z/VM: CP Commands and Utilities Reference - z/VM - IBM

specifying multiple classes for your device, your files are serviced in the same
order as the classes that you have specified. For example, if for your printer,
you enter:
class ad1
START UR (Unit Record)
all class A files are processed before class D files, and all class D files before
class 1 files.
Note: The CLASS operand is not valid for a reader.
Specify a class of asterisk (*) for printers or punches so that they can service
any spool file class.
If no START command with the CLASS option has been issued since the last
cold, force, or clean start, the default classes specified on the RDEVICE
statement in the system configuration file.
DEST dest
DEST *
specifies the destinations that an output device can service. The operand dest
is a 1- to 8-character value assigned to the printer. As many as 4 destination
values can be specified.
Specify a DEST of asterisk (*) to indicate that files are to be selected for
processing regardless of the file’s DEST setting.
If no START command with the DEST option has been issued since the last
cold, force, or clean start, the default destinations specified on the RDEVICE
statement in the system configuration file.
FORM form
FORM *
specifies the form that an output device can service. The operand form is a 1-
to 8-character operator form number.
Specify asterisk (*) for printers or punches so that files can be printed or
punched regardless of form.
If no START command with the FORM option has been issued since the last
cold, force, or clean start, the default form specified on the FORM_DEFAULT
statement in the system configuration file is used. If a default form was not
specified, the default is STANDARD.
LIMit nnnnnnnnnn
LIMit NONE
specifies the number of records of a file to be printed or punched. The variable
nnnnnnnnnn indicates the maximum number of records of a file to be printed or
punched. You can specify up to 10 digits. NONE indicates there is no limit to
the size of the file that can be printed or punched.
AUto
indicates that the operator wants CP to schedule forms output. The currently
active form is processed first. When all files with the current form have been
printed or punched, CP automatically selects a new form for the device. The
operator receives a message to change forms, and the output device is idle.
The operator can then put in the new form and press the START button (or
enter the START UR command) to print files with the new form.
MAnual
indicates that the operator schedules output forms. Only spool files with the
form currently active on the device are processed. When the last spool file with
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