IBM 000-8697 Command-Line Conventions, How to Read a Command-Line Diagram

Introduction 11
Command-Line Conventions
How to Read a Command-Line Diagram
Figure1 shows the elements of an OnLine utility command used to unload
OnLine data in binary, disk-page units:
A branch below the main line indicates an optional
path.
The vertical line is a terminator and indicates that the
statement is complete.
Commands enclosed in a pair of arrows indicate that
this is a subdiagram.
A gate ( ) in an option indicates that you can only
use that option once, even though it is within a larger
loop.
Element Description
(2 of 2)
-
-s
-t
1
1
1
Figure1
Example of a Command-LineDiagram
Specify
Tape
Parameters
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tbunload database
table name