The Set And Show Commands - Compaq AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual

Configuring Your System

The set and show Commands

The set and show commands are used to set environment variables. Typically, you set
environment variables when you configure a system.
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Environment variables must be entered exactly as shown, not abbreviated. They
will not be recognized by the system in abbreviated form.
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Synopsis:
set envar value [-default] [-integer] [-integer] -[string]
show envar
Arguments:
envar
value
Options:
-default Restores variable to its default value.
-integer Creates variable as an integer.
-string Creates variable as a string (default).
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Use the init command to initialize the firmware whenever you reset the
following environment variables: auto_action, console, language,
Example: >>> set os_type NT
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The name of the environment variable to
be modified (auto_action, bootdef_dev,
boot_file, boot_osflags).
The value that is assigned to the
environment variable.
os_type, bus_probe_algorithm.
>>> init