Sun Microsystems 6800/4810/4800/3800 manual Special Characters, Interactive Commands

Special Characters

To execute multiple commands on the same line, separate them with a semicolon (;). The following example executes both the addboard and deleteboard commands.

schostname:A> addboard sb2;deleteboard sb3

A pound sign ( # ) signifies the start of a comment on the current line. The following example executes the addboard command. Everything you type after the # and before pressing the Return key is ignored.

schostname:A> addboard sb2 #this text is ignored

Interactive Commands

Some commands may prompt for confirmation before executing the command. You can disable prompting by specifying the -yor -nflags, which answer yes or no to any prompted question.

Some commands, such as setupplatform and setupdomain, are always interactive.

●When an interactive command prompts for input, do the following:

■Press the Return key to keep the current setting, displayed in braces [ ].

■Type a dash ( - ) to change the current setting to an empty string (if the input type is used to define a string).

8 Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 System Controller Command Reference Manual • October 2001