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BACKWARDS
B A C K W A R D S
Reopen the next available lower-numbered session
The BACKWARDS command reopens the next available,
Notes
The terminal server assigns a number to each session you establish. The server records these session numbers in a rotating list for use by the FORWARDS and BACKWARDS commands. Therefore, when the
In a Multisessions environment, the BACKWARDS command reopens the next lower- numbered session that does not already appear in a window. See Chapter 5 for more information about how the MULTISESSIONS characteristic affects the BACKWARDS command.
If you have defined a backward switch character, you can reopen the next available
Syntax
BACKWARDS
Abbreviation
B
Example
A user whose current session is session 2, enters the BACKWARDS command to reopen session 1. First, the user enters the SHOW SESSIONS command to display all active sessions, and check the number of the current session.
TS3395> show | sessions |
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Port 12: charlie | Service Mode | Current Session 2 | |||
- Session 1: Connected | Interactive | FINANCE.SUN.COM | |||
- | Session | 2: Connected | Interactive | PAYROLLVAX | |
- | Session | 3: Connected | Interactive | UNIX.HOST.COM |
The display shows that session 2 is current. Now the user reopens session 1.