PL/I I/O error AF divide return result of division AF do execute a command, substituting arguments dprint (dp) enter an I/O daemon print request in queue dpunch (dpn) enter an I/O daemon card punch request in queue AF dump_segment (ds) display a segment in ASCII echo type input arguments edm invoke ASCII text editor emacs invoke ASCII text editor encode encrypt a segment into enciphered form p enter (e) log in as an anonymous user enter_abs_request (ear) enter a request for absentee processing in queue enter_retrieval_request (err) enter a request for file retrieve in queue p enterp (ep) log in as an anonymous user, with password AF entries return list of entries in a directory AF entry return entry name portion of a pathname AF equal test if two strings are equal AF equal_name return a pathname constructed according to the equal convention exec_com (ec) execute a list of commands from a segment AF exists test if a file exists expand_cobol_source (ecs) expand COBOL source fast invoke the FAST (BASIC) subsystem file_output (fo) redirect user_output I/O switch to a multisegment file AF files return a list of multisegment files in a directory AF floor return the largest decimal number less than an argument AF format_line (fl) return a formatted line fortran (ft) invoke FORTRAN compiler fortran_abs (fta) enter a request for absentee FORTRAN compilation in queue gcos (gc) invoke GCOS simulator AF general_ready (gr) change format of ready message AF get_pathname (gpn) return pathname of an active segment get_quota (gq) display storage quota for a directory get_system_search_rules (gssr) get system ready messages AF greater test if one argument is greater than another p hangup hang up without logging in AF have_mail test if a mailbox is empty p hello repeat system greeting message help display system information files (source) AF hexadecimal (hex) return argument converted to hexadecimal base AF high return string of \177 characters AF high9 return string of \777 characters AF home_dir (hd) return home directory pathname AF hour return hour how_many_users (hmu) display number of users logged in if execute command line if a condition is met immediate_messages (im) allow interactive messages to print indent (ind) prettyprint PL/I source AF index return location of one string in another AF index_set return list of integers initiate (in) assign a segment a segment number (make it known) AF io_call (io) configure and operate on process's I/O switches AF last_message (lm) return last interactive message text AF last_message_sender (lms) return last interactive message sender AF last_message_time (lmt) return last interactive message time AF length (ln) return length of argument AF less test if one argument is greater than another line_length (ll) set terminal line length link (lk) create a link AF links (nonbranches) return list of links in a directory list (ls) list a directory's contents list_abs_requests (lar) list absentee request queue list_accessible (lac) list directory entries accessible by a user AF list_acl (la) display a directory entry's ACL list_daemon_requests (ldr) list I/O daemon request queue list_help (lh) list system help files (source) AF list_iacl_dir (lid) display a directory's initial ACL for directories AF list_iacl_seg (lis) display a directory's initial ACL for segments list_not_accessible (lnac) list directory entries not accessible by a user list_ref_names (lrn) list reference names for initiated segments (source) list_resource_types (lrt) list types in a resource definition type table list_resources (lr) list a process's assigned resources list_retrieval_requests (lrr) list file retrieve request queue p login (l) create a process for a user logout destroy a user process and release terminal connection AF long_date return long date AF low return string of \000 characters AF lower_case return argument mapped to lower case AF ltrim return argument with blanks trimmed on left AF lv_attached test if a logical volume is attached to the process AF manage_volume_pool manage volume pool, assign and release scratch tapes AF master_directories (mdirs) list master directories AF max return largest value memo invoke reminder management tool merge invoke general merge tool merge_ascii (ma) merge ASCII segments AF min return smallest value AF minus return result of subtraction AF minute return minute AF mod return result of mod function p modes set terminal modes before login AF month return month AF month_name return month name move (mv) move a directory entry to a new directory move_abs_request (mar) move absentee request to new queue move_daemon_request (mdr) move I/O daemon request to new queue move_dir (mvd) move a directory to a new directory move_quota (mq) move quota between directories AF msfs return list of multisegment files AF nequal test if arguments are unequal new_fortran invoke new FORTRAN compiler new_proc end this process and create a new one attached to this terminal AF ngreater test if one argument is not greater than another AF nless test if one argument is not less than another no_save_on_disconnect set switch to discard process on hangup AF nondirectories (nondirs) return list of non-directory entries AF nonfiles return list of non-multisegment file entries AF nonmsfs return list of non-multisegment file entries AF nonnull_links (nnlinks) return list of non-null link entries AF nonsegments (nsegs) return list of non-segment entries AF nonzero_files (nzfiles) return list of nonzero multisegment file entries AF nonzero_msfs (nzmfsfs) return list of nonzero MSF entries AF nonzero_segments (nzsegs) return list of nonzero multisegment file entries AF not return negation of its argument AF null_links return list of null link entries AF octal (oct) return argument represented in octal base AF on execute a command line and catch signals AF or return logical OR of arguments overlay (ov) create segment that superimposes input segments page_trace (pgt) trace paging activity AF path return pathname of argument AF picture (pic) return argument converted according to a picture pl1 invoke PL/I compiler pl1_abs (pa) enter request for absentee PL/I compilation in queue AF plus return result of addition print (pr) display segment or multisegment file on terminal AF print_attach_table (pat) display process's I/O switch attachments print_auth_names (pan) display sensitivity levels and compartments print_default_wdir (pdwd) display default working directory print_mail (pm) display mail in a mailbox print_messages (pm) display interactive messages in a mailbox print_motd (pmotd) display message of the day (source) print_proc_auth (ppa) display process's sensitivity level and compartments print_request_types (prt) display list of I/O daemon request types print_search_paths (psp) display search paths print_search_rules (psr) display ready messages print_wdir (pwd) display working directory probe (pb) invoke high-level symbolic debugger AF process_dir (pd) return process directory pathname profile (pf) execute a program and count each statement's execution program_interrupt (pi) re-enter interactive program after QUIT progress (pg) execute a program and indicate progress qedx (qx) invoke ASCII text editor AF query ask question in an exec_com AF quotient return result of division read_mail (rdm) read mailbox ready_off (rdf) turn off ready message ready_on (rdn) turn on ready message release (rl) release suspended execution after QUIT rename (rn) rename a directory entry repeat_query (rq) reprint last query reprint_error (re) display last error reserve_resource (rsr) reserve resource for process resolve_linkage_error (rle) specify object segment and entrypoint to use after linkage error resource_usage (ru) display account's system resource quotas and usage (source) AF response returns answer to a question AF reverse (rv) returns a string in reversed order AF reverse_after (rvaf) returns same as after, but in reverse order AF reverse_before (rvbe) returns same as before, but in reverse order AF reverse_index (rvindex) returns same as index, but in reverse order AF reverse_search (rvsrh) returns same as search, but in reverse order AF reverse_verify (rvverify) returns same as verify, but in reverse order AF rtrim returns argument with blanks trimmed on right run run a command in an isolated environment run_cobol (rc) run a COBOL program runoff (rf) format document for printing runoff_abs (rfa) enter a request for absentee runoff formatting in queue safety_sw_off (ssf) turn off a directory entry's safety switch safety_sw_on (ssn) turn on a directory entry's safety switch save_on_disconnect set switch to preserve process on hangup AF search return leftmost position of specified chars in an argument AF segments (segs) return a list of segments in a directory send_mail (sdm) send an electronic mail message send_mesage (sm) send an interactive message send_mesage_acknowledge (sma) send an interactive message, request ack send_mesage_express (smx) send an interactive message if user accepting send_mesage_silent (sms) send an interactive message, no errors set_acl set the ACL of a branch set_bit_count (sbc) set a segment's bit count set_cc set FORTRAN carriage control set_fortran_common (sfc) set a process's FORTRAN COMMON storage set_iacl_dir (sid) set a directory's initial ACL for directories set_iacl_seg (sis) set a directory's initial ACL for segments set_search_paths (ssp) set search paths set_search_rules (ssr) set ready messages AF severity return the exit status of the last command p slave make a terminal available for use by another process sort invoke general sort facility sort_seg (ss) sort an ASCII segment start (sr) restart interrupted execution after QUIT status (st) display a directory entry's file system attributes stop_cobol_run (scr) stop the current COBOL run unit execution stop_run discard the current run environment AF string return concatenation of all arguments AF strip return filename argument with suffix removed AF strip_entry (spe) return entryname argument with suffix removed AF substr return specified substring of argument AF suffix return last component of filename argument AF system display system administration parameters tape_archive (ta) maintain an archive of files on tape p terminal_type (ttp) set terminal type before login terminate (tm) make a segment unknown terminate_segment (tms) make a segment unknown given segment number terminate_refname (tmr) make a segment unknown given its reference name terminate_single_refname (tmsr) make a single reference name unknown AF time return the time AF times return result of multiplication trace execute a command and trace subroutine calls trace_stack (ts) display call history of interrupted execution AF translate return replacement of some chars by others in argument AF trunc return decimal value of argument with fraction truncated truncate (tr) discard data in a segment past a given location unassign_resource (ur) unassign a resource assigned to the process AF underline return a value with underlining AF unique return a unique character string unlink (ul) remove a link from a directory AF upper_case return an argument mapped to upper case AF user display user registration parameters AF verify return the location of first character of argument not in a list vfile_adjust (vfa) adjust length parameters of a multisegment file vfile_status (vfs) display file system attributes for a multisegment file volume_dump_switch_off (vdsf) turn off a directory entry's volume dump switch volume_dump_switch_on (vdsn) turn on a directory entry's volume dump switch walk_subtree (ws) execute a command on every entry inferior to a directory where (wh) use search rules to find a file (source) where_search_path (wsp) use a specified search list to find a file who display the names of users logged in (source) AF working_dir (wd) return current working directory AF year return year AF zero_segments (zsegs) return a list of segments with zero bit count

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