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### New `afterIocRunning` IOC Shell Command Added
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This release incorporates [PR #558](https://github.com/epics-base/epics-base/pull/558) which added a new IOC shell command `afterIocRunning`. This command allows startup scripts to schedule arbitrary commands to be executed automatically after the IOC initialization phase (`iocInit`).
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`afterIocRunning` allows you to write better-structured IOC shell files to include in your startup scripts without tracking where `iocInit` is located (and how IOC is deployed) e.g.:
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- to achieve the best maintainability (e.g. encapsulation of the context into one file),
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- to improve writing boot sequences,
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- to improve IOC startup flexibility and scripting capabilities,
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- it replaces the community [`afterInit`](https://github.com/paulscherrerinstitute/iocsh_utilities/blob/master/afterInit.c) and [`doAfterIocInit`](https://github.com/epics-modules/std/blob/master/stdApp/src/delayCmd.cpp) IOC shell commands,
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- community usage examples:
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- [`pf4filters.iocsh`](https://github.com/epics-modules/optics/blob/master/opticsApp/iocsh/pf4filters.iocsh) - enable/disable with a single comment ([full description](https://github.com/epics-base/epics-base/pull/558#issuecomment-2430057167))
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- [ALS-U autosave managment](https://github.com/epics-base/epics-base/pull/558#issuecomment-2430447220)
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#### Features
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- Define commands that run after IOC initialization completes.
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- Executes following `iocInit` and `autosave` initialization (important for proper PV configuration).
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- Supports any valid IOC shell command as an argument.
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- Example usages:
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- `afterIocRunning "dbpf <PV> <VAL>"`
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- `afterIocRunning "date"`
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- `afterIocRunning "dbpf $(P)EvtClkSource-Sel 'Upstream (fanout)'"`
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- `afterIocRunning "dbpf $(P)Enable-Sel Enabled"`
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