Console Commands
AlphaStation 500 Series User Information A-17
Examine Command
The
examine
command displays the contents of an address you specify. The address can
be a memory location, register, device, or file.
The syntax of the examine command is:
examine [-{b,w,l,q,o,h,d}] [-{physical, virtual, gpr, fpr, ipr}]
[-n <
count>] [-s <step>] [<device>:]<address>
where:
Command Option
Description
-b
Byte of data.
-w
Word of data.
-l
Longword of data.
-q
Quadword of data.
-o
Octaword of data.
-h
Hexword of data.
-d
Displays data as a decoded macro instruction.
-physical
References physical address space.
-virtual
References virtual address space.
-gpr
References general-purpose register address space.
-fpr
References floating-point register address space.
-ipr
References internal-processor register address space.
-n <
count>
Specifies the number of consecutive locations to examine.
-s <
step>
Specifies the address increment as a hexadecimal value. This option
allows you to override the increment that is normally derived from the
data size.
[<
device>:]
Selects the device to access.
<
address>
Specifies the address of the first location to examine within the current
device.
