Library /sys$common/syshlp/SYSGEN.HLB  —  SHOW
    Displays the values of system parameters in the SYSGEN work area,
    plus the default, minimum, and maximum values of the parameters
    and their units of measure.

    Format

      SHOW  parameter-name

1  –  Parameter

 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 parameter-name or SHOW parameter-name
    command.

    OpenVMS specifies OBSOLETE in the Units column for any
    specified parameter that is obsolete.

2  –  Qualifiers

2.1    /ACP

    Specifies that all ACP parameter values are displayed.

2.2    /ALL

    Specifies that all parameter values other than SPECIAL parameter
    values are displayed.

2.3    /CLUSTER

    Specifies that all CLUSTER parameter values are displayed.

2.4    /DYNAMIC

    Specifies that all DYNAMIC parameter values are displayed.

2.5    /GEN

    Specifies that all GEN parameter values are displayed.

2.6    /HEX

    Specifies that the values of parameters be displayed in
    hexadecimal representation. Specify the /HEX system parameter
    name or the parameter type. If you specify the /HEX qualifier
    with the /NAMES qualifier, /HEX is ignored.

2.7    /JOB

    Specifies that all JOB parameter values are displayed.

2.8    /LGI

    Specifies that all LGI parameter values are displayed.

2.9    /MAJOR

    Specifies that all MAJOR parameter values are displayed.

2.10    /MULTIPROCESSING

    Specifies that all MULTIPROCESSING parameters are displayed.

2.11    /NAMES

    Specifies that the names of all parameters are displayed.

2.12    /OBSOLETE

    Specifies that the names of all obsolete parameters are
    displayed.

2.13    /PQL

    Specifies that all PQL parameter values are displayed.

2.14    /RMS

    Specifies that all RMS parameter values are displayed.

2.15    /SCS

    Specifies that all SCS parameter values are displayed.

2.16    /SPECIAL

    Specifies that all parameter values reserved for VSI use are
    displayed.

2.17    /STARTUP

    Specifies that the name of the current site-independent startup
    command procedure is displayed.

2.18    /SYS

    Specifies that all SYS parameter values are displayed.

2.19    /TTY

    Specifies that all terminal parameter values are displayed.

3  –  Description

    Parameter values are displayed in decimal unless the /HEX
    qualifier is specified. Note that ASCII values are displayed
    in ASCII by default.

    When parameter names are abbreviated all parameters whose
    names match the abbreviation are printed.

    For example, the SHOW GBL command displays the GBLSECTIONS,
    GBLPAGES, and GBLPAGFIL parameters.

    You can enter a period (.) to indicate that you want to work
    with the system parameter that was specified in the last SET
    parameter-name or SHOW parameter-name command.

4    /STARTUP

    Displays the name of the current site-independent startup command
    procedure.

    Format

      SHOW/STARTUP

4.1  –  Parameters

    None.

4.2  –  Qualifiers

    None.

4.3  –  Example

  SYSGEN>  SHOW/STARTUP
  Startup command file = SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.COM

      This command displays the name of the site-independent startup
      command procedure.
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