DBG$HELP.HLB  —  DEBUG  SCROLL
    Scrolls a screen display to make other parts of the text visible
    through the display window.

                                   NOTE

       This command is not available in the VSI DECwindows Motif for
       OpenVMS user interface to the debugger.

    Format

      SCROLL  [display-name]

1  –  Parameters 

 display-name

    Specifies a display to be scrolled. You can specify any of the
    following entities:

    o  A predefined display:

          SRC
          OUT
          PROMPT
          INST
          REG
          FREG (Alpha and Integrity servers only)
          IREG

    o  A display previously created with the DISPLAY command

    o  A display built-in symbol:

          %CURDISP
          %CURSCROLL
          %NEXTDISP
          %NEXTINST
          %NEXTOUTPUT
          %NEXTSCROLL
          %NEXTSOURCE

    If you do not specify a display, the current scrolling display,
    as established by the SELECT command, is chosen.

2  –  Qualifiers

2.1    /BOTTOM 

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

2.2    /DOWN 

       /DOWN:[n]

    Scrolls down over the display's text by n lines to reveal text
    further down in the display. If you omit n, the display is
    scrolled by approximately 3/4 of its window height.

2.3    /LEFT 

       /LEFT:[n]

    Scrolls left over the display's text by n columns to reveal text
    beyond the left window border. You cannot scroll past column 1.
    If you omit n, the display is scrolled left by 8 columns.

2.4    /RIGHT 

       /RIGHT[:n]

    Scrolls right over the display's text by n columns to reveal text
    beyond the right window border. You cannot scroll past column
    255. If you omit n, the display is scrolled right by 8 columns.

2.5    /TOP 

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

2.6    /UP 

       /UP[:n]

    Scrolls up over the display's text by n lines to reveal text
    further up in the display. If you omit n, the display is scrolled
    by approximately 3/4 of its window height.

3  –  Description 

    The SCROLL command moves a display up, down, right, or left
    relative to its window so that various parts of the display text
    can be made visible through the window.

    Use the SELECT/SCROLL command to select the target display for
    the SCROLL command (the current scrolling display).

    For a list of the key definitions associated with the SCROLL
    command, type Help Keypad_Definitions_CI. Also, use the SHOW KEY
    command to determine the current key definitions.

    Related command: SELECT.

4  –  Examples 

    1.DBG> SCROLL/LEFT

      This command scrolls the current scrolling display to the left
      by 8 columns.

    2.DBG> SCROLL/UP:4 ALPHA

      This command scrolls display ALPHA 4 lines up.
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