Digital Equipment DECstation 5000/100 Series, Maintenance Manual

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? Command
Use the ? command to display a list of available console
commands and their formats.
The ? command format is
? [
cmd
]
When you type the ? command,
To display the format for all available console commands,
omit the optional
cmd
parameter.
To display the format for a single command, replace the
optional cmd parameter with the name of the command for
which you want a command format display.
boot Command
Use the boot command to boot the system software.
The boot command format is
boot
[
-z
seconds ] [
-n
] [ bootpath ] [-a] [ args... ]
Include the optional -z seconds parameter to have the
system wait before starting the bootstrap operation.
Replace seconds with the number of seconds the system
should wait before the bootstrap operation starts.
Include the optional -n parameter to have the boot
command load, but not execute, the specified file.
Replace the optional
bootpath parameter with the
specification for the file you are using to boot. The file
specification form depends on the type of boot device you
use.
To boot from Ethernet, use the file specification form
slot_number
/
protocol
[/
file
]. Replace
slot_number
with
the slot number of the Ethernet controller you are using
to boot. The protocol parameter represents the name of
the network protocol that performs the boot operation.
Replace protocol with either mop or tftp. The optional
file
parameter represents a specific file that you use to
boot.
Console Commands C–7