Format Defining Commands
The Command Line
The first line of each command definition shows the syntax for entering the com
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mand, beginning with the name of the command, followed by a listing of any pa
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rameters that may be used with the command.
The full name of each command is shown in CAPS and a “short-form” of the
command is shown by the underlined characters in the name. The short-form of
the command is the shortest string of characters, starting from the beginning of
the full name, that will allow the KAM’98 to uniquely identify the command be
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ing requested.
The KAM’98 scans an internal list of commands — which is NOT in alphabetical
order — and selects the first match with the string you enter.
The command name is followed by a space.
After the space, there may be one or more parameters that need to be used, or that
may optionally be used, with the command.
• Values that need to be entered as they are shown (or by using the
short-form indicated by the underlined character(s)) are shown in CAPS ,
as in “ON | OFF”. Parameter names for which a value needs to be
substituted are shown in lower case letters, as in “callsign,” which means
a particular callsign needs to be entered.
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Lists of parameter values are enclosed in curly brackets “{ }” for
grouping clarity and lists of optional parameter values are enclosed in
square brackets “[ ]”.
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If more than one choice is possible for the value of a given parameter
(i.e., flag), choices are separated by a vertical bar, as in “ ON | OFF” or
“OPTION1 | OPTION2 | OPTION3".
If a parameter can take a range of values (or in cases such as ABAUD, any of a
set of numerical values) the parameter is shown as a name in lower case (e.g.,
“n”) and the permissible range of values ( or the list of possible values) is given
in parentheses “( )” to the right side of the command, after the syntax has been
Command Reference Introduction
User’s Guide 220 KAM’98 v 8.3
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