General Syntax Notation
Notation Conventions
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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:
#PUSH
variable
[ [,]
variable
]
...
[ + | - ] {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.
Punctuation Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols not previously described must
be entered as shown. For example:
#CHARACTERRULES
Quotation marks around a symbol such as a bracket or brace indicate the symbol is a
required character that you must enter as shown.
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:
PURGE
file-name
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:
$
subvol
.
file-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:
#POP
variable
[ [,]
variable
]...
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