APPENDIX E2
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* SCRIPTING THE PROGRAM EXECUTION *
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When you compile a program on Unix, an object file, called
a.out, is created (except for cobol, where the object file
is called cbl.out).
A) PROGRAM EXECUTION
type: a.out to execute the program
for cobol, type: runcbl
The results of the execution will be displayed on the
screen.
B) SCRIPTING THE PROGRAM EXECUTION
If you want to save the results of a program execution,
in a file called output, you may:
i) redirect the output to a file called output:
a.out > output
for cobol: cbl.out > output
ii) script the session in a file called output:
type: script output to start the script session
Script started, file is output
type: a.out to execute your program
(for cobol, type: runcbl)
type: control-d (Hold the control key while
pressing the d-key)
Script done, file is output
iii) strip the output file from control characters:
File output contains special control characters you
will be able to eliminate, if you type:
cat output | wsstrip > output1
iv) edit the file output1 (include headers,
explanations) before making it part of your
assignments.
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