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EPI DEQ—Release Virtual Terminal Ownership

Use the DEQ command to release ownership of (dequeue) the virtual terminal. Request rules are the only AOF rules that can use this command.

This command has the following format:

ADDRESS EPI "DEQ keywords"
  {termname|*}
/* You can choose one or both of the following optional keywords. */
  [FORCE]
  [ALL]

termname

Defines the virtual terminal to be released.

*

Release the current terminal defined through the SETTERM command.

FORCE

(Optional) Forces the current ownership of this virtual terminal to be released, even if the current program does not own the terminal.

Important! Use the FORCE keyword with caution, because it can produce undesirable results.

ALL

(Optional) Forces the release of all virtual terminals.

Example: EPI DEQ

The following releases ownership of the TERM2 virtual terminal:

DEQ TERM2