1 10/17/84 reserve_resource, rsr
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3 Syntax as a command: rsr -control_arg
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6 Function: reserves a resource or group of resources for use by the
7 calling process. The reservation takes effect immediately and lasts
8 until canceled by cancel_resource or by process termination. See
9 Section 5 of the Programmer's Reference Manual for more information on
10 resource reservation.
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13 Control arguments:
14 -resource STR, -rsc STR
15 specifies a description of the resources to be reserved. If the
16 description contains spaces or special characters, enclose it in
17 quotes. See "Notes on resource description."
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20 Notes on resource description: A resource description describes
21 certain devices and volumes by name or by attributes and an optional
22 number. It has the following format:
23 -resource_type resource_spec1...-resource_type resource_specN
24 which is a series of at least one resource_spec where all but the first
25 must be preceded by -resource_type -rsct.
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28 The format of a resource_spec can be any of the following--
29 volume_type name1 names
30 device_type names
31 device_type -control_args
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33 volume_type
34 can be either tape_vol or disk_vol. You must supply at least one
35 name with volume_type, and it is the name of the volume, for
36 example, 050102.
37 device_type
38 can be either tape_drive or disk_drive; "names" are the names of
39 devices such as tape_01; if you select no names, you can choose from
40 these control arguments:
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43 -attributes STR, -attr STR
44 is a list where STR consists of a string of attributes with
45 values separated by commas with no spaces. For tape drives the
46 attributes are:
47 mode=
48 track=
49 den=
50 speed=
51 For disk drives the only attribute is model=.
52 Use list_resource_types to find suitable values for these
53 attributes.
54 -number N, -nb N
55 is the number of identical resources of the type desired.