SET WATCH
SET WATCH FILE is a DCL command that monitors selected file activity. It requires the CMEXEC privilege.
Syntax
SET WATCH FILE /CLASS
Qualifiers
- /CLASS=keyword specifies the class of activity to be monitored.
Keywords
| Keyword | Description |
|---|---|
| ALL | Enable all file activity monitoring. |
| [NO]ATTACHED | Undetermined |
| [NO]ATTRIBUTE | Reading and writing of file attributes; such as done with the directory command. |
| [NO]CONTROL_FUNCTION | Use of file system control functions. |
| [NO]DIRECTORY_OPERATIONS | Modifications to directories by creating, deleting and renaming files. |
| [NO]DUMP | Dump contents of File Information Blocks (FIB). |
| [NO]MAJOR_FUNCTION | Log activities for major functions including file lookup, access and deaccess. |
| NONE | Turn off all file activity monitoring. |
| [NO]QUOTA_OPERATIONS | Activity associated with changes to disk quotas and usage. |
Examples
$ set watch file /class=all
$ dir
%XQP, Thread #0, FIB contents:
00000000 000629E9 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000080 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00030000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
%XQP, Thread #0, FIB contents:
00000000 000629E9 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000080 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00030000 00000000 00000001 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
%XQP, Thread #0, Volume protection: Access requested: 00000001, Status: 00000001, PrvUsd: 00000000
%XQP, Thread #0, File protection (10729,6,0): Access requested: 00000001, Status: 00000001, PrvUsd: 00000000
%XQP, Thread #0, Read attributes: Record attributes tests.DIR;1 (10729,6,0)
%XQP, Thread #0, Read attributes: User file characteristics tests.DIR;1 (10729,6,0)
%XQP, Thread #0, Read attributes: File header tests.DIR;1 (10729,6,0)
%XQP, Thread #0, Access tests.DIR;1 (10729,6,0) Status: 00000001
%XQP, Thread #0, Final status: 02000001
%XQP, Thread #0, FIB contents:
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
%XQP, Thread #0, FIB contents:
00000000 000629E9 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
%XQP, Thread #0, Deaccess (10729,6,0) Reads: 1, Writes: 0, Status: 00000001
Directory USER$DISK:[JDOE.OPENVMS.tests] ... Total of 14 files.