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SPOOL <filename> causes the file to be printed on the line printer.
XSPOOL <filename> causes the file to be printed on the XGP.
DOVER <filename> causes the file to be printed on the Dover printer.
UNSPOOL allows you to selectively delete spooler requests.
QSPOOL displays the spooler queues.
You must be logged in to give these commands, except for QSPOOL.
Switches are available. To use a switch to modify a spool command type
"/" and the switch name. In case the switch takes a numeric argument,
type "/" <switch name> = argument.
Some switches:
NOTITLE Suppress the header page
NOHEADING Suppress the header line on each page
DELETE Delete the file after listing
DUMP Spool in octal words
Page ranges:
(n1,n2:n3,n4)
means page n1, pages n2 to n3 inclusive, and page n4
Time delay command - don't print the listing until specified time:
/HOLD = hhmm where hhmm is 4 digits of 24 hour time.
"hhmm" is always in the future.
For complete details on the use of SPOOL, see the printed Monitor Command Manual
or its online version in MONCOM.BH[S,DOC], with updates in MONCOM.UPD[S,DOC].
For detail on the SPSUB spooler subroutine for inclusion in user programs,
see SPSUB.REG[UP,DOC].