Conventions Used in this Manual
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Commands shown in a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters can be abbreviated: the capital letters of the command indicate the minimum abbreviation
Note: This convention does not mean that you have to type the second part of the command in lowercase letters. You can enter commands in any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters.
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For example, you can enter the command: |
CHeck |
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in any of the following forms: |
CH CHE CHEC CHECK |
You cannot abbreviate commands shown wholly in uppercase letters.
Lowercase italics describe command arguments. You should replace the description shown by the text or value you require. For example:
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Name |
Definition |
Example |
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name |
An PDMS element name |
/PIPE-A63 |
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refno |
An PDMS reference number |
=23/1403 |
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integer |
A positive integer |
3 |
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value |
A positive or negative number |
3.142 |
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word |
A sequence of up to four letters |
FLOW |
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text |
An alphanumeric string |
’Enclose between closing quotes’ |
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filename |
The path name of a file |
//net/sg99/testing Note: When entering a full path name, it must start with two slashes: the first because all names in PDMS must start with a slash, and the second is the root of the path name. |