Command Notation

( )

Parameters enclosed within ( ) indicate a group of mandatory alternatives from which one must be taken.

< >

Parameters enclosed within < > indicate a group of optional alternatives from which one must be taken.

!

The exclamation mark character ! is used to delimit a group of alternatives and should be read as OR.

$W

Indicates that an alphanumeric( A-Z,0-9 ) identifier must be supplied. The first character must be a letter of the alphabet. If an identifier is to contain lowercase or special characters for example, SPACE, it must be entered within double quotes for example, "My Name".

for example, ABCD or "abcd" or "This Id".

$L

To indicate that 1 or more alphanumeric identifiers must be supplied. Each identifier must be separated by a valid delimiter that means, SPACE or COMMA.

for example, A1 A2 A3.

$F

Indicates that a valid file name must be supplied. The format of the file specification must conform to the allowable specification for the machine on which the application is implemented.

for example, MYFILE.DAT.

$N

Indicates that a number must be supplied.

for example, 1.5.

$S

Indicates that 1 or more numbers must be supplied.

for example, 1 2 3.5 4.