[Info-vax] Suggested DCL enhancement

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In article <rnrml1$4io$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>Here's an idea for a DCL enhancement: implement a control character that
>when typed causes DCL to dump all the valid options or keywords available
>at that point by reading from the CLD.
>
>For example, typing:
>
>	$ show device <Ctrl-P>
>
>where <Ctrl-P> is the control character, would result in a list of all
>the qualifiers (along with any optional arguments to the qualifiers)
>that can be used at that point. The CLD format could also be enhanced
>with a single-line help text per qualifier that would also be displayed
>as part of the output.
>
>The output would also show that a parameter, labeled as (for example)
>"Device_Name", could be supplied at this point as well.
>
>Likewise, typing:
>
>	$ show d<Ctrl-P>
>
>(with no space between the "d" and the Ctrl-P) would show all the valid
>options beginning with "d" at that point.
>
>Any comments ?

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