Digital Equipment 300 Series AXP Reference Manual page 100

Chapter Overview
Skill Level
Recommended
4–2
Using console commands requires basic, intermediate, and
sometimes advanced knowledge of your system and its
components, as well as the effect that console commands
can have on your system.
Command How Used
boot
Starts the operating system
continue
Returns from console mode
to operating system level
(program mode)
deposit Writes to specific memory, I/O,
and register locations from the
console
examine
Displays contents of specific
memory, I/O, and register
locations
halt Halts the system
help Displays the main help screen,
which is a list of six console
commands:
advanced, set, show, test
help Displays advanced help
advanced
initialize Resets console, devices, and
CPU
login
Gives you access to the
system and restricted console
commands if
command has been enabled
repeat Executes commands repeatedly
set
Sets an environment variable
show
Shows an environment
variable
start
Starts CPU at a given address
test Runs diagnostic tests
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set
Exception: language is a basic command that sets the keyboard language.
Skill Level
Recommended
Intermediate/
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Basic
Basic
boot, help
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
set password
Advanced
Advanced
Basic
Advanced
Intermediate
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