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Specifying Commands
Table 4-1. Command Format Conventions (cont.)
Item
Keywords
Optional entries
Example
AUTHOR

 3
Description
In command formats, words in all
uppercase are keywords that you
must enter in one of the following
ways:
$
Enter the entire keyword, in
upper or lowercase letters
$
Enter the abbreviation shown in
italics.
Brackets indicate optional
parameters. Include the equal sign
but not the brackets when you enter
command parameters.
Vertical bars within brackets indicate
a choice of values for an optional
parameter. Omit the bars when you
enter the command parameters.
Positional
notation

Angle brackets around a parameter
indicates that positional notation is
allowed. For more information on
positional notation, see 4.2.
Repeated
entries

Repeated entries are enclosed in
parentheses and use an ellipsis to
indicate that more items can be
specified in the series.
Include the parentheses with the set
of entries, but omit the ellipsis.
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Required
entries
3
Required parameters appear in
command formats without brackets.
Vertical bars between values for the
required parameter indicate a choice
of values for that parameter. Omit the
bars when you enter the command.
User-defined
variables

Terms in lowercase indicate values
you supply.
User entries

In examples, entries that you key in
are bolded.
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