On 1/8/20 11:56 PM, Tony Nicholson wrote: > > > On Thu, 9 Jan 2020 at 14:48, Dave Shevett <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > So being clever I tried to do this by hand with a del command: > > $ DEL DU0:[1,6]SYSSCAN.TMP > Delete file DU0:[1,6]SYSSCAN.TMP;1 [Y/N/G/Q]? Y > DEL -- Failed to mark file for delete > DU0:[1,6]SYSSCAN.TMP;1 -- No such file > Delete file DU0:[1,6]SYSSCAN.TMP;2 [Y/N/G/Q]? Y > DEL -- Failed to mark file for delete > DU0:[1,6]SYSSCAN.TMP;2 -- File ID, sequence number check > > It looks like the PIP command did work (no error at least) > > $ PIP DU0:[1,6]SYSSCAN.TMP;/RM > $ > > Why did the DEL command not work? > > Also, how did you know it was in 1,6? The error message was ???,??? > > > > The DCL equivalent command for removing the directory entry for this > non-existent file is > > $ SET FILE/REMOVE DU0:[1,6]SYSSCAN.TMP; > > > Johnny already gave an explanation for why this file entry is being > left behind when the RSX system is not shutdown properly (you should > use the RUN $SHUTUP command). If you’re getting this error, then it’s > also likely that there could be other errors on the system volume > (e.g. other files may not have been closed and there could be disk > allocation errors). > > You may need to run a disk verify using the VFY program. See the > Volume 3A manual “RSX-11M-PLUS Utilities Manual” for details. > > The full manual set for RSX-11M Plus is on bitsavers at > http://www.bitsavers.org/dec/pdp11/rsx11/RSX11Mplus_V4.x ). >
You're missing one element in that URL, Tony. The correct version is http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/rsx11/RSX11Mplus_V4.x (Just checked a couple of minutes ago). Brian. _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
