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NonStop Pathway/iTS Management Programming Manual—426749-002

Notation for Messages

… 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-1 [ , 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..."

Punctuation. Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols not previously

described must be entered as shown. For example:

error := NEXTFILENAME ( file-name ) ;

LISTOPENS SU $process-name.#su-name

Quotation marks around a symbol such as a bracket or brace indicate the symbol is a

required character that you must enter as shown. For example:

"[" repetition-constant-list "]"

Item Spacing. Spaces shown between items are required unless one of the items is a

punctuation symbol such as a parenthesis or a comma. For example:

CALL STEPMOM ( process-id ) ;

If there is no space between two items, spaces are not permitted. In the following

example, there are no spaces permitted between the period and any other items:

$process-name.#su-name

Line Spacing. If the syntax of a command is too long to fit on a single line, each

continuation line is indented three spaces and is separated from the preceding line by

a blank line. This spacing distinguishes items in a continuation line from items in a

vertical list of selections. For example:

ALTER [ / OUT file-spec / ] CONTROLLER

[ , attribute-spec ]...

Notation for Messages

The following list summarizes the notation conventions for the presentation of

displayed messages in this manual.

Nonitalic text. Nonitalic letters, numbers, and punctuation indicate text that is displayed or

returned exactly as shown. For example:

Backup Up.

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