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| Command | Syntax | Comments |
| = | key = value | assignment (see also SET) |
| cd | cd directory | change directory |
| er | er key | command line editing of a parameter. |
| exit | exit | exit miriad, and save parameters in lastexit |
| go | go [-b] [taskname] | start up task |
| help | help [-w] [taskname] [-k key] | on line help on task |
| inp | inp [taskname] | overview inputs |
| source | source cmdfile | read commands from a command file |
| load | load [keyfile] | load task parameters from keyword file |
| quit | quit | quit miriad, and does not save lastexit |
| save | save [keyfile] | save task parameters to keyfile |
| set | set key value | assigment |
| setenv | setenv var value | set an environment variable |
| task | task taskname | set new default taskname |
| tget | tget [-l] [taskname] | load parameters for a particular task |
| tput | tput [-l] [taskname] | save parameters for a particular task |
| unset | unset key1 key2 .... | unset variables (blank them) |
| unsetenv | unsetenv var | unset an environment variable |
| view | view [taskname] | edit task parameters in a keyfile |
| Environment Variable | Comments |
| VISUAL | Editor for editing keyword files and bug reports. |
| EDITOR | Editor for editing keyword files and bug reports. |
| MIRPAGER | Web browser or pager for reading help documents |
| PAGER | Pager for reading documents |
| MIRDEF | Directory for keyword files |
| TMPDIR | Directory for scratch files (see Section 4.3). |
Miriad manager