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Type out a layout (type/layout or catlay)

The type command displays the contents of an entire layout definition.

Windows/OpenVMS Format:

type/layout layout_name [/qualifiers]

UNIX/Linux Format:

catlay layout_name [-qualifiers]

Qualifier Summary

/[no]log or -[no]log

/[no]confirm or -[no]confirm

/hostname or -host_name

/output or -output = output_file

/symbol or -symbol=[prefix_string]

Example

Windows/OpenVMS:

Schedule> type/layout/page mylayout

UNIX/Linux:

Schedule> catlay -page mylayout

Qualifiers


/[no]confirm or -[no]confirm

CONFIRM requests that the user be prompted prior to any operation to verify that the selected entry is the correct one.

/hostname or -node =hostname

The qualifier specifies what node (either local or remote) you want the operation performed on.

/[no]log or -[no]log

The LOG qualifier causes each completed operation to issue a note to the user.

/output or -output=output_file

The OUTPUT option sends all output to a text file. Output can be printed or displayed as needed.

/symbol or -symbol[=prefix_string]

The SYMBOL command requests that all job information be output to environmental variables. The environmental variable is constructed by prefixing the field name with the provided string. If none is provided a default value of SC is used. To display the environmental variables output from the /symbol qualifier use:

set prefix_string

See Also

LAYOUT Commands

Copy a layout (copy/layout or cplay)

Create a layout (create/layout or mklay)

Delete a layout (delete/layout or rmlay)

Display a list of layouts (directory/layout or lslay)

Edit a layout definition (edit/layout or edlay)

Extract a layout (extract/layout or extlay)

Insert a layout (insert/layout or inslay)

Rename a layout (rename/layout or mvlay)