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1  CONNECT
   Connects your physical terminal to a virtual terminal that is
   connected to another process.

   You must connect to a virtual terminal that is connected to
   a process with your user identification code (UIC). No other
   physical terminals may be connected to the virtual terminal.

   Format

     CONNECT  virtual-terminal-name
 

2  Parameter
 

virtual-terminal-name

   Specifies the name of the virtual terminal to which you are
   connecting. A virtual terminal name always begins with the
   letters VTA. To determine the name of the virtual terminal that
   is connected to a process, enter the SHOW USERS command.
 

2  Qualifiers
 

/CONTINUE

      /CONTINUE
      /NOCONTINUE (default)

   Controls whether the CONTINUE command is executed in the current
   process just before connecting to another process. This qualifier
   allows an interrupted image to continue processing after you
   connect to another process.

   The /CONTINUE qualifier is incompatible with the /LOGOUT
   qualifier.
 

/LOGOUT

      /LOGOUT (default)
      /NOLOGOUT

   Logs out your current process when you connect to another process
   using a virtual terminal.

   When you enter the CONNECT command from a process that is not
   connected to a virtual terminal, you must specify the /LOGOUT
   qualifier. Otherwise, DCL displays an error message.

   The /LOGOUT qualifier is incompatible with the /CONTINUE
   qualifier.
 

2  Examples

   1.$ RUN AVERAGE
<Ctrl/Y>

     $ CONNECT/CONTINUE VTA72

     In this example, you use the RUN command to execute the image
     AVERAGE.EXE. You enter this command from a terminal that is
     connected to a virtual terminal. Next, you press Ctrl/Y to
     interrupt the image. After you interrupt the image, enter the
     CONNECT command with the /CONTINUE qualifier. This operation
     issues the CONTINUE command, so the image continues to run and
     connects you to another virtual terminal. You can reconnect to
     the process later.
 


   2.$ SHOW USERS/FULL
          VAX/VMS User Processes at 22-DEC-1994 14:11:56.91
        Total number of users = 51,  number of processes = 158

     Username    Node   Process Name       PID     Terminal
     KIDDER     BUKETT  KIDDER           29A0015E  FTA3:
     KIDDER     BUKETT  _FTA4:           29A0015F  FTA4:
     KIDDER     RACEY1  KIDDER           05800062  FTA5:
     KIDDER     RACEY1  DECW$MWM         0580005D  MBA44:   Disconnected
     KIDDER     RACEY1  DECW$SESSION     05800059
     KIDDER     RACEY1  VUE$KIDDER_2     0580005E  (subprocess of 05800059)
     KIDDER     RACEY1  VUE$KIDDER_3     0580005F  MBA51:   Disconnected
     KIDDER     RACEY1  VUE$KIDDER_4     05800060  MBA53:   Disconnected
     SMITH      BUKETT  SMITH            29A002C1  FTA7:
     SMITH      BUKETT  SMITH_1          29A006C2  (subprocess of 29A002C1)
     SMITH      BUKETT  SMITH_2          29A00244  (subprocess of 29A002C1)
     SMITH      HAMLET  SMITH            24800126  FTA6:
     SMITH      HAMLET  DECW$BANNER      24800155  (subprocess of 24800126)
     SMITH      HAMLET  DECW$MWM         2480011F  MBA170:  Disconnected
     SMITH      HAMLET  DECW$SESSION     2480011D  FTA5:
     .
     .
     .

     $ CONNECT VTA273
       SMITH         logged out at 22-DEC-1994 14:12:04.53
     $

     This example shows how to reconnect to your original process
     after you have lost the carrier signal. First, you must log
     in again and create a new process. After you log in, enter the
     SHOW USERS/FULL command to determine the virtual terminal name
     for your initial process. Then enter the CONNECT command to
     connect to the virtual terminal associated with your original
     process. The process from which you enter the CONNECT command
     is logged out because you have not specified any qualifiers.

     When you reconnect to the original process, you continue
     running the image that you were running when you lost the
     carrier signal. In this example, the user SMITH was at
     interactive level when the connection was broken.

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