If a number is left out when a command dealing with a file is typed, then the file with the highest number will be used. They are files of a series of commands to be executed. Commands will be carried out as if typed by the user from the exec level. They are very useful for performing long processes which must be done often. It tells the batch job what to do when it logs in.
Batch jobs are jobs logged into the account which created it to carry out commands.
Further discussion of batch jobs is in the next TOPS article. Use the same command as the .TXT forms of files. All information obtained through the HELP command is actually in the form of files in the directory. These are initialization routines for various programs. They are not used directly.