Set Command Examples; Show Command; Table A-4 Set Command Examples - Digital Equipment AlphaStation 500 Series User Information

Console Commands

Set Command Examples

Table A-4 shows set command examples and their descriptions.

Table A-4 Set Command Examples

Command
>>>set bootdef_dev ewa0
>>>set auto_action boot
>>>set boot_osflags 0,1
>>>set foobar 5
>>>set os_type NT

Show Command

The show command displays the current value of a specified environment variable. The
show command also displays information about the system, according to the arguments
entered.
The syntax of the show command is:
show [{config, device, hwrpb, memory, pal, version,
< envar >...}]
where:
Command Option
config
device [ device name ]
< envar >
error
memory
pal
version
A-14 AlphaStation 500 Series User Information
Description
The default boot device is set to ewa0.
The console will attempt to boot following
an error, halt, or power cycle.
The default boot flags are set to 0,1.
An environment variable called foobar is
created and given a value of 5.
Sets up the system to start the ARC console
after the next power cycle.
Description
Displays the current memory configuration, PCI
logical slots, and ISA logical slots (based on
ISACFG utility input to the configuration
database).
Displays the devices and controllers in the system.
Specifying a device name returns information on
that device only.
Displays the value of the environment variable
specified.
Displays error log information.
Displays the memory module configuration.
Displays the version of OpenVMS and Digital
UNIX PALcode.
Displays the version of the console firmware.