Here are some examples of common commands. The following command will simply compile the program "test.cbl" and produce the object file "test.acu". The program will be compiled in VAX COBOL compatibility mode.
ccbl test.cbl
This next command will compile the same program in RM/COBOL compatibility mode. It will treat signs in a manner consistent with early versions of RM/COBOL and suppress reserved words not used by that compiler. These options are particularly common when you are converting programs written for RM/COBOL.
ccbl -Cr -Ds -Rva8 test.cbl
The following MS-DOS command will compile the program "TEST.CBL" and produce an object code file named "TEST" in the "c:\objects" directory, and create a full listing called "TEST.LST" in the current directory.
ccbl -o c:\objects\@ -Lfo @.lst test.cbl
Finally, this command will perform the same function on a UNIX machine except that the listing will be sent to the print spooler "lp".
ccbl -o /objects/@ -Lf test.cbl | lp