Command notation conventions
The following table lists notation conventions to describe commands and parameters.
Notation |
Explanation and example |
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| (stroke) |
Separates multiple items, any of which can be selected.
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{ } (curly braces) |
Indicates that one of the items enclosed in the curly braces must be selected. The items are separated by the stroke (|)
|
[ ] (square brackets) |
Indicates optional items (items whose specification may be omitted).
|
... (ellipsis) |
The item preceding the ellipsis can be specified as many times as needed. When an item is specified multiple times, the blank is used as the delimiter.
|
_ (underline) |
Indicates the default value that is assumed by the system if all of the items surrounded by square brackets are omitted.
|
(( )) (double parentheses) |
Indicates the range of specifiable values. |