NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Reference Manual

Frequently Occurring Operands
Verbs
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VARS
specifies a set of variables, as determined by the accompanying variable
specification, input-vars-list , output-vars-list , or variable *:
input-vars-list
specifies a list of input variables. For the result of specifying too few or too
many variables, see the relevant verb in which this operand is used. Multiple
variables must be enclosed in parentheses and separated by commas.
output-vars-list
specifies a list of output variables. For the result of specifying too few or too
many variables, see the relevant verb in which this operand is used. Multiple
variables must be enclosed in parentheses and separated by commas.
variable*
specifies the leading characters, terminated by an asterisk, that denote a range
of generated variables. The asterisk represents any combination of characters
that can validly form part of a variable name. This is referred to as the
“suffix.” The leading characters, without the asterisk, are referred to as the
“prefix.” Together, the prefix and suffix denote the components of variables
that can be used, created, or manipulated by the verb.