System Paths - HP 744 Owner's Manual

Displaying and Setting Paths
A path is the hardware address of a device that is attached to the I/O system
of your workstation. The path command sets the system paths shown in
Table A-1.
The path command sets and displays the hardware address of a specified
device attached to the I/O bus of your workstation.
Table A-1
Path Type
primary or pri
alternate or alt
console or con
keyboard or
key
To display the current settings for the system paths, type the following at the
prompt:
Main Menu: Enter command > path
To obtain a full listing of currently supported boot device "mnemonic"
paths, use the following command:
Main Menu: Enter command > pa prim ?
To obtain a full listing of currently supported console "mnemonic" paths,
use the following command:
Main Menu: Enter command > pa con ?
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System Paths

Device
Your workstation's default boot device (usually the root
disk)
Your workstation's alternate boot device (usually a DDS-
format tape device)
Your workstation's primary display device
Your workstation's primary ASCII input device
The Boot Console Interface
Displaying and Setting Paths
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