Set; Synopsis; Description; Parameters - DEC 4000 600 series Owner's Manual

set

set
Set or modify the value of an environment variable.

Synopsis

set [-default] envar val

Description

Sets or modifies the value of an environment variable.
Environment variables are used to pass configuration
information between the console and the operating system.

Parameters

Parameter
envar
val

Flags

Flag
-default
Environment
Variable
Variables
auto_action
bootdef_dev
3–16 Console Commands
Description
The environment variable to be assigned a
new value. Refer to the list of commonly
used environment variables below.
The value that is assigned to the
environment variable. Either a numeric
value or an ASCII string.
Description
Restores an environment variable to its
default value.
Description
Sets the console action following an error,
halt, or power-up, to halt, boot, or restart.
The default setting is halt.
Sets the default device or device list from
which the system attempts to boot. For
systems that ship with Factory Installed
Software (FIS), the default device is preset
at the factory to the device that contains
FIS. For systems that do not ship with FIS,
the default setting is null.