Broadcasts a message to a terminal or terminals. You must always use
  one or more qualifiers with the REPLY command.

  See the required qualifier descriptions for restrictions.


  Format:


    REPLY  ["message-text"]

Additional information available:

ParametersCommand Qualifiers

 message-text

  Specifies  the  text  of  the  message.  The  text  must be 1 to 128
  characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks ("") if it  contains
  spaces, special characters, or lowercase characters.

Additional information available:

/ABORT/ALL/BELL/BLANK_TAPE/DISABLE/ENABLE
/INITIALIZE_TAPE/LOG/NODE/NOTIFY/PENDING/SHUTDOWN
/STATUS/TEMPORARY/TERMINAL/TO/URGENT
/USERNAME/WAIT

 /ABORT=identification-number

  Sends  a  message  to  the  user  or  magnetic  tape   file   system
  corresponding  to  the  unique identification number and cancels the
  request.

 Requires that REPLY/ENABLE be in effect for the terminal from which
 the REPLY/ABORT is issued.

 /ALL

 Requires operator (OPER) privilege.


  Broadcasts a message to all  terminals  that  are  attached  to  the
  system  or  VAXcluster.  These  terminal  must be turned on and have
  broadcast-message reception enabled. Incompatible with /USERNAME and
  /TERMINAL.

 /BELL

  Rings  a  bell at the terminal receiving a message when entered with
  the /ALL, /TERMINAL, or /USERNAME qualifiers; two bells when entered
  with /URGENT; and three bells when entered with /SHUTDOWN.

 /BLANK_TAPE=identification-number

 Requires volume protection (VOLPRO) privilege.

  Sends  a  message  to the magnetic tape file system indicated by the
  identification number to  override  the  checking  of  volume  label
  information.  The volume label must be specified in the message text
  parameter. The current terminal  must  be  enabled  as  an  operator
  terminal for TAPES.

 /DISABLE[=(keyword[,...])]

  Requires  operator  (OPER)  privilege.  Requires operator (OPER) and
  SECURITY privileges for security messages.

  If the Operator Communication Facility (OPCOM) is running,  restores
  to  normal  (that  is, nonoperator) status the terminal at which the
  command is entered. The /DISABLE qualifier cannot be entered from  a
  batch  job.  To  restrict  the  types  of  messages  displayed on an
  operator's terminal, specify one of the following keywords:

  CARDS                  Inhibits messages sent to the card readers

  CENTRAL                Inhibits messages sent to the central system
                         operator

  CLUSTER                Inhibits messages from the connection manager
                         pertaining to cluster state changes

  DEVICES                Inhibits messages pertaining to mounting disks

  DISKS                  Inhibits messages pertaining to mounting and
                         dismounting disk volumes

  LICENSE                Inhibits messages pertaining to the License
                         Management Facility (LMF)

  NETWORK                Inhibits messages pertaining to networks; the
                         keyword CENTRAL must also be specified to
                         inhibit network messages

  OPER1 through OPER12   Inhibits messages sent to operators identified
                         as OPER1 through OPER12

  PRINTER                Inhibits messages pertaining to print requests

  SECURITY               Inhibits messages pertaining to security
                         events.  Requires SECURITY privilege.

  TAPES                  Inhibits messages pertaining to mounting and
                         dismounting tape volumes

  When an operator logs out from a remote or a dial-in  terminal,  the
  operator terminal is automatically disabled.

 /ENABLE[=(keyword[,...])]

  Requires  operator  (OPER)  privilege.  Requires operator (OPER) and
  SECURITY privileges for security messages.

  If  the  Operator  Communication  Facility   (OPCOM)   is   running,
  designates as an operator's terminal the terminal at which the REPLY
  command is entered. Cannot be entered from a batch  job.  To  enable
  the following types of messages displayed on an operator's terminal,
  specify one of the following keywords:

  CARDS                  Displays messages sent to the card readers

  CENTRAL                Displays messages sent to the central system
                         operator

  CLUSTER                Displays messages from the connection manager
                         pertaining to cluster state changes

  DEVICES                Displays messages pertaining to mounting disks

  DISKS                  Displays messages pertaining to mounting and
                         dismounting disk volumes

  LICENSE                Displays messages pertaining to the License
                         Management Facility (LMF)

  NETWORK                Displays messages pertaining to networks; the
                         keyword CENTRAL must  also  be  specified  to
                         inhibit network messages

  OPER1 through OPER12   Displays messages sent to operators identified
                         as OPER1 through OPER12

  PRINTER                Displays messages pertaining to print requests

  SECURITY               Allows messages pertaining to security events.
                         Requires SECURITY privilege

  TAPES                  Allows messages  pertaining  to  mounting  and
                         dismounting tape volumes

 /INITIALIZE_TAPE=identification-number

  Sends a message to the magnetic tape file system  indicated  by  the
  identification  number  to  initialize  a magnetic tape volume. This
  qualifier can be used whenever the file system requests the mounting
  of   a  new  volume.  The  system  performs  normal  protection  and
  expiration  checks  before  initializing  the  volume.  The  current
  terminal must be enabled as an operator terminal for TAPES.

  If  the  tape  drive  cannot read the volume, the mount fails and an
  error message is returned. Use the /BLANK_TAPE qualifier to override
  the checking of information on a volume label.

 /LOG
 /NOLOG

  Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  If  the  Operator  Communication Facility (OPCOM) is running, closes
  the current operator's log file and opens a  new  one.  (The  /NOLOG
  qualifier  closes  the current log file, but does not open a new log
  file.) The current terminal must be enabled as an operator terminal.
  The operator can then examine the contents of the previous log file.

 /NODE[=(node-name[,...])]

  Sends  a  message  to  the  local VAXcluster node only. The optional
  parameter list allows you to specify which nodes  will  receive  the
  message. Default sends messages to all cluster nodes.

 /NOTIFY (default)
 /NONOTIFY

  Sends a message describing success back to the originating terminal.

 /PENDING=identification-number

  Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Sends  a  message to the user specified by the identification number
  and prevents  the  user  from  entering  other  commands  until  the
  operator  fulfills  or aborts the request. The current terminal must
  be enabled as an operator terminal.

 /SHUTDOWN

  Sends a message beginning "SHUTDOWN..."; if used with  /BELL,  rings
  three bells at terminals receiving the message.

 /STATUS

  Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Reports  the  current  operator  status  and  all  outstanding  user
  requests for the terminal from which this command was  entered.  The
  current terminal must be enabled as an operator terminal.

 /TEMPORARY

  Designates  the  terminal  at  which the command is entered to be an
  operator's terminal for the current interactive session  only.  This
  qualifier is meaningful only when used with the /ENABLE qualifier.

 /TERMINAL=(terminal-name[,...])

  Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Broadcasts  the  message to specified terminals, where the terminal-
  name keyword is the device name of the terminal.  Incompatible  with
  /ALL and /USERNAME.

 /TO=identification-number

  Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Sends  a  message  to  the  user  or  file  system  specified by the
  identification  number  and  completes  the  request.  The   current
  terminal must be enabled as an operator terminal.

  Note  that you can also use a variation of REPLY/TO in response to a
  MOUNT/ASSIST command where  you  redirect  the  mount  operation  to
  another  device.  Whenever  you  must  substitute a device, load the
  user's volume on the alternate device and ready  the  device  before
  entering the REPLY command. Use the following syntax:

    REPLY/TO=identification-number "SUBSTITUTE device-name"

  You  can  abbreviate  the  word  SUBSTITUTE  to  S  and use upper or
  lowercase characters. After  a  space,  use  the  remainder  of  the
  message-text space to name the substituted device.

 /URGENT

  Sends  a  message  beginning  "URGENT...";  if  used  with the /BELL
  qualifier, rings two bells at terminals receiving the message.

 /USERNAME[=(username[,...])]

 Requires operator (OPER) privilege.

  Broadcasts a message to all terminals at which users are  logged  in
  to  the  system  (or  VAXcluster),  or  only to the terminals of the
  specified users. Incompatible with /ALL and /TERMINAL.

 /WAIT

  Sends a message synchronously and then waits. The default is to send
  a message to OPCOM, which does the actual I/O. On a VAXcluster,  the
  message is sent to the local node.