The Boot Command; Boot Command Parameters/Qualifiers - DEC 3000 800 Owner's Manual

The boot Command

Description The
program, which loads and starts the operating system software.
Issue the
Command
Syntax
>>> boot <-flags> <-filename> boot_device
Command The
Description Table 9–4.
Table 9–4 Boot Command Parameters/Qualifiers
Parameter
-flags
-filename
boot_device
Default Boot If you do not use the
Flags the system uses the value stored in the environment variable
boot_osflags
Information about using boot flags is provided in your operating
system documentation:
command initializes the system and starts the boot
boot
command using the following syntax:
boot
command and its parameters are described in
boot
Specified as
-fl <value>
-fi
<filename>
Device name,
such as DKA200
parameter with the
-fl
, which defaults to 0, 0.
The boot Command
Return
Description
ASCII string of up to 23 characters.
A filename of up to 23 characters,
used when booting to specify the
name of a file to load into the
system. The filename must be
enclosed in quotation marks and
typed in exactly the form recognized
by the device.
A device from which the system
attempts to boot.
command,
boot
Using Console Commands 9–9