Broadcasts a message to a terminal or terminals.

  The REPLY command must be qualified.  It performs no function
  in the absence of all qualifiers.

  Format:


    REPLY  ["message-text"]

Additional information available:

ParametersCommand Qualifiers

 message-text

  Text of the message. The text must  be  1  through  128  characters.
  Enclose the text in quotation marks  ("")  if  it  contains  spaces,
  special characters, or lowercase characters.

Additional information available:

/ABORT/ALL/BELL/BLANK_TAPE/DISABLE/ENABLE
/INITIALIZE_TAPE/LOG/NODE/NOTIFY/PENDING/SHUTDOWN
/STATUS/TEMPORARY/TERMINAL/TO/URGENT
/USERNAME/WAIT

 /ABORT=identification-number

 Sends  a  message  to  the  user  or  magnetic   tape   file   system
  corresponding  to  the  unique  identification number and aborts the
  request.

 Requires that REPLY/ENABLE be in effect for the terminal from which
 the REPLY/ABORT is issued.

 /ALL

 Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Broadcasts a message to all  terminals  that  are  attached  to  the
  system  or  VAXcluster,  are  turned  on, and have broadcast message
  reception enabled.

 /BELL

 Rings a bell at the terminal which is receiving  the  message.   This
  qualifier can be used only with the following qualifiers:

       /ALL
       /TERMINAL=(terminal-name[,...])
       /USERNAME

 /BLANK_TAPE=identification-number

 Requires volume protection (VOLPRO) privilege.

  Sends a message to the magnetic tape file system  indicated  by  the
  identification  number  to  override  the  checking  of volume label
  information.  The volume label must be specified in the message text
  parameter.

 Requires that REPLY/ENABLE be in effect for the terminal from which
 the REPLY/BLANK_TAPE is issued.

 /DISABLE[=(keyword[,...])]

 Requires operator (OPER) privilege.   Requires  operator  (OPER)  and
  SECURITY privileges for security messages.

  Restores to normal (that is, nonoperator) status a terminal at which
  the command is issued or whose name is specified in the message text
  parameter.  The /DISABLE qualifier cannot be  issued  from  a  batch
  job.  To restrict the types of messages displayed on  an  operator's
  terminal, specify one of the following keywords:

    CARDS                  Inhibits messages sent to the card readers

    CENTRAL                Inhibits messages sent to the central system
                           operator

    CLUSTER                Inhibits messages from the connection manager
                           pertaining to cluster state changes

    DEVICES                Inhibits messages pertaining to mounting disks

    DISKS                  Inhibits messages pertaining to mounting and
                           dismounting disk volumes

    NETWORK                Inhibits messages pertaining to networks; the
                           keyword CENTRAL must also be specified to
                           inhibit network messages

    OPER1 through OPER12   Inhibits messages sent to operators identified
                           as OPER1 through OPER12

    PRINTER                Inhibits messages pertaining to print requests

    SECURITY               Inhibits messages pertaining to security
                           events.  Requires SECURITY privilege.

    TAPES                  Inhibits messages pertaining to mounting and
                           dismounting tape volumes

  If  no  keywords  are  specified,  all  operator characteristics are
  disabled.  If only one  keyword  is  specified,  you  can  omit  the
  parentheses.

 /ENABLE[=(keyword[,...])]

 Requires operator (OPER) privilege.   Requires  operator  (OPER)  and
  SECURITY privileges for security messages.

  Designates as an operator's terminal the terminal at which the REPLY
  command is issued.  Cannot be issued from a batch job.

  To designate a  terminal  to  receive  messages  from  a  particular
  facility, specify one or more of the following keywords:

    CARDS                  Displays messages sent to the card readers

    CENTRAL                Displays messages sent to the central system
                           operator

    CLUSTER                Displays messages from the connection manager
                           pertaining to cluster state changes

    DEVICES                Displays messages pertaining to mounting disks

    DISKS                  Displays messages pertaining to mounting and
                           dismounting disk volumes

    NETWORK                Displays messages pertaining to networks; the
                           keyword CENTRAL must  also  be  specified  to
                           inhibit network messages

    OPER1 through OPER12   Displays messages sent to operators identified
                           as OPER1 through OPER12

    PRINTER                Displays messages pertaining to print requests

    SECURITY               Allows messages pertaining to security events.
                           Requires SECURITY privilege

    TAPES                  Allows messages  pertaining  to  mounting  and
                           dismounting tape volumes

  If only one keyword is specified, you can omit the parentheses.

 /INITIALIZE_TAPE=identification-number

 Sends a message to the magnetic tape file  system  indicated  by  the
  identification  number  to  initialize a magnetic tape volume.  This
  qualifier can be used whenever the file system requests the mounting
  of a new volume.

  The system performs normal protection and expiration  checks  before
  initializing the volume.

  Requires that REPLY/ENABLE be in effect for the terminal from which
  the REPLY/INITIALIZE is issued.

 /LOG
 /NOLOG

  Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Closes the current operator's log file and controls  whether  a  new
  operator's  log  file  is  opened.   The  /LOG  qualifier closes the
  current log file and opens a new one.  The operator can then examine
  the contents of the previous log file.

  The /NOLOG qualifier closes the current log file but does not open a
  new  one.   Hence, no messages are recorded until the operator opens
  another log file.

  Requires that REPLY/ENABLE be in effect for the terminal from which
  the REPLY/[NO]LOG is issued.

 /NODE[=(node-name[,...])]

 Sends a message to the local  VAXcluster  node  only.   The  optional
  parameter  list  allows  you to specify which nodes will receive the
  message.  The default is to send the message to all the nodes on the
  cluster.

 /NOTIFY (default)
 /NONOTIFY

  Requests that the originating terminal be notified when the  message
  is successfully received.

 /PENDING=identification-number

 Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Sends a message to the user indicated by the  unique  identification
  number, and keeps the process from which the request was issued in a
  wait state.  The user cannot enter other commands until the operator
  fulfills or aborts the request.

  Requires that REPLY/ENABLE be in effect for the terminal from which
  the REPLY/PENDING is issued.

 /SHUTDOWN

 Sends a message beginning with "*SHUTDOWN* message ..."; if used with
  /BELL, rings three bells at terminals receiving the message.

 /STATUS

 Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Reports  the  current  operator  status  and  all  outstanding  user
  requests for the terminal from which this command was entered.

  Requires that REPLY/ENABLE be in effect for the terminal from which
  the REPLY/STATUS is issued.

 /TEMPORARY

 Designates the terminal at which the  command  is  issued  to  be  an
  operator's  terminal for the current interactive session only.  This
  qualifier is meaningful only when used with the /ENABLE qualifier.

 /TERMINAL=(terminal-name[,...])

 Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Broadcasts the message to specified terminals,  where  terminal-name
  is the device name of the  terminal.   Incompatible  with  /ALL  and
  /USERNAME.

 /TO=identification-number

 Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Sends a message  to  the  user  or  file  system  specified  by  the
  identification number and completes the request.

 /URGENT

 Sends a message beginning with "*URGENT*  message  ..."; if used with
  /BELL, rings two bells at terminals receiving the message.

 /USERNAME[=(username[,...])]

 Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Broadcasts a message to all terminals at which users are  logged  in
  to the system (or VAXcluster), or  only  to  the  terminals  of  the
  specified users.

 /WAIT

 Sends a message synchronously and then waits.  The default is to send
  a message to OPCOM, which does the actual I/O.  On a VAXcluster, the
  message will only be sent to the local node.