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2. Use the instance number to select the device.
# ndd -set /dev/ge instance instance#
The device remains selected until you change the selection.
Noninteractive and Interactive Modes
You can use the ndd utility in two modes:
Noninteractive
Interactive
In noninteractive mode, you invoke the utility to execute a specific command. Once
the command is executed, you exit the utility. In interactive mode, you can use the
utility to get or set more than one parameter value. (Refer to the ndd (1M) man page
for more information.)
Using the ndd Utility in Noninteractive Mode
This section describes how to modify and to display parameter values.
To modify a parameter value, use the -set option.
If you invoke the ndd utility with the -set option, the utility passes value, which
must be specified down to the named /dev/ge driver instance, and assigns it to the
parameter:
# ndd -set /dev/ge parameter value
To display the value of a parameter, specify the parameter name (and omit the
value).
When you omit the -set option, a query operation is assumed and the utility
queries the named driver instance, retrieves the value associated with the specified
parameter, and prints it:
# ndd /dev/ge parameter
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