CONSOLE(4) CONSOLE(4)
NAME
console - VAX console interface
DESCRIPTION
The console terminal is either in program mode (connected to
the program running in the VAX) or in console mode
(connected to the console interpreter, which prompts with
`>>>'). On most VAXes, control-p switches to console mode.
If the VAX CPU is still running, `SET TERM PROG' returns to
program mode. If the CPU is halted, `C' restarts it and
connects to the VAX. Hitting the break key in either mode
may halt the console processor and produce an `@' prompt;
hit `P' to escape.
On an 11/750, switching to console mode always halts the
VAX; only `C' will escape. Control-d while in console mode
may induce micro-debugging mode, where the prompt is `RDM>'.
Type `RET' to return to console mode.
On a MicroVAX, the break key (only) halts the VAX and
switches to console mode.
All these modes are implemented by the VAX hardware. To the
operating system, the console looks like an ordinary termi-
nal as described in tty(4), except that the speed is fixed
in the hardware.
FILES
SEE ALSO
tty(4), ttyld(4), reboot(8)