Compaq GS160, GS80, GS320 manual Notation Formats for SRM Console Commands, Attribute, Conditions

Table 7–2 Notation Formats for SRM Console Commands

Attribute

Length

Case

Abbreviation

Options

Numbers

No characters

Spaces or tabs

Conditions

Up to 255 characters, not including the terminating carriage return or any characters deleted as the command is entered. To enter a command longer than 80 characters, use the backslash character for line continuation.

Upper- or lowercase characters can be used for input. Characters are displayed in the case in which they are entered.

Only by dropping characters from the end of words. You must enter the minimum number of characters to identify the keyword unambiguously.

You can use command options, to modify the environment, after the command keyword or after any symbol or number in the command. See individual command descriptions for examples.

Most numbers in console commands are in decimal notation.

A command line with no characters is a null command. The console program takes no action and does not issue an error message; it returns the console prompt. The console supports command-line recall and editing.

Multiple adjacent spaces and tabs are compressed and treated as a single space. Leading and trailing spaces are ignored.

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