Function
Suspends a job for a specified time or until a secure dump of filestore has been made.
Format
WAIT length of time
If neither HRS, MINS or SECS is given in the parameter, minutes will be
assumed. If no parameter is given, the current value of the
installation parameter WAITTIME will be used
WAIT DUMP
Forbidden contexts
NO USER
Execution
Either the message
WAITING AS DIRECTED or
WAITING FOR DUMP TO BE FINISHED
will be sent to the monitoring file system (COMMENT category). Since
no specific file is mentioned in the command, it is the user's
responsibility to ensure that no file that requires dumping is open for
writing during the time between the command being issued and the
production of an increment suitable for a general restore.
Example
WAIT 30
Note
A QUIT command or a break-in signal will terminate a wait, as they will any command.
Error Messages
z NOT RECOGNISED