Digital Equipment AXPpci 33, Design Manual

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Console Commands
E.3.3.3 Examples
Table E–4 shows boot command examples and their descriptions.
Table E–4 boot Command Examples
Command Description
>>> boot Boots the system from the default boot device.
>>> boot era0 Boots the system from Ethernet port era0.
>>> boot –file dec2.sys mke0 Boots the file named dec2.sys from Ethernet port
mke0.
>>> boot –protocol bootp eza0 Boots using TCP/IP BOOTP protocol from Ethernet
post eza0.
>>> boot –flags 0,1 Boots the system from the default boot device
using flag settings 0,1.
>>> boot –halt dka0 Loads the image from disk dka0, but remains in
console mode.
E.3.4 set Command
The set command sets or modifies the value of an environment variable.
Environment variables pass configuration information between the console
and the operating system.
E.3.4.1 Syntax
Here is the syntax of the set command:
>>> set envar value [-default] [-integer] [-string]
E.3.4.2 Options
Table E–5 describes the set command options.
Table E–5 set Command Options
Command Option Description
envar The environment variable to be assigned a new value.
value The value that is assigned to the environment variable. It can
be either a numeric value or an ASCII string.
–default Restores an environment variable to its default value.
–integer Creates an environment variable as an integer.
–string Creates an environment variable as a string.
E.3.4.3 Examples
Table E–6 presents set command examples and associated descriptions.
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