Entering Console Commands; New Console Commands; Console Command Format; Online Help - DEC 4000 600 series Owner's Manual

Entering Console Commands

The DEC 4000 AXP system features new console commands.
New Console
Commands Most of the DEC 4000 AXP console commands are similar,
but not identical to, the console commands supported on VAX
systems. (See Table 3–2.) If you are familiar with VAX console
commands, familiarize yourself with the new commands before
proceeding.
Table 3–2 Differences Between VAX and DEC 4000 AXP
VAX Console Command
set boot
show boot
show bflags
/qualifier (indicates
optional qualifiers)
Enter a console command in the following format. To specify a
Console
Command flag, you must precede the flag with a space and a hyphen.
Format
>>> command [-flags] [parameters..]
For information about entering a specific console command, refer
to the console command reference pages, in the next section of
this chapter.
Once the system is running in console mode, get online

Online Help

information about console commands by entering
man
This book documents only basic console commands. Online help,
however, provides information for the complete list of console
commands.
Console Commands
DEC 4000 AXP Console Command
set bootdef_dev
show bootdef_dev
show boot_osflags
-flag (indicates optional flags)
at the console terminal.
Entering Console Commands
or
help
Console Commands 3–3