06/17/81  attach_audit, ata

Syntax:  ata {old_switch {new_switch}} {-control_args}


Function: starts auditing.  Moves the attachment of the specified
switch to another switch.  Attaches the first switch via audit_ to the
second.


Arguments: 
old_switch
   is the switch to be audited. (DEFAULT -- user_i/o)
new_switch
   is the dummy switch to receive old_switch's previous attachment. 
   (DEFAULT -- audit_i/o.time)


Control arguments: 
-pathname STR, -pn STR
   use STR as the audit file. (DEFAULT -- [homedir]>[date].audit)
-truncate, -tc
   truncate the audit file, if it already exists. 
   (DEFAULT -- extend it.)
-modes STR
   set the modes on user_i/o using STR as the mode string.


Notes: If no arguments or control arguments are given, auditing is set
up for user_i/o with a default audit file of [date].audit.  Multiple
uses on the same day are all logged, one after the other, in the same
audit file.  The attach_audit command sets the safety_switch "on" for
the audit file, detach_audit turns the safety_switch off.

For more information on the audit facility, type:
  help audit_
  help audit_.gi
  help detach_audit
  help audit_editor
  help display_audit_file
  help new_audit.gi


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