7.6 Hercules Console Commands (sorted alphabetically)
The following table shows an overview of the valid Hercules console commands that can be entered in
the control panel (Hercules console display). In this table the commands are sorted alphabetically rather
than grouped by functionality.
Please note that the availability of certain commands depends on the build options used when Hercules
was compiled. For a list of all build options and their related console commands please consult “
E. Build Options for System Parameters and Console Commands
Command
Description
!message
SCP priority message
#
Silent comment
$locate
Display and verify Hercules control blocks
$test
Custom test command
$zapcmd
Enable or disable system parameters and console commands
*
Loud comment
.reply
SCP command
?
List all commands / command specific help (alias for help)
aea
Display AEA (absolue-effective-address) tables
aia
Display AIA (absolute-instruction-address) tables
ar
Display access registers
archlvl
Set architecture level
archmode
Set architecture mode (alias for ARCHLVL command)
attach
Configure device
auto_scsi_mount
Automatic SCSI tape mounts (deprecated, use SCSIMOUNT instead)
autoinit
Display or set the automatic creation of empty tape files
automount
Display or update allowable tape automount directories
b
Set breakpoint (synonym for B+)
b+
Set breakpoint (synonym for B)
b-
Delete breakpoint
cache
Execute cache related commands
