DIGITAL Command Language

Scripting

DCL scripts look much like any other scripting language, with some exceptions. All DCL verbs in a script are preceded with a $ symbol; other lines are considered to be input to the previous command. For example, to use the TYPE command to print a paragraph onto the screen, one might use a script similar to:

$ TYPE SYS$INPUT: This is an example of using the TYPE verb in the DCL language. $ EXIT