HP Integrity NonStop H-Series - Manual (Page 18)

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:
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 ]...