Help (Display Help Information) - National Instruments NI-488.2M Software Reference Manual

ibic—Interface Bus Interactive Control Utility
: ibfind dev1
id=32260
dev1:
id=32261
plotter:
[0100] (cmpl)
count: 6
plotter:
dev1:
[0100] (cmpl)
count: 7
dev1:
When you open a device or board using ibfind, you can use the auxiliary
function set to select the opened device or board. set changes the prompt to
the new symbolic name. You can also use set to switch between NI-488 mode
and NI-488.2 mode.
The argument udname represents any of the symbolic device or board names
recognized by the driver. The default names are gpib0, gpib1, gpib2, and
gpib3 for boards, and dev1 through dev32 for devices (unless you have
changed the device names using ibconf).

Help (Display Help Information)

The help function displays a menu of topics to choose from, where each topic
lists relevant functions or codes. For example, the topic list1 lists all NI-488
functions. The status topic lists all status word (ibsta) codes.
Help also gives information about the syntax of functions.
NI-488.2M SRM for OS/2
ibfind plotter
ibwrt "F3T7G0"
set dev1
ibwrt "X7Y39G0"
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