Modified: March 11 2000
The vmscd utility reads the contents of any OpenVMS CD-ROM or more generally any ODS-2 disk volume. Using vmscd, the user can navigate on the CD-ROM, list the content of directories, extract files, view the content of OpenVMS text files or convert them into UNIX text format.
You have a PC running Linux on your desk. You have OpenVMS CD-ROM's in your drawers (Digital/Compaq distribution kits or on-line documentation for instance). Your OpenVMS systems and their CD-ROM drives are in a remote location or simply next floor but you are too lazy to get there. There is some kind of network between your Linux PC and the OpenVMS systems.
Then, vmscd is for you !
| Source files | vmscd-1.0.tar.gz |
| Source RPM | vmscd-1.0-1.src.rpm |
| Binary RPM (Linux RedHat 6.1) | vmscd-1.0-1.i386.rpm |
| Man Page (PostScript) | vmscd.ps |
| Man Page (PDF) | vmscd.pdf |
| Man Page (online) | vmscd.html |
Author: Thierry Lelégard (lelegard@club-internet.fr)
If you got the binary rpm for vmscd, simply install it using:
rpm -U vmscd-1.0-1.i386.rpm
If you got the source files, use these instructions:
tar xvfz vmscd-1.0.tar.gz cd vmscd-1.0 make make install
If you want to rebuild vmscd from the sources, be aware that the current version of vmscd can work on little-endian systems (Intel, Alpha) only. Moreover, vmscd has currenlty been tested only on Intel systems running RedHat Linux 6.1. In case of problem and for bug report, send an e-mail to the author.
Copyright is held by the author. The vmscd utility is covered by the "GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE" (GPL) and may be used and duplicated under the terms of the GPL.