DEC DECstation 5000 Model 100 Series Hardware Operator's Manual page 186

Multiple address ranges separated by commas (range,range).
Note that no space follows the comma in an address range.
The -S option causes a value to be stored repeatedly in memory.
The value is stored count times at each address in the address
range.
e
>>e [ OPTIONS ] RANGE
Options can be
-w
-h
-b
-S count
-x
-o
-u
-d
-c
Ranges can be
address
address:address
address#count
range,range
The e, or examine, command examines the contents of memory.
Memory can be examined as words, halfwords, or bytes. The
default option is word. The e command examines values in the
range of addresses specified. You can specify the address range
as follows:
A single address (address).
A starting and an ending address (address:address).
A starting address and the number of addresses
(address#count).
11–16 Using the Console Commands
Word (default)
Halfword
Byte
Repeat examine count times
Display in hexadecimal format
Display in octal format
Display in unsigned decimal format
Display in decimal format
Display as ASCII characters
Single address
Start and end address
Start address and count
More than one range