Installation guide

Console User Interface 2-3
Length: The console program accepts commands of up to 80 characters per
line. This does not include the terminating carriage return or any charac-
ters deleted as the command is entered. A command longer than 80 char-
acters, without the backslash character (see Section 2.2) causes the display
of an error message.
Case: Upper- or lowercase characters can be used for input. Characters
are displayed in the case they are entered.
Abbreviation: Commands and options can be abbreviated by dropping
characters from the end of words. You must enter the minimum number of
characters to identify the keyword unambiguously. All characters speci-
fied must match a keyword to be accepted. For example, although E
uniquely identifies the examine command, Exmn is not a valid abbrevia-
tion. In the command reference sections that follow, characters that can be
omitted appear in square brackets ([ ]). Abbreviation of environment vari-
ables (see Section 2.3) is allowed with the show command.
Options: You can use command options, to define or modify the environ-
ment, after the command keyword or after any symbol or number in the
command. See individual keyword descriptions for examples.
Numbers: Numbers in console commands are in hexadecimal notation
unless otherwise indicated. The hexadecimal (0X) default can be over-
ridden by preceding decimal numbers by 0D, binary by 0B, and octal by
0O. Refer to the individual command descriptions. Register names (R0,
R1, and so on) are not considered numbers and use decimal notation.
No Characters: A command line with no characters is a null command.
The console program takes no action and does not issue an error message.
The console prompt returns. The console supports command line recall
and editing.
Spaces: Multiple adjacent spaces and tabs are compressed and treated as
a single space. The console program ignores leading and trailing spaces.