The START subcommand starts the specified script.

    Format

      DEFRAGMENT START  { script-name[,...] } [ /QUALIFIERS ]

1  –  Parameters

 script-name

    The script-name parameter is the name of the scripts to be
    started. You can use wildcards in the script-name specification.
    Use an asterisk (*) to take action on all scripts on the
    VMScluster system. Use a percent sign (%) to match a single
    character in the script-name specification.

2  –  Restrictions

    None.

3  –  Qualifiers

3.1    /AFTER

       /AFTER=time
       /NOAFTER (default)

          The /AFTER qualifier keeps the script from starting
          until after the specified time.

          You can specify time as either an absolute time or
          as a combination of absolute and delta times. For
          complete information on specifying time values, see
          the VMS DCL Concepts Manual.

4  –  Example

    The following example shows how to start a script.

    1.

    $ DEFRAGMENT START MY_SCRIPT/AFTER=16:30

    In this example, MY_SCRIPT is started. The /AFTER qualifier
    stipulates that MY_SCRIPT should start after 16:30 of the day
    this command is submitted. If the script is periodic, the period
    is unchanged.