DECstation 5000 Model 200 Workstation Revised Consol Commands

This document, dated August 1990, serves as a reference guide detailing the revised console commands for the DECstation 5000 Model 200 Workstation.

It provides:

• A general comparison of original versus revised console commands, highlighting changes like consolidation (e.g., ctrs to t #/ctrs), removal of commands (e.g., disable, enable often becoming "configured automatically"), and the introduction of new commands (e.g., cat, erl, ls, script, sh).
• A comprehensive list of the revised commands with their functions (e.g., boot to boot the system, d to write data into memory, go to transfer control, restart for software restart).
• The command formats (syntax) for how to use the revised commands.

The document further breaks down changes in specific categories:

• Boot Commands: Showing how boot can now leverage environment variables and revised parameter handling.
• Configuration Display Commands: Indicating which cnfg sub-commands are no longer used or have new mappings.
• Console Terminal Commands: Highlighting that disable and enable for tty devices are now configured automatically.
• SCSI Commands: Demonstrating the consolidation of scsi prb and scsi rst to cnfg or init, and scsi tst commands to the t command.
• System Commands: Showing mapping for various test commands.
• Environment Variables: Notifying which variables (e.g., baud2, baud3, bootaction) are no longer used or are now configured automatically.

Overall, it outlines a significant update to the workstation's console interface, aimed at streamlining command usage and enhancing system management capabilities.