The OpenVMS User's Guide, Second Edition
A broad introductory overview of OpenVMS that focuses on command procedures, text editing and system utilities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS The OpenVMS User's Guide, Second Edition
Section 1.3: Exploring Your System's Characteristics
1.3 Exploring Your System's Characteristics
Your system has a variety of characteristics, and after you have logged in, you can display these characteristics using various SHOW commands (see Table 1.3). Each SHOW command lists a particular type of information about the system. For example, to see the characteristics of your terminal, you would type
$ <b class="bold">show terminal</b>Terminal: _NTY7926: Device_Type: VT200_Series Owner: PHOLMAYInput: 9600 LFfill: 0 Width: 132 Parity: NoneOutput: 9600 CRfill: 0 Page: 29
Table 1.3: Commonly Used SHOW Commands
| Command | Result |
|---|---|
| SHOW DEFAULT | Displays the current default device and directory |
| SHOW KEY | Displays the definitions of keys created with the DEFINE/KEY command |
| SHOW QUOTA | Displays the disk quota currently authorized and currently used |
| SHOW SYMBOL | Displays the current symbol definitions |
| SHOW TERMINAL | Displays the characteristics of the terminal |
| SHOW TIME | Displays the current date and time |
| SHOW USERS | Displays information about the users currently logged into the system |
Terminal Characteristics:Interactive Echo Type _ahead No EscapeNo Hostsync TTsync Lowercase TabWrap Scope Remote ...
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