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Notation for Messages
Bold Text. Bold text in an example indicates user input entered at the terminal. For example:
ENTER RUN CODE
?123
CODE RECEIVED: 123.00
The user must press the Return key after typing the input.
Nonitalic text. Nonitalic letters, numbers, and punctuation indicate text that is displayed or
returned exactly as shown. For example:
Backup Up.
lowercase italic letters. Lowercase italic letters indicate variable items whose values are
displayed or returned. For example:
p-register
process-name
[ ] Brackets. Brackets enclose items that are sometimes, but not always, displayed. For
example:
Event number = number [ Subject = first-subject-value ]
A group of items enclosed in brackets is a list of all possible items that can be displayed,
of which one or none might actually be displayed. The items in the list might be
arranged either vertically, with aligned brackets on each side of the list, or horizontally,
enclosed in a pair of brackets and separated by vertical lines. For example:
LDEV ldev [ CU %ccu | CU %... ] UP [ (cpu,chan,%ctlr,%unit) ]
{ } Braces. A group of items enclosed in braces is a list of all possible items that can be
displayed, of which one is actually displayed. The items in the list might 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:
LBU { X | Y } POWER FAIL
process-name State changed from old-objstate to objstate
{ Operator Request. }
{ Unknown. }
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.