Description Of The Console Commands; Boot - DEC DECstation 5000 Model 100 Series Hardware Operator's Manual

Description of the Console Commands

To use a console command, type the command as shown, add
appropriate options and arguments, and press Return.
For clarity, the console prompt (
descriptions.
?
>>? [ command ]
The ?, or help, command displays the list of console commands,
as shown on page 11-8. If you name a specific command, the
screen displays the help message for that command only.

boot

>>boot [ OPTIONS ]
Options can be
-a
-n
-z number
The boot command loads and executes the program specified by
#/path, where # is the slot number of the device that you are
booting from, and path is the file specification of the program.
The -a argument boots for a multiuser environment; to perform
a single user boot, enter the boot command without the -a
argument. The -n option suppresses execution of the program
after it is loaded. The -z option causes the system to wait before
booting. When you enter the command with no options, path,
or argument, it uses the options, path, and argument in the
boot environment variable (see ''Environment Variables'' on
page 11-22).
>>
[ #/path ] [ argument ...]
Use a multiuser bootstrap.
Load, but do not execute, path program.
Wait for number seconds; then boot.
) precedes the format
Using the Console Commands 11–9