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Parameters

Qualifiers

/BOTTOM

/DOWN

/LEFT

/RIGHT

/UP

/TOP

DEBUG SCROLL — VMS 4.6

     Scrolls a display's screen window in a specified  direction  over
     the  text of the display.  This makes additional display contents
     visible.  Unless the display to be scrolled is explicitly  named,
     the current scrolling display, as selected with a previous SELECT
     command, is scrolled.

     Note the use of keypad keys KP8, KP2, KP4 and KP6 for  scrolling.
     Also note that you can use keypad key KP3 to rotate the scrolling
     attribute around the various displays.

 Format:

     SCROLL/qualifier [disp-name]

 Examples:

     DBG> SCROLL/UP       ! Scroll up "--scroll--" display
     DBG> SCROLL/UP OUT   ! Scroll up OUT display
     DBG> SCROLL/UP:1 OUT ! Scroll up OUT display by only 1 line

Additional information available:

ParametersQualifiers

Parameters

 disp-name

     The name of the screen display to be scrolled.  If  disp-name  is
     omitted, the current scrolling display, as selected by the SELECT
     command, is scrolled.

Qualifiers

Additional information available:

/BOTTOM/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT/UP/TOP

/BOTTOM

     Scroll down to the bottom of the display's text.

/DOWN[:n]

     Scroll down through the display text by n lines  to  reveal  text
     further  down  in  the  display.  If n is omitted, the display is
     scrolled by approximately 3/4 of its window height.

/LEFT[:n]

     Scroll left over the display text by n  columns  to  reveal  text
     beyond  the  left margin.  You cannot scroll past column 1.  If n
     is omitted, the display is scrolled left by 8 columns.

/RIGHT[:n]

     Scroll right over the display text by n columns  to  reveal  text
     beyond  the right margin.  You cannot scroll past column 132.  If
     n is omitted, the display is scrolled right by 8 columns.

/UP[:n]

     Scroll up through the display text by  n  lines  to  reveal  text
     further  up  in  the  display.   If  n is omitted, the display is
     scrolled by approximately 3/4 of its window height.

/TOP

     Scroll up to the top of the display's text.

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