semaphore-id OpenVMS usage identifier type longword (unsigned) access read only mechanism by reference Identifier of the semaphore. The semaphore-id argument is the address of an unsigned longword containing the identifier. amount OpenVMS usage word_signed type word (signed) access read only mechanism by reference Value to add to the semaphore maximum. The amount argument is the address of a signed word containing the amount. Specify a positive value for amount to increase the maximum; specify a negative value to decrease the maximum.