Use the SHOW AREA command to display area information from the
 volatile database available to the local node or DTE.

 SHOW    ACTIVE AREAS        CHARACTERISTICS      TO file-id
         AREA area-id        COUNTERS
         KNOWN AREAS         STATUS
                             SUMMARY

 All underscores found in parameters must be replaced with spaces
 when parameters are used in NCP commands.

1  –  ACTIVE AREAS

 Indicates that information for all active areas is to be displayed.

2  –  AREA area-id

 Identifies a particular area for which information is to be displayed.
 displayed.

3  –  KNOWN AREAS

 Indicates that information for all known areas is to be displayed.

4  –  Examples

      NCP>SHOW KNOWN AREAS STATUS

          This example displays status information for all known areas
          in the network.

      NCP>SHOW AREA 11 SUMMARY

          This example displays only the most useful information for
          area 11 in the network.