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NonStop Pathway/iTS Management Programming Manual—426749-002

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General Syntax Notation

each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of brackets and separated by

vertical lines. For example:

LIGHTS [ ON ]

[ OFF ]

[ SMOOTH [ num ] ]

K [ X | D ] address-1

{ } Braces. A group of items enclosed in braces is a list from which you are required to

choose one item. The items in the list may be arranged either vertically, with aligned

braces on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of braces and

separated by vertical lines. For example:

LISTOPENS PROCESS { $appl-mgr-name }

{ $process-name }

ALLOWSU { ON | OFF }

| Vertical Line. A vertical line separates alternatives in a horizontal list that is enclosed in

brackets or braces. For example:

INSPECT { OFF | ON | SAVEABEND }

% Percent Sign. A percent sign precedes a number that is not in decimal notation. The

% notation precedes an octal number. The %B notation precedes a binary number.

The %H notation precedes a hexadecimal number. For example:

%005400

%B101111

%H2F

P=%p-register E=%e-register

… Ellipsis. An ellipsis immediately following a pair of brackets or braces indicates that you

can repeat the enclosed sequence of syntax items any number of times. For example:

M address [ , new-value ]…

[ - ] {0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9}…

An ellipsis immediately following a single syntax item indicates that you can repeat that

syntax item any number of times. For example:

"s-char…"

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