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General Syntax Notation
each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of brackets and separated by
vertical lines. For example:
LIGHTS [ ON ]
[ OFF ]
[ SMOOTH [ num ] ]
K [ X | D ] address-1
{ } Braces. A group of items enclosed in braces is a list from which you are required to
choose one item. The items in the list may be arranged either vertically, with aligned
braces on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of braces and separated
by vertical lines. For example:
LISTOPENS PROCESS { $appl-mgr-name }
{ $process-name }
ALLOWSU { ON | OFF }
Required Choice {| |}. Required choice indicators enclose multiple required syntax items. A
vertically aligned group of items enclosed in required choice indicators represents a list
of selections from which you must choose one or more, in any order, but cannot repeat a
selection.
Optional Choice [| |]. Optional choice indicators enclose multiple optional syntax items. A
vertically aligned group of items enclosed in optional choice indicators represents a list
of selections from which you can choose one or more, in any order, but cannot repeat a
selection.
| Vertical Line. A vertical line separates alternatives in a horizontal list that is enclosed in
brackets or braces. For example:
INSPECT { OFF | ON | SAVEABEND }
… 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