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authorMike Pechkin <mpech@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-10-05 14:45:55 +0000
committerMike Pechkin <mpech@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-10-05 14:45:55 +0000
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+++ b/share/man/man4/man4.vax/cons.4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: cons.4,v 1.6 2001/10/04 16:56:51 mpech Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: cons.4,v 1.7 2001/10/05 14:45:54 mpech Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@
The console is available to the processor through the console registers.
It acts like a normal terminal, except that when the local functions are
not disabled, a special command character puts the console in local console
-mode. The character itself is dependent upon the model of VAX and the
-type of console in use. The prompt in console mode is
+mode.
+The character itself is dependent upon the model of VAX and the type
+of console in use.
+The prompt in console mode is
.Sq Li >>> ,
also called the
.Sq chevron
@@ -133,9 +135,9 @@ Halt the processor if in normal mode.
.El
.Ss VAX 4000, MicroVAX, VAXstation, others
If the console is a serial console, sending a break will likely cause the
-machine to halt and enter console mode. The set of commands available at
-the console varies from machine to machine, although there are several
-commands which are common to most or all models.
+machine to halt and enter console mode.
+The set of commands available at the console varies from machine to machine,
+although there are several commands which are common to most or all models.
.Bl -tag -width continue -compact -offset 4n
.It Ic c
.It Ic continue
@@ -165,10 +167,10 @@ The options are:
.Bl -tag -width 5n -compact
.It Cm /bwl
.It Cm /ins
-Size of data to examine. Your choices are examining values as bytes (8 bits),
-words (16 bits), or longwords (32 bits). On systems that support it, you
-can use
-the
+Size of data to examine.
+Your choices are examining values as bytes (8 bits), words (16 bits),
+or longwords (32 bits).
+On systems that support it, you can use the
.Cm /ins
option to display the mnemonic representation of the instruction located at
.Ar addr .
@@ -180,19 +182,21 @@ With the
.Cm /p
option,
.Ar addr
-will be treated as an address in physical memory. With the
+will be treated as an address in physical memory.
+With the
.Cm /v
option,
.Ar addr
-will be treated as a virtual address. The
+will be treated as a virtual address.
+The
.Cm /g
option will let you examine the general registers.
From 0 to F (base 16), general registers are R0-R12(AP), FP, SP, and PC.
The
.Cm /i
-option will let you view the internal processor registers. These vary
-from processor to processor, but a relatively complete description may be
-found in
+option will let you view the internal processor registers.
+These vary from processor to processor, but a relatively complete description
+may be found in
.Pa /usr/include/vax/mtpr.h .
.Pp
.It Cm /n: Ns Ar count
@@ -224,8 +228,9 @@ The options are:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width 5n -compact
.It Cm /bwl
-Size of data to insert. Your choices are inserting values as bytes (8 bits),
-words (16 bits), or longwords (32 bits).
+Size of data to insert.
+Your choices are inserting values as bytes (8 bits), words (16 bits),
+or longwords (32 bits).
.Pp
.It Cm /pvgi
These options describe the meaning of