[Info-vax] Command Line Versus Command Line

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

On Thu, 23 May 2024 19:36:49 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

> On 5/23/2024 6:36 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> as I recall; notwithstanding their “cli$” name prefix, they
>> are part of DCL itself.
> 
> No. They are utility routines.
> 
> And they reside in STARLET.OLB module CLI$INTERFACE.

I can’t see them in the VMSRTL map files, at least as of VMS 4.0
<http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/vax/microfiche/vms-source-listings/AH-BT13A-SE__VAX-VMS_V4.0_SRC_LST_MCRF/AH-BT13A-SE__VAX-VMS_V4.0_SRC_LST_MCRF/109__VMSRTL/>.

I’m pretty sure you’ll find that the symbols, in whatever libraries
you find them in, are calls into DCL.

> On *nix there is little difference between a shell and another program.
> Huge difference on VMS.

Which is part of my point.