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diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.vax/cons.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.vax/cons.4 index c0a3aeccf90..4faad273a17 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.vax/cons.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.vax/cons.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: cons.4,v 1.3 1999/06/05 13:18:37 aaron Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: cons.4,v 1.4 2000/07/22 04:56:12 bjc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991 Regents of the University of California. .\" All rights reserved. @@ -38,18 +38,21 @@ .Os .Sh NAME .Nm cons -.Nd "VAX-11 console interface" +.Nd "VAX console interface" .Sh DESCRIPTION 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, -.Ic \&^P -(control-P) puts the console in local console mode (where -the prompt is -.Sq Li >>> ) . +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 +.Sq Li >>> , +also called the +.Sq chevron +prompt. + The operation of the console in this mode varies -slightly per-processor. -.Ss Tn VAX No 11/780 or 785 +among different VAX models. +.Ss VAX-11/780 or 785 On either the .Tn VAX 11/780 or 785 the following commands may be used @@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ will go into (console debugger mode). .El .Pp -.Ss Tn VAX No 11/750 or 11/730 +.Ss VAX-11/750 or 11/730 On an 11/750 or an 11/730 the processor is halted whenever the console is not in conversational mode. @@ -107,10 +110,10 @@ When in console mode on an 11/750 which has a remote diagnosis module, a .Ic \&^D will put you in remote diagnosis mode, where the prompt will be -.ql RDM> . +.Ql RDM> . .El .Pp -.Ss Tn VAX No 8600 or 8650 +.Ss VAX 8600 or 8650 The .Tn VAX 8600 (8650) console normally works in the same way as the 11/750, @@ -130,8 +133,122 @@ debug enabled. .It Ic p 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. +.Bl -tag -width continue -compact -offset 4n +.It Ic c +.It Ic continue +Return to the currently executing program. +.Pp +.It Ic halt +Halt the processor. +.Pp +.It Ic help +Display a list of available console commands. +.Pp +.It Xo +.Oo Ic e Oc Ns +.Ic xamine +.Op Cm /bwl Ns +.Op Cm /ins +.Op Cm /pgiv +.Op Cm /n: Ns Ar n +.Op Ar addr +.Xc +Display the contents at address +.Ar addr +according to the options specified. +.Pp +The options are: +.Pp +.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 +.Cm /ins +option to display the mnemonic representation of the instruction located at +.Ar addr . +.Pp +.It Cm /pvgi +These options describe the meaning of +.Ar addr . +With the +.Cm /p +option, +.Ar addr +will be treated as an address in physical memory. With the +.Cm /v +option, +.Ar addr +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 +.Pa /usr/include/vax/mtpr.h . +.Pp +.It Cm /n: Ns Ar count +The +.Cm /n +option specifies that the command will repeat +.Ar count +times after executing once, automatically incrementing +.Ar addr +while doing so. +.El +.Pp +.It Xo +.Oo Ic d Oc Ns +.Ic eposit +.Op Cm /bwl +.Op Cm /pgiv +.Op Cm /n: Ns Ar n +.Op Ar addr +.Op Ar value +.Xc +Insert the value +.Ar value +into the address +.Ar addr +according to the options specified. +.Pp +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). +.Pp +.It Cm /pvgi +These options describe the meaning of +.Ar addr . +Their meanings are identical to their respective meanings in the +.Cm examine +command. +.Pp +.It Cm /n: Ns Ar count +The +.Cm /n +option specifies that the command will repeat +.Ar count +times after executing once, automatically incrementing +.Ar addr +while doing so. +.El +.Pp +.El .Pp -With the above proviso's the console works like any other +With the above provisos the console works like any other .Ux terminal. .Sh FILES |