setverbose


Controls the shell's verbosity mode.

Synopsis

setverbose <on | off>

Description

Turn the shell's verbosity mode on or off. When in verbose mode, the shell displays some extra information when performing its work. This extra information can sometimes be useful when debugging programs.

Use the showshellvars command to determine the current verbosity mode.

Implementation

Command implemented in shell V20.

Built-in shell command.

Synonyms

verbose

See Also

showshellvars