Collects, records, and reports accounting data.

Format
 ACCOUNTING [file-spec,...]

 Requires the Secure User Environment Option.

 Requires read access to the input accounting file.

Additional information available:

ParametersQualifiers

file-spec
 Specification of the input accounting file. Wildcard characters are
 allowed. The default is SYS$MANAGER:ACCOUNTNG.DAT.

Additional information available:

/ACCOUNT/ADDRESS/BEFORE/BINARY/BRIEF/ENTRY/FULL
/IDENTIFICATION/IMAGE/JOB/LOG/NODE/OUTPUT
/OWNER/PRIORITY/PROCESS/QUEUE/REJECTED/REMOTE_ID
/REPORT/SINCE/SORT/STATUS/SUMMARY/TERMINAL
/TITLE/TYPE/UIC/USER

 /NOACCOUNT (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified account names (as
 specified in the user authorization file) if the first item in the
 list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks ("-"). If a hyphen
 enclosed in quotation marks is the first item, excludes those records
 matching the specified account names.

 /NOADDRESS (default)
 Requires the DECnet Option.
 Selects only those records matching the specified remote node
 addresses if the first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in
 quotation marks ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the
 first item, excludes those records matching the specified node
 addresses.

 /NOBEFORE (default)
 Selects only those records created or modified before the specified
 time. You can specify time as absolute or a combination of absolute
 and delta times. The default is the current time.

 /NOBINARY (default)
 Generates an output file that contains image copies of the input
 records. By default, the output file contains formatted ASCII records.
 Incompatible with the /BRIEF, /FULL, and /SUMMARY qualifiers.

 /NOBRIEF
 Generates an output file that contains formatted displays of selected
 items in the input records as listed below. Incompatible with the
 /BINARY, /FULL, and /SUMMARY qualifiers.

 +---------+------------------------------------------------+
 | DATE    | Date in the format yyyy mm dd.                 |
 +---------+------------------------------------------------+
 | DAY     | Day of month (1-31).                           |
 +---------+------------------------------------------------+
 | HOUR    | Hour of the day (0-23).                        |
 +---------+------------------------------------------------+
 | YEAR    | Year.                                          |
 +---------+------------------------------------------------+
 | TYPE    | Type of record (for example, process or        |
 |         | print).                                        |
 +---------+------------------------------------------------+
 | SUBTYPE | Type of process (for example, batch or         |
 |         | interactive).                                  |
 +---------+------------------------------------------------+

 /NOENTRY (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified queue entry numbers
 if the first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation
 marks ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first
 item, excludes those records matching the specified queue entry
 numbers.

 /NOFULL (default)
 Generates an output file that contains formatted displays of all the
 information in the input records. Incompatible with the /BINARY,
 /BRIEF, and /SUMMARY qualifiers.

 /NOIDENTIFICATION (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified process
 identifications if the first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed
 in quotation marks ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is
 the first item, excludes those records matching the specified process
 identifications.

 /NOIMAGE (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified image file names if
 the first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks
 ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first item,
 excludes those records matching the specified image file names.

 /NOJOB (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified job names if the
 first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks
 ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first item,
 excludes those records matching the specified job names.

 /NOLOG (default)
 Displays input file names, selected record counts, and rejected record
 counts on SYS$OUTPUT as the command executes.

 /NONODE (default)
 Requires the DECnet Option.
 Selects only those records matching the specified remote node names if
 the first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks
 ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first item,
 excludes those records matching the specified remote node names. Do
 not specify colons (:) in the node names.

 /NOOUTPUT
 Writes the accounting information to the specified file. By default,
 the output is written to SYS$OUTPUT. The file name defaults to that of
 the input file. The file type defaults to LIS for formatted files and
 DAT for binary files.

 /NOOWNER (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified owner process
 identifications if the first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed
 in quotation marks ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is
 the first item, excludes those records matching the specified owner
 process identifications.

 /NOPRIORITY (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified priorities if the
 first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks
 ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first item,
 excludes those records matching the specified priorities.

 /NOPROCESS (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified process types if the
 first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks
 ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first item,
 excludes those records matching the specified process types. Possible
 process-types are: BATCH, DETACHED, INTERACTIVE, NETWORK, and
 SUBPROCESS.

 /NOQUEUE (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified queue names if the
 first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks
 ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first item,
 excludes those records matching the specified queue names.

 /NOREJECTED (default)
 Writes unselected records (in binary format) to the specified file.
 The file name defaults to that of the input file. The file type
 defaults to REJ.

 /NOREMOTE_ID (default)
 Requires the DECnet Option.
 Selects only those records matching the specified remote
 identifications if the first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed
 in quotation marks ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is
 the first item, excludes those records matching the specified remote
 identifications.

 /NOREPORT (default)
 Includes specified item(s) in a summary report; requires the /SUMMARY
 qualifier.

 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | BUFFERED_IO | Total buffered I/Os             |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | DIRECT_IO   | Total direct I/Os               |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | ELAPSED     | Total elapsed time              |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | EXECUTION   | Total images executed           |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | FAULTS      | Total page faults               |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | GETS        | Total RMS GETs                  |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | PAGE_FILE   | Maximum page file usage         |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | PAGE_READS  | Total page read I/Os            |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | PAGES       | Total pages printed             |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | PROCESSOR   | Total processor time consumed   |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | QIOS        | Total QIOs issued               |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | RECORDS     | Total records in file (default) |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | VOLUMES     | Total volumes mounted           |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+
 | WORKING_SET | Maximum working set size        |
 +-------------+---------------------------------+

 /NOSINCE (default)
 Selects only those accounting records dated after the specified time.
 You can specify time as absolute or a combination of absolute and
 delta times. The time defaults to midnight of the current day.

 /NOSORT (default)
 Sequences the accounting records in the output file. By default, the
 sequence is the same as that of the input file. You can sequence
 records according to the ASCII values of any of the following fields
 in the order specified. The fields are sorted in ascending order
 unless preceded by a hyphen. Rejected records are not included in the
 sort. A record that does not contain a specified key field is
 rejected. Incompatible with /SUMMARY.

 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | ACCOUNT     | User's account name                        |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | ADDRESS     | Remote node address                        |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | BUFFERED_IO | Buffered I/O count                         |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | DIRECT_IO   | Direct I/O count                           |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | ELAPSED     | Elapsed time                               |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | ENTRY       | Number of batch or print job queue entry   |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | EXECUTION   | Image execution count                      |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | FAULTS      | Page faults                                |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | FINISHED    | Termination time or time record was        |
 |             | finished                                   |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | GETS        | Total RMS gets                             |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | IDENT       | Process identification                     |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | IMAGE       | Image name                                 |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | JOB         | Name of batch or print job                 |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | NODE        | Remote node name                           |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | OWNER       | Owner process identification               |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | PAGE_FILE   | Peak page file usage                       |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | PAGE_READS  | Page read I/Os                             |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | PAGES       | Total pages printed                        |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | PRIORITY    | Process priority                           |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | PROCESS     | Process type                               |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | PROCESSOR   | Processor time                             |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | QUEUE       | Name of queue                              |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | QUEUED      | Time batch or print job was queued         |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | QIOS        | Total QIOs issued STARTED\Start time       |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | STATUS      | Final exit status                          |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | TERMINAL    | Terminal name                              |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | TYPE        | Record type                                |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | UIC         | User identification code                   |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | USER        | User's name                                |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | VOLUMES     | Total volumes mounted                      |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | WORKING_SET | Peak working set size                      |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+

 /NOSTATUS (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified exit states if the
 first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks
 ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first item,
 excludes those records matching the specified exit states.

 /NOSUMMARY (default)
 Generates an output file that contains formatted displays of selected
 items in the input records as listed below. Incompatible with the
 /BINARY, /BRIEF, /FULL, and /SORT qualifiers.

 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | ACCOUNT  | Account name from the UAF.                    |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | DATE     | Date in the format yyyy mm dd.                |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | DAY      | Day of month (1-31).                          |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | HOUR     | Hour of the day (0-23).                       |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | IMAGE    | Image name.                                   |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | JOB      | Name of batch job or print job.               |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | MONTH    | Month of year (1-12).                         |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | NODE     | Remote node name.                             |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | PROCESS  | Process type.                                 |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | QUEUE    | Batch or device queue name.                   |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | TERMINAL | Terminal name.                                |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | TYPE     | Type of record (for example, logout or        |
 |          | batch).                                       |
 +----------+-----------------------------------------------+

 /NOTERMINAL (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified terminal names if
 the first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks
 ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first item,
 excludes those records matching the specified terminal names. Specify
 the physical device name of the terminal including the colon.

 /NOTITLE (default)
 Specifies a title to be printed in the center of the first line of a
 summary report. If the title contains spaces or special characters,
 enclose it in quotation marks.

 /NOTYPE (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified record types if the
 first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks
 ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first item,
 excludes those records matching the specified record types. Possible
 record-types are:

 +---------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | FILE    | Accounting file forward and backward pointers |
 +---------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | IMAGE   | Termination of image                          |
 +---------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | LOGFAIL | Unsuccessful conclusion of a login attempt    |
 +---------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | PRINT   | Termination of a print job                    |
 +---------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | PROCESS | Termination of process                        |
 +---------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | SYSINIT | System initialization                         |
 +---------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | UNKNOWN | Any record not recognized as one of the above |
 +---------+-----------------------------------------------+
 | USER    | Arbitrary user messages                       |
 +---------+-----------------------------------------------+

 /NOUIC (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified UIC if the first
 item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks ("-"). If
 a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first item, excludes those
 records matching the specified UIC. Wild card characters can be used
 in both the group and member fields of the UIC.

 /NOUSER (default)
 Selects only those records matching the specified user names if the
 first item in the list is not a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks
 ("-"). If a hyphen enclosed in quotation marks is the first item,
 excludes those records matching the specified user names.