3.3

Console Control Commands
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For commands that include an individual server letter (A, B, C, or D), use the pound (#)
character to send to multiple servers without typing them individually; The console will
convert the # to the server’s letter, such as A or B. For instance, if you type connect #, the
console sends the command connect A to server A, connect B to server B, and so forth. To
enter a # without it converting to a server letter, press the Enter key on the numeric keypad,
then press Shift+3.
view <drive:filename>
Displays a DOS text file on your console screen.
Use this command to look at old history that has been saved to disk or to
read other disk files, such as the console configuration file. Before you
type this command, use the zoom command to display only one server’s
region on the console screen. (You can choose any server.)
While you are viewing a file, you can only move down through it (as
opposed to back or up in the file). Each time you press the Enter key, the
file scrolls down one line.
To stop viewing the file and return to normal console operation, press the
Command key.
The command may be abbreviated: typing v or view plus the filename
will work.
x
Restarts the sending and receiving of information by the computers’
console ports.It stands for XON and causes an XON character to be sent
to the server for each selected region. If you are having trouble
communicating with your servers from the console, try this command. If
it does not work, use the reset command.
zoom <computer-name>
Selects a single server and fills the console screen with its region. To
return the screen to its normal split-screen, multi-region state, select any
server with the computer command. The command may be abbreviated:
typing z or zoom plus the computer name will work.
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