System Startup, Configuration, and Shutdown Reference Manual (32650-90892)

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Using the System Generator (SYSGEN)
Using the Help Facility in SYSGEN’s Global Module
Using the Help Facility in SYSGEN’s Global Module
The help facility provides a list of the commands available at each functional level of
SYSGEN. In addition, help provides the syntax of an individual command or the syntax of
each command in the configurator or at the first-level menu.
To obtain a list of the first-level commands, enter HELP (abbreviated HE or H) at the
SYSGEN prompt as shown in the following example.
Example 4-2. SYSGEN’s Global Module Help Facility
sysgen>HELP
** First level command **
io log (lo) misc (mi)
spu (sp)
sysfile (sy)
basegroup (ba) keep (ke) permyes (pe)
show (sh)
tape (ta)
clear (cl)(c) exit (ex)(e) help (he)(h)
oclose (oc)
redo
sysgen>
To display the syntax for each available command at the current level, enter HELP ALL as
shown in the following example:
Example 4-3. SYSGEN Global Module HELP ALL
sysgen>HELP ALL
command (abb) parameter=value
------------- ---------------
io
misc (mi)
log (lo)
spu (sp)
sysfile (sy)
basegroup (ba) [name = groupname]
keep (ke) (k) [name = groupname]
show (sh) [type = BASEGROUP|NEWGROUP|VERSION|
PERMYES|CONFIGURATOR|ALL]
[dest = OFFLINE]
permyes (pe) [mode = ON|OFF]
tape (ta) [mode =
VERBOSE|NOCHANGE|NOCONFIG|NODIAG|
NOLOGNUM|LOGNUM]
[dest = OFFLINE]