VMS Help RECALL  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Displays up to 254 previously entered commands on the screen for
    subsequent execution.

    Format

      RECALL  [command-specifier]

1 - Parameter

 command-specifier

    Specifies the number or the first several characters of the
    command you want to recall. You cannot use any of the qualifiers
    in conjunction with a command-specifier.

    The specified characters should be unique. If they are not
    unique, the RECALL command displays the most recently entered
    command line that matches those characters. For example, suppose
    you enter a SHOW STATUS command and later enter a SHOW TIME
    command. If you then type RECALL S, the SHOW TIME command is
    recalled. You must type RECALL SHOW S to recall the SHOW STATUS
    command. The number of the command can be from 1 to 254 (where 1
    is the last command entered).

    The RECALL command itself is never assigned a number. If no
    command specifier is entered, the RECALL command recalls the most
    recently entered command. You can use the /ALL qualifier to have
    the system display all the commands in the recall buffer, along
    with their command numbers, to verify the number of the command
    you want to recall.

2 - Qualifiers

 2.1 - /ALL

    Displays all the commands (and their numbers) available for
    recall. Do not use the /ALL qualifier with the other RECALL
    qualifiers.

                                   NOTE

       The RECALL command is never stored in the recall buffer.

 2.2 - /ERASE

    Erases the contents of the recall buffer.

 2.3 - /INPUT

       /INPUT=filespec

    Causes each line of the input file to be added to the recall
    buffer. If a file type is not specified with the file name,
    .LIS is the default. The file specification cannot include the
    asterisk (*)  and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters.

    If the /ERASE qualifier is also specified, the contents of the
    recall buffer are erased before the contents of the specified
    file are read into the recall buffer.

    The /INPUT qualifier is incompatible with the /ALL and /PAGE
    qualifiers.

 2.4 - /OUTPUT

       /OUTPUT=filespec

    Specifies the name of the output file where the contents of the
    recall buffer are written. If you do not specify a file type,
    the default is .LIS. The file specification cannot include the
    asterisk (*)  and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters.

    If the /ERASE qualifier is also specified, the contents of the
    recall buffer are erased after the contents of the recall buffer
    are written to the specified file.

    The /OUTPUT qualifier is incompatible with the /ALL and /PAGE
    qualifiers.

 2.5 - /PAGE

       /PAGE
       /NOPAGE (default)

    Displays all the commands (and their numbers) available for
    recall one screen at a time. The /NOPAGE qualifier produces the
    same output as the /ALL qualifier. You can cancel the output
    display by pressing Ctrl/Z.

    The /PAGE qualifier is incompatible with the /INPUT and /OUTPUT
    qualifiers.

3 - Examples

    1.$ RECALL T

      The RECALL command in this example recalls the last command
      entered that begins with the letter T.

    2.$ SHOW DEFAULT
        DISK3:[SMITH]
      $ DIRECTORY SEPT*
        %DIRECT-W-NOFILES, no files found
      $ SET DEFAULT [SMITH.LETTERS]
      $ RECALL/ALL
        1 SET DEFAULT [SMITH.LETTERS]
        2 DIRECTORY SEPT*
        3 SHOW DEFAULT
      $ RECALL 2
      $ DIRECTORY SEPT*
        %DIRECT-W-NOFILES, no files found
      $ RECALL 2
      $ SET DEFAULT [SMITH.LETTERS]
        <edit command line>
      $ SET DEFAULT [SMITH.MEMOS]
      $ RECALL 2
      $ DIRECTORY SEPT*

      This example starts with a SHOW DEFAULT and a DIRECTORY
      command. After not finding the file you want, enter the SET
      DEFAULT command to move to the LETTERS subdirectory. Next use
      the RECALL/ALL command to see the list of commands you have
      entered. Enter the RECALL 2 command to repeat the DIRECTORY
      command in the LETTERS subdirectory. Because you still have
      not found the file you want, enter the RECALL 2 command again
      to recall the SET DEFAULT command. (With the entry of the
      latest DIRECTORY command, SET DEFAULT becomes command 2 in
      the RECALL list.) Edit the command line so that the system
      sets the default to the MEMOS subdirectory. Finally, recall the
      DIRECTORY command to try once more to find the file.

    3.$ TYPE COMMANDS.LIS
      DIRECTORY
      RUN AUTHORIZE
      SET PROCESS/PRIVILEGES=ALL
      $ RECALL/INPUT=COMMANDS.LIS
      $ RECALL/ALL
        1 SET PROCESS/PRIVILEGES=ALL
        2 RUN AUTHORIZE
        3 DIRECTORY
        4 TYPE COMMANDS.LIS

      This example shows the contents of the COMMANDS.LIS file with
      the TYPE command, then uses the RECALL/INPUT=COMMANDS.LIS
      command to place the commands into the recall buffer. Issuing
      the RECALL/ALL command subsequently shows the numbered display
      of commands in the recall buffer.

    4.$ RECALL/OUTPUT=NEW_COMMANDS.LIS
      $ TYPE NEW_COMMANDS.LIS
      TYPE COMMANDS.LIS
      DIRECTORY
      RUN AUTHORIZE
      SET PROCESS/PRIVILEGES=ALL

      This example places the contents of the recall buffer (see
      the previous example) into the NEW_COMMANDS.LIS file. Note
      that they are not numbered and in the reverse sequence of the
      RECALL/ALL command output.