OpenBoot 3.x Command Reference Manual

File Loading Commands

Table I-40 File Loading Commands

Command 

Stack Diagram 

Description 

?go

( -- ) 

Execute Forth, FCode, or binary programs. 

boot [specifiers] -h

( -- ) 

Load file from specified source. 

byte-load

( addr span -- ) 

Interpret loaded FCode binary file. span is usually 1.

dl

( -- ) 

Load a Forth file over a serial line with tip and interpret. Type: ~C cat filename ^-D

dlbin

( -- ) 

Load a binary file over a serial line with tip.

Type: ~C cat filename

dload filename

( addr -- ) 

Load the specified file over Ethernet at the given address. 

eval

( addr len -- ) 

Interpret loaded Forth text file.  

go

( -- ) 

Begin executing a previously-loaded binary program, or resume executing an interrupted program. 

init-program

( -- ) 

Initialize to execute a binary file. 

load device-specifier argument

( -- ) 

Load data from specified device into memory at the address given by load-base.

load-base

( -- addr ) 

Address at which load places the data it reads from a device.