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Command Reference Port Commands
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Defaults Disabled
Examples
Local> DEFINE PORTS 2 AUTOSTART ENABLED
Local> DEFINE PORT 1 AUTOSTART CHARACTER A
Local> DEFINE PORT 1 AUTOSTART SAVE 1
See Also Starting Automatically, page 8-2
12.6.14 Set/Define Ports Backward Switch
Defines a “backward” key. From character (Local>) mode, typing this key functions as if the Backward
command was entered; the user may switch to the previous session without entering character mode.
Any key can be specified unless it conflicts with SCS line editing or the Break or Forward keys. The key
you specify will be stripped from the data stream, so while it won’t interfere with remote operating systems,
you will lose any functionality that key would have on local programs.
Restrictions Requires privileged user status if you want to use this command on ports other
than your own.
Parameters PortList/All
Specifies a particular port or group of ports, or all ports. Port numbers should
be separated with commas (for lists) or dashes (for ranges).
Note: In the absence of a PortList or the All parameter, the configuration will affect the
current port only.
Switch
Defines the control character. Must be used in conjunction with the character
parameter.
character
The character to be used as the backward switch. To specify a control
character, use escaped hex (\xx). For example, Ctrl-B (ASCII character 0x02)
would be specified as \02.
None
Clears the current switch character.
Defaults None configured for serial connections; \02 (Ctrl-B) for virtual port logins
Examples
Local>> SET PORT 2 BACKWARD SWITCH \02
SET
DEFINE
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PORTS
PortList
ALL
BACKWARD
SWITCH
character
NONE
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