[Info-vax] SET DEF and Other Questions Regarding DIR on a Different Hard Disk?

[MG]

On 25-jan-2013 17:21, haziz wrote:
> SET DEF DKA300: followed by DIR gives an error message or does
> nothing (sorry I am not in front of the machine).

$ SET DEFAULT DKA300:[000000]


> How do I explore the root directory on DKA300 and any subdirectories
> it has?

$ DIRECTORY DKA300:[000000]

$ DIRECTORY DKA300:[*...]


> How do I figure out the free space on a drive?

$ SHOW DEVICE /FULL DKA300:


> I am using a VT520 terminal. How do I examine output that has scrolled by?
> Is there a pager program for VMS like less or more on Unix?

Usually there's support for the following in many DCL commands:
$ `command` /PAGE

Or:
$ `command` /PAGE=SAVE

You can also do it more UNIX-like, also if no DCL "/PAGE" qualifier
can be invoked:

$ PIPE -
_$ `command` | TYPE SYS$PIPE /PAGE


> Is DKA300 definitely sd3 on OpenBSD, I would hate to format the
> wrong drive.

Before you assume anything, what about looking into it with "dmesg",
dumping part of it and analyzing it with a hexadecimal editor, etc.?
Not really VMS- or BSD-specific, I'd think...


> Any reasons why to prefer NetBSD over OpenBSD on this system.

pkgsrc?  To name something...

  - MG