Sends messages to users or terminals within the VMScluster.

   Format

     SEND  [/qualifiers] destination[,...] [message]

   Command Qualifiers    Defaults

   /BOTTOM
   /CLUSTERWIDE          /NOCLUSTERWIDE
   /LOG                  /NOLOG
   /NODE=node
   /PROMPT               /PROMPT
   /TERMINAL=terminal
   /TOP
   /USER=user
   /WAIT[=time]          /NOWAIT
 

Parameters

 

destination

   Specifies one or more users or terminals to receive the
   message(s) being sent. The following destination formats are
   supported:

   user           The name of a user on the DECnet node to which you
                  are connected.
   terminal       The name of a terminal on the DECnet node to which
                  you are connected.
   node::user     The name of a user on another DECnet node in the
                  VMScluster.
   node::terminal The name of a terminal on another DECnet node in
                  the VMScluster.
 

message

   Specifies the text of the message to send. If this parameter is
   omitted, you will be prompted for one or more messages.

                                  NOTE

      DCL uppercases everything on the command line that is not
      surrounded by double quote (") characters, so you should
      use double quotes if you want to preserve the case of your
      message.
 

Qualifiers

 

/BOTTOM

   Specifies that the message should be written to the bottom line
   of the destination terminal(s). This qualifier has no effect on
   messages sent to terminals without the DEC_CRT characteristic.
 

/CLUSTERWIDE

      /CLUSTERWIDE
      /NOCLUSTERWIDE (D)

   Controls whether a message should be sent to all DECnet nodes
   of the VMScluster. For a terminal destination, this means
   questioning all of the nodes of the VMScluster to determine the
   DECnet node on which the terminal is located.

   This qualifier is positional, so it has a different effect
   depending upon where it appears within the command line. If it
   appears directly after the SEND command, then it applies to all
   destinations. If it appears directly after a destination, then it
   applies to that destination only.
 

/LOG

      /LOG
      /NOLOG (D)

   Controls whether information is displayed about the status of
   the command and/or the messages sent. For user destinations, the
   information displayed includes:

   o  the number of terminals that received the message;

   o  the number of terminals for which SEND timed-out trying to
      send the message (see /WAIT for more information);

   o  the number of terminals for which SEND messages have been
      disabled (see Disabling for more information).

   This qualifier is positional, so it has a different effect
   depending upon where it appears within the command line. If it
   appears directly after the SEND command, then it applies to all
   destinations. If it appears directly after a destination, then it
   applies to that destination only.
 

/NODE

      /NODE=node

   Specifies the DECnet node name that should appear in messages
   sent to remote DECnet nodes. CMKRNL privilege is required to use
   this qualifier.
 

/PROMPT

      /PROMPT (D)
      /NOPROMPT

   Controls whether a prompt is displayed when reading messages to
   be sent. The prompt will either take the form ``name:'' for users
   or terminals on the same DECnet node, or ``(node)name:'' for
   users or terminals on another DECnet node. The first destination
   specified on the command line is used to build the prompt,
   though the message text entered will be sent to all destinations
   specified. If an error is detected while sending messages to this
   destination, then a new prompt will be generated based on the
   next destination, etc.

                                  NOTE

      You can spawn a subprocess by starting the line with $.
 

/TERMINAL

      /TERMINAL=terminal

   Specifies the terminal name that should appear in messages sent
   to users on the same DECnet node. CMKRNL privilege is required to
   use this qualifier.
 

/TOP

   Specifies that the message should be written to the top line
   of the destination terminal(s). This qualifier has no effect on
   messages sent to terminals without the DEC_CRT characteristic.
 

/USER

      /USER=user

   Specifies the username that should appear in messages sent.
   CMKRNL privilege is required to use this qualifier.
 

/WAIT

      /WAIT[=time]
      /NOWAIT (D)

Specifies the amount of time (in seconds) to allow for a message to
be sent. By default, SEND will wait for 5 seconds before ``timing
out'' on a particular terminal. 5 seconds is the minimum amount of
time to wait. /WAIT, or /WAIT=0, means to wait indefinitely for the
message to be sent.
 

Disabling

   You can turn off receipt of SEND messages with the following DCL
   command:

   $ SET BROADCAST=NOUSER1

   which disables broadcast messages from the USER1 broadcast class,
   the broadcast class used by SEND.
 

Spawning

   You can spawn a subprocess from within SEND by specifying $ as
   the first character of message text. If $ is the only thing
   on the line, then a subprocess will be created running DCL
   and control will be passed to that subprocess. If a command
   appears after the $, then the command will be executed in a
   subprocess and control will be returned to SEND once the command
   is finished.
 

Examples

   1.$ SEND SMITHJB "Hello"

     This example shows how to send a single message to a user
     on the same DECnet node. The message displayed on SMITHJB's
     terminal(s) will look like:

       user(terminal) - Hello

     where ``user'' is your username and ``terminal'' is your
     terminal name.

   2.$ SEND WKUVX1::SMITHJB "Hello"

     This example shows how to send a single message to a user on
     a different DECnet node. The message displayed on SMITHJB's
     terminal(s) will look like:

       (node)user - Hello

     where ``node'' is the name of the DECnet node to which you are
     connected and ``user'' is your username. This message format
     would not be used if you were logged into WKUVX1. Messages to
     ``node::user'' where ``node'' is the name of the DECnet node
     to which you are connected are treated the same as messages to
     ``user.''

   3.$ SEND SMITHJB
             SMITHJB: Hello
             SMITHJB: How are you?

     This example shows how to send multiple messages to a user
     on the same node. SEND will keep prompting for more messsages
     until a blank line or Ctrl-Z is read. The prompt for sending
     a message to a user or terminal on a remote node looks like
     (node)name:.

   4.$ SEND SMITHJB
             SMITHJB: Hello
     %SEND-E-NOTLOGIN, User SMITHJB is not logged in
     $

     This example demonstrates the error message that is displayed
     when you attempt to send a message to a user that is not logged
     in.

   5.$ SEND SMITHJB
             SMITHJB: Hello
     %SEND-E-NOTRCVING, SMITHJB is not receiving messages
     $

     This example demonstrates the error message that is displayed
     when you attempt to send a message to a user or terminal that
     has disabled SEND messages. You can disable SEND messages with
     the following DCL command:

       $ SET BROADCAST=NOUSER1

   6.$ SEND SMITHJB/LOG
             SMITHJB: Hello
     %SEND-S-SENT, SMITHJB 1 terminals received, 0 timed out,0 not receiving

     This example demonstrates the information that is displayed as
     a result of the /LOG qualifier.

   7.$ SEND SMITHJB
             SMITHJB: $ MAIL
     MAIL>

     This example shows how to spawn a subprocess from within SEND.
     If a command appears after the $, then the command will be
     executed and control will return to SEND once the spawned
     command is finished. If no command appears after the $, then
     the subprocess will begin prompting for commands.

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