1  SET
   Assigns a value to a system parameter in the SYSGEN work area.

   This command does not modify parameter files, the current system
   parameter file on disk, or the active system; for information
   about performing these modifications, see the WRITE command.

   Format

     SET parameter-name  value
 

2  Parameters
 

parameter-name

   Specifies the name of a system parameter. If you enter a period
   (.),  it is interpreted as a request for the system parameter
   specified in the last SET or SHOW command. See the description of
   the SHOW parameter-name command for an example of the use of the
   period in place of a parameter name.
 

value

   Usually specifies an integer or the keyword DEFAULT. Integer
   values must be within the defined minimum and maximum values
   for the parameter unless the SYSGEN command DISABLE CHECKS was
   specified.

   The keyword DEFAULT specifies the default value for the
   parameter. You can display the maximum, minimum, and default
   values for any parameter with the SYSGEN command SHOW parameter-
   name.

   You can specify values for certain SYSGEN parameters in
   hexadecimal or octal radixes and for others as an ASCII string.
   To specify a value in octal or hexadecimal, precede the value
   with %O or %X, respectively. To specify a value in ASCII, enclose
   the value string in quotation marks (" ").
 

2  Qualifiers
   None.
 

2  Examples

   1.SYSGEN> SET PFCDEFAULT 20

     This command assigns a value of 20 to the PFCDEFAULT parameter.

   2.SYSGEN> SET GBLSECTIONS DEFAULT

     This command assigns the default value (40) to the GBLSECTIONS
     parameter.
 

2  /OUTPUT
   Establishes a file to be used for output during the session.
   By default the output is written to SYS$OUTPUT, but you can use
   SET/OUTPUT to designate a disk file.

   At any time you can direct the output back to SYS$OUTPUT by using
   the SET/OUTPUT=SYS$OUTPUT command.

   Format

     SET/OUTPUT[=]  file-spec
 

3  Parameter
 

file-spec

   The name of the output file. The default file type is .LIS. The
   equal sign (=)  is optional.
 

3  Example

 SYSGEN>  SET/OUTPUT=PARAMS.LIS
 SYSGEN>  SHOW/ALL
 SYSGEN>  SHOW/SPECIAL
 SYSGEN>  EXIT

     In this example, output is directed to the file PARAMS.LIS to
     capture a complete list of all the system parameters (including
     the SPECIAL parameters reserved for VSI use) and their values.
 

2  /STARTUP
   Names the site-independent startup command procedure to be
   associated with a parameter file for subsequent bootstrap
   operations.

   Format

     SET/STARTUP  file-spec
 

3  Parameter
 

file-spec

   The file specification of a startup command procedure on the
   system disk (maximum of 31 characters). The initial site-
   independent startup command procedure (as named in the software
   distribution kit) is SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.COM.
 

3  Example

 SYSGEN>  SET/STARTUP SYS$SYSTEM:XSTARTUP.COM

     This command assigns SYS$SYSTEM:XSTARTUP.COM as the current
     site-independent startup command procedure.