Using BACKUP Manager in batch mode To run BACKUP Manager in batch mode, you must first define a "foreign command." A foreign command is a command that you define and is not supplied by the operating system or layered product software. To define a foreign command to run BACKUP Manager, perform the following steps: 1. Add the following command line to your LOGIN.COM file: $ BAKMAN == "$SYS$SYSTEM:BACKUP$MANAGER.EXE" You can also type this command line at the DCL prompt ($), or you can add it to command procedures before running BACKUP Manager (see "Running BACKUP Manager from the command line" in the "Command Line ..." help topic). 2. Invoke your LOGIN.COM file so your system recognizes the new BAKMAN command from your definition: $ @LOGIN.COM You can specify a different command name instead of BAKMAN, but you should choose a name whose first four characters are different from existing system commands, or you will get a command-name conflict error message.