HELP ACCOUNTING — VMS 5.0
Invokes the VMS Accounting Utility to collect, record, and report
accounting data. For a complete description of the Accounting
Utility, including information about the ACCOUNTING command, refer
to the VMS Accounting Utility Manual.
Format:
ACCOUNTING file-spec[,...]
Additional information available:
ParametersCommand QualifiersExamples
Parameters
file-spec[,...] Specifies one or more accounting files as input. If you specify more than one file name, separate them with commas. If you omit the file-spec, SYS$MANAGER:ACCOUNTNG.DAT is used as input. Wild card characters are allowed in the file specification.
Command Qualifiers
Additional information available:
/ACCOUNT/ADDRESS/BEFORE/BINARY/ENTRY/FULL/IDENTIFICATION
/IMAGE/JOB/LOG/NODE/OUTPUT/OWNER/PRIORITY
/PROCESS/QUEUE/REJECTED/REMOTE_ID/REPORT
/SINCE/SORT/STATUS/SUMMARY/TERMINAL/TITLE
/TYPE/UIC/USER
/ACCOUNT
/ACCOUNT=(["-",]account-name[,...])
/NOACCOUNT (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified
account-name are selected.
When you specify the /ACCOUNT qualifier, you must specify at least
one account-name. If you specify more than one account-name,
separate them with commas and enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any
account-name in the list.
/ADDRESS
/ADDRESS=(["-",]node-address[,...])
/NOADDRESS (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified
node-address are selected.
When you specify the /ADDRESS qualifier, you must specify at least
one node-address. If you specify more than one node-address,
separate them with commas and enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any
node-address in the list.
/BEFORE
/BEFORE[=time] /NOBEFORE (default) Controls whether only those records dated earlier than the specified time are selected. You can specify an absolute time or a combination of delta time and absolute time. Observe the syntax rules for date and time discussed in the VMS DCL Concepts Manual.
/BINARY
/BINARY /NOBINARY (default) Controls whether output is formatted in either binary or ASCII. When /BINARY is specified, the output file, specified using the /OUTPUT qualifier, contains image copies of the input records. By default, the output file contains formatted ASCII records. Do no use this qualifier with the /FULL and /SUMMARY qualifiers. The function of /BINARY and these qualifiers is mutually exclusive.
/ENTRY
/ENTRY=(["-",]queue-entry[,...])
/NOENTRY (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified
queue-entry are selected.
When you specify the /ENTRY qualifier, you must specify at least one
queue-entry. If you specify more than one queue-entry, separate
them with commas and enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any name
in the list.
/FULL
/FULL /NOFULL (default) Controls whether a full format is used in ASCII displays. By default, records are displayed in the brief format. You must specify /FULL to have the full contents of each selected record displayed. For a description of display formats, see the VMS Accounting Utility Manual. Do not use this qualifier with the /BRIEF or /SUMMARY qualifiers. The function of /FULL and these qualifiers is mutually exclusive.
/IDENTIFICATION
/IDENTIFICATION=(["-",]process-id[,...])
/NOIDENTIFICATION (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified
process-id are selected.
When you specify /IDENTIFICATION, you must specify at least one
process-id. If you specify more than one process-id, separate them
with commas and enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any name
in the list.
/IMAGE
/IMAGE=(["-",]image-name[,...])
/NOIMAGE (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified
image-name (file-name portion of the image file specification, for
example, EDT) are selected.
When you specify /IMAGE, you must specify at least one image-name.
If you specify more than one image-name, separate them with commas
and enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any name
in the list.
/JOB
/JOB=(["-",]job-name[,...])
/NOJOB (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified job-name
are selected.
When you specify /JOB, you must specify at least one job-name. If
you specify more than one job-name, separate them with commas and
enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any name
in the list.
/LOG
/LOG /NOLOG (default) Controls whether informational messages (input file names, selected record counts, rejected record counts) are displayed on the current SYS$OUTPUT device.
/NODE
/NODE=(["-",]node-name[,...])
/NONODE (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified node-name
are selected.
When you specify /NODE, you must specify at least one node-name. If
you specify more than one node-name, separate them with commas and
enclose the list in parentheses. Do not specify colons (:) in the
node name.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any
node-name in the list.
/OUTPUT
/OUTPUT[=file-spec] /NOOUTPUT Controls whether the records you have selected are output to a specified file. The /OUTPUT qualifier allows you to specify the name of the file that is to contain the selected records. If you omit the device or directory specification, the current device and default directory are used. If you omit the file name, then the file name of the input file is used. If you omit the file type, LIS is used if the output is ASCII (/NOBINARY) and DAT is used if the output is binary (/BINARY). If you omit the qualifier, the selected records are output to the current SYS$OUTPUT device.
/OWNER
/OWNER=(["-",]owner-process-id[,...])
/NOOWNER (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified
owner-process-id are selected.
When you specify /OWNER, you must specify at least one
owner-process-id. If you specify more than one owner-process-id,
separate them with commas and enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any
owner-proces-id in the list.
/PRIORITY
/PRIORITY=(["-",]priority[,...])
/NOPRIORITY (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified priority
are selected.
When you specify /PRIORITY, you must specify at least one priority.
If you specify more than one priority, separate them with commas and
enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any
priority in the list.
/PROCESS
/PROCESS=(["-",]process-type[,...])
/NOPROCESS (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified
process-type are selected.
When you specify /PROCESS, you must specify at least one
process-type. If you specify more than one process-type, separate
them with commas and enclose the list in parentheses.
You may specify any of the following process types:
BATCH Batch process
DETACHED Detached process
INTERACTIVE Interactive process
NETWORK Network processs
SUBPROCESS Subprocess
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any
process-type in the list.
/QUEUE
/QUEUE=(["-",]queue-name[,...])
/NOQUEUE (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified
queue-name are selected.
When you specify /QUEUE, you must specify at least one queue-name.
If you specify more than one queue-name, separate them with commas
and enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any
queue-name in the list.
/REJECTED
/REJECTED[=file-spec] /NOREJECTED (default) Controls whether records you have not selected are output to a specified file. Unselected records are always in binary format. The /REJECTED qualifier allows you to specify the name of the file that will contain the unselected records. If you omit the device or directory specification, the current device and default directory are used. If you omit the file name, then the file name of the input file is used. If you omit the file type, REJ is used.
/REMOTE_ID
/REMOTE_ID=(["-",]remote-id[,...])
/NOREMOTE_ID (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified remote-id
are selected.
When you specify /REMOTE_ID, you must specify at least one
remote-id. If you specify more than one remote-id, separate them
with commas and enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any
remote-id in the list.
/REPORT
/REPORT[=(report-item[,...])
/NOREPORT (default)
Controls whether a specified item is included in a summary report.
One column is generated on the summarization report for each item
specified.
You can specify any of the following items:
BUFFERED_IO Total buffered IOs
DIRECT_IO Total direct IOs
ELAPSED Total elapsed time
EXECUTION Total images executed
FAULTS Total page faults
GETS Total RMS gets
PAGE_FILE Maximum page file usage
PAGE_READS Total page read IOs
PAGES Total pages printed
PROCESSOR Total processor time consumed
QIOS Total QIOs issued
RECORDS Total records in file (default)
VOLUMES Total volumes mounted
WORKING_SET Maximum working set size
If you specify /REPORT without a value (or you specify /SUMMARY and
do not specify /REPORT), then /REPORT=RECORDS is assumed. Many of
these report items are present in only a few types of accounting
records. If records are selected that do not contain a report value
that has been requested, a default value of zero is used.
/SINCE
/SINCE[=time] /NOSINCE (default) Controls whether only those records dated later than a specified time are selected. You can specify an absolute time or a combination of delta time and absolute time. Observe the syntax rules for date and time discussed in the VMS DCL Concepts Manual. If you specify /SINCE without the time, midnight of the current day is used.
/SORT
/SORT[=([-]sort-item[,...])
/NOSORT (default)
Specifies the sequence of the records in the output file. By
default the sequence is the same as that of the input files.
At least one sort-item must be specified. If you specify more than
one sort-item, separate them with commas and enclose the list in
parentheses.
If a sort-item is preceded by a hyphen (-), then that field will be
used as a descending key. By default keys are assumed to be
ascending.
The selected records will be sorted according to the sequence
specified by the sort-items given with the /SORT qualifier prior to
writing them to the designated output file. Unselected records will
not be sorted. The ordering of sort-items in the qualifier value
list determines the relative ranking of the keys.
You may specify any of the following sort-items:
ACCOUNT User's account name
ADDRESS Remote node address
BUFFERED_IO Buffered IO count
DIRECT_IO Direct IO count
ELAPSED Elapsed time
ENTRY Number of batch or print job queue entry
EXECUTION Image execution count
FAULTS Page faults
FINISHED Termination time or time record was
written
GETS Total RMS gets
IDENT Process identification
IMAGE Image name
JOB Name of batch or print job
NODE Remote node name
OWNER Owner process identification
PAGE_FILE Peak page file usage
PAGE_READS Page read IOs
PAGES Total pages printed
PRIORITY Process priority
PROCESS Process type
PROCESSOR Processor time
QUEUE Name of queue
QUEUED Time batch or print job was queued
QIOS Total QIOs issued
STARTED Start time
STATUS Final exit status
TERMINAL Terminal name
TYPE Record type
UIC User identification code
USER User's name
VOLUMES Total volumes mounted
WORKING_SET Peak working set size
/STATUS
/STATUS=(["-",]exit-status[,...])
/NOSTATUS (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified
exit-status are selected.
When you specify /STATUS, you must specify at least one exit-status.
If you specify more than one exit-status, separate them with commas
and enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any name
in the list.
/SUMMARY
/SUMMARY=(summary-item[,...])
/NOSUMMARY (default)
Specifies that a summary of the selected records, grouped by the
list of summary keys, be produced. If you specify /SUMMARY without
a value, then /SUMMARY=USER is assumed. Use the /REPORT qualifier
to control what information is summarized.
When you specify /SUMMARY, you must specify at least one summary
item. If you specify more than one summary item, separate them with
commas and enclose the list in parentheses.
You can specify any of the following summary items:
ACCOUNT Account name from the UAF
DATE YYYY MM DD
DAY Day of month (1-31)
HOUR Hour of day (0-23)
IMAGE Image name
JOB Name of batch job or print job
MONTH Month of year (1-12)
NODE Remote node name
PROCESS Process type
QUEUE Batch or device queue name
TERMINAL Terminal name
TYPE Type of record (for example, logout or
batch)
UIC User Identification Code
USER User name from UAF
WEEKDAY Day of week (for example, 1=Sunday,
2=Monday)
YEAR Year
Do not use this qualifier with the /BINARY or /FULL qualifiers. The
function of /SUMMARY and these qualifiers is mutually exclusive.
/TERMINAL
/TERMINAL=(["-",]terminal-name[,...])
/NOTERMINAL (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified
terminal-names are selected.
When you specify /TERMINAL, you must specify at least one
terminal-name. If you specify more than one terminal-name, separate
them with commas and enclose the list in parentheses. You must
specify a colon (:) as part of the terminal name.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any
terminal-name in the list.
/TITLE
/TITLE=title /NOTITLE (default) Specifies the title to be printed in the center of the first line of summary reports. By default, if you omit the qualifier, the title "VMS Accounting Report" is printed.
/TYPE
/TYPE=(["-",]record-type[,...])
/NOTYPE (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified
record-type are selected.
When you specify /TYPE, you must specify at least one record-type.
If you specify more than one record-type, separate them with commas
and enclose the list in parentheses.
You may specify any of the following record types:
FILE Accounting file forward and backward
pointers
IMAGE Termination of image
LOGFAIL Unsuccessful conclusion of a login
attempt
PRINT Termination of print job
PROCESS Termination of process
SYSINIT System initialization
UNKNOWN Any record not recognized as one of the
above
USER Arbitrary user messages
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any name
in the list.
/UIC
/UIC=(["-",]uic[,...])
/NOUIC (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified UIC are
selected.
When you specify /UIC, you must specify at least one UIC. If you
specify more than one UIC, separate them with commas and enclose the
list in parentheses.
Specify the UIC in the following format:
[group,member]
group is an octal number in the range 0 through 377
representing the group number
member is an octal number in the range 0 through 377
representing the member number
The square brackets ([ ]) are required in the UIC specification.
The asterisk (*) wild card character can be specified in both the
group and member fields of the UIC specification.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any UIC
in the list.
/USER
/USER=(["-",]user-name[,...])
/NOUSER (default)
Controls whether only those records matching the specified user-name
are selected.
When you specify /USER, you must specify at least one user-name. If
you specify more than one user-name, separate them with commas and
enclose the list in parentheses.
If the first keyword in the list is a hyphen enclosed in quotation
marks ("-"), all records are selected except those matching any name
in the list.
Examples
1. $ ACCOUNTING/FULL/IDENTIFICATION=(10032,2A101) This command displays a full-formatted ASCII accounting report for records matching the specified process identification codes. Since no input file is specified, the default file SYS$MANAGER:ACCOUNTNG.DAT is used for input. 2. $ ACCOUNTING/BEFORE=15-OCT-1987/OUTPUT=APRFILE.DAT This command produces a brief-formatted accounting report for all records dated earlier than October 15, 1987. The report is written to the file APRFILE.DAT on the default disk and directory. Since no input file is specified, the default file SYS$MANAGER:ACCOUNTNG.DAT is used as input.