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A.21.  )set
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User Level Required:  interpreter
 
Command Syntax: 
 
  -  )set
  -  )set label1 [... labelN]
  -  )set label1 [... labelN] newValue
 
Command Description: 
 
The )set command is used to view or set system variables that control what
messages are displayed, the type of output desired, the status of the history
facility, the way AXIOM user functions are cached, and so on. Since this
collection is very large, we will not discuss them here. Rather, we will show
how the facility is used. We urge you to explore the )set options to
familiarize yourself with how you can modify your AXIOM working environment.
There is a HyperDoc version of this same facility available from the main
HyperDoc menu. Click [here] to go to it. 
 
The )set command is command-driven with a menu display. It is
tree-structured. To see all top-level nodes, issue )set by itself.
 
)set
 
Variables with values have them displayed near the right margin. Subtrees of
selections have ``...'' displayed in the value field. For example, there are
many kinds of messages, so issue )set message to see the choices.
 
)set message
 
The current setting for the variable that displays whether computation times
are displayed is visible in the menu displayed by the last command. To see
more information, issue
 
)set message time
 
This shows that time printing is on now. To turn it off, issue
 
)set message time off
 
As noted above, not all settings have so many qualifiers. For example, to
change the )quit command to being unprotected (that is, you will not be
prompted for verification), you need only issue
 
)set quit unprotected
 
Also See: 
o )quit

