/sys$common/syshlp/DBG$HELP.HLB  —  DEBUG  SET  PROMPT
    Changes the debugger prompt string to your personal preference.

    Format

      SET PROMPT  [prompt-parameter]

1  –  Parameters

 prompt-parameter

    Specifies the new prompt string. If the string contains spaces,
    semicolons (;),  or lowercase characters, you must enclose it in
    quotation marks (")  or apostrophes ('). If you do not specify a
    string, the current prompt string remains unchanged.

    By default, the prompt string is DBG> when debugging a single
    process program.

    By default, when debuggging a multiprocess program, the prompt
    string is the name of the current process set followed by a right
    angle bracket (>). You should not use the SET PROMPT command when
    debugging multiprocess programs.

2  –  Qualifiers

2.1    /POP

       /POP
       /NOPOP (default)

    (Applies only to workstations running VWS.) The /POP qualifier
    causes the debugger window to pop over other windows and become
    attached to the keyboard when the debugger prompts for input. The
    /NOPOP qualifier disables this behavior (the debugger window is
    not popped over other windows and is not attached to the keyboard
    automatically when the debugger prompts for input).

3  –  Description

    The SET PROMPT command enables you to tailor the debugger prompt
    string to your individual preference.

    If you are debugging a multiprocess program, you should not use
    the SET PROMPT command.

    If you are using the debugger at a workstation, /[NO]POP enables
    you to control whether the debugger window is popped over other
    windows whenever the debugger prompts for input.

    Related commands:

       (SET,SHOW) PROCESS

4  –  Examples

    1.DBG> SET PROMPT "$ "
      $ SET PROMPT "d b g : "
      d b g : SET PROMPT "DBG> "
      DBG>

      In this example, the successive SET PROMPT commands change the
      debugger prompt from "DBG>" to "$", to "d b g :", then back to
      "DBG>".
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