DEC DECstation 5000 Model 100 Series Hardware Operator's Manual page 193

Table 11-5 (Cont.). Environment Variables Set by the User
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haltaction Specifies what happens when you press the halt button or
turn on the power:
b
h
r
more Specifies the greatest number of lines of text that can fit on
the screen at one time. When text scrolls on the screen, the
system stops the scrolling at the number of lines that you set.
If you set the number to zero, the text scrolls continuously.
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testaction Controls the power-up self-test:
t
q
m
# The number of the module that contains the current script. If
no script is active, the system module is assumed.
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These environment variables stay in memory until you delete them.
There are other environmental variables. Some, like oconsole,
should not be changed. Others can be set as implementation-
specific side effects of various bootstrap and test procedures.
Boots the worksystem software, as specified by the
boot environment variable.
Halts the worksystem software and displays the
console prompt.
Restarts the worksystem software. If the restart fails,
boots the software.
Specifies a thorough (but slow) testing of the system.
Specifies a quicker but less thorough test.
Specifies manufacturing tests. You should not use this
setting.
Using the Console Commands 11–23