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PAUSE LINES (SET)

Name:
    SET PAUSE LINES
Type:
    Support Command
Purpose:
    Specify the number of lines that will be printed to the screen before pausing and prompting for a carriage return.
Description:
    For some implementations (e.g., Windows) with a limited number of scroll lines or for cases where a large amount of output is printed to the screen, it can be useful to pause after a given number of lines have been printed in order to view the output.

    This command allows you to specify a given number of lines. When this number of lines has been printed to the terminal screen, a "?" is printed and execution is halted until a carriage return is entered.

    This is similar to a PAUSE command. However, a PAUSE command only pauses the output when a PAUSE is explicitly entered. In contrast, a SET PAUSE LINES needs to be entered only once and the pause will be activated automatically when the specified number of lines has been printed.

    If the number of pause lines is set to zero or a negative value, no pause will be generated.

    If you have activated the pause and wish to de-activate it later in the session, you can do this by entering a "0" at the "?" prompt. You can also enter a SET PAUSE LINES 0 command.

Syntax:
    SET PAUSE LINES <value>
    where <value> specifies the number of lines to output to the screen before pausing and prompting for a carriage return.
Examples:
    PAUSE
Note:
    This command will not be active if you are running the graphical user interface (GUI).
Default:
    No pauses are generated
Synonyms:
    None
Related Commands:
    PAUSE = Initiate an explicit pause.
Applications:
    Interactive Usage
Implementation Date:
    2010/09
Program:
    XX

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Date created: 09/09/2010
Last updated: 11/04/2015

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