limit_status
Purpose:
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Display the current state of all limits in the system. All limits are examined and reported as a print to the console, but the output can be redirected to a file.
Enter:
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limit_status [+v]
Where:
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+v
Optional. Specify this flag to report verbose information. See Notes.
Example:
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limit_status
The above example prints the output to the console.
limit_status | less
The above example prints the output to the console and saves in ‘less’ for viewing.
limit_status > /ram/myfile
The above example prints the output to the /ram/myfile file.
limit_status +v | less
The above example prints the output to the console and saves in ‘less’ for viewing. The output will contain additional detail since verbose is specified.
Notes:
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Report output:
The following information is reported for each variable that has limit specifications:
variable label
ENABLED or disabled
type (EMERGENCY, ABORT, WARNING, or OTHER)
UPPER or LOWER limit
owner (registered name in spec file)
limit_value
current state (being violated or not)
Additional information is reported for the ‘verbose’ option ‘+v’ argument:
event name for ‘OTHER’ type
expression for the limit_value if used
period_out
color/blink when in violation
logical variable names for enable, state, and latch
latch time (when the limit was first violated)