The Boot Console Interface
Displaying and Setting Paths
Displaying and Setting Paths
A path is the hardware address of a device that is attached to the I/O system of your computer. The path command sets the system paths shown in Table
The path command sets and displays the hardware address of a specified device attached to the I/O bus of your computer.
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| Your computer’s default boot device (usually |
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| Your computer’s primary input ASCII device |
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| Main Menu: Enter command> path | ||||
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