Switches are options used with AMOS commands. AMOS commands are
commands entered at AMOS monitor level. These options expand the
functionality of the command by allowing you to do more with the
command than is possible without the switches.
Switches normally consist of two parts. The first part is the /. The
second part is the option, usually a letter or series of letters.
For example:
Use Query option with COPY; the switch = /Q
Type : ^COPY/Q =OLDONE.T[5,1]^
Use Wide option with DIR; the switch = /W:3
Type : ^DIR/W FILES.*^
Use Delete option with RENAME; the swithc = /D
Type : ^RENAME/D NEWONE.T=OLDONE.T^
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There are two types of switches:
^1^. ^Operational^ - the switch follows command
^2^. ^File^ - the switch follows the filespec
Operational switches act on all the files specified in the command.
File switches act on the file it follows and all files following it
until there is another switch. All the examples on the previous page
used operational switches. File switches allow you to be selective
about which files you wish to use the switch with.
For example:
Use /Q with COPY on files with OLDONE filename but not with other
filenames;
Type : ^COPY =OLDONE.*[5,1]/Q,NEWONE.*/NOQ,OTHER.*^
(You will be queried on all files with OLDONE filename, not others)
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There are many commands that have switches. If a command does have
switches, those switches will appear in the commands help file.
If you still do not know how to use switches, go over this help
file again and make a list of the terms or phrases that you don't
fully understand.
