HP RPG/iX Utilities Reference Manual (30318-90006)

6
Conventions
NOTATION DESCRIPTION
UPPERCASE Within syntax statements, characters in
uppercase must be entered in exactly the
order shown, though you can enter them in
either uppercase or lowercase. For
example:
SHOWJOB
Valid entries: showjob ShowJob
SHOWJOB
Invalid entries: shojwob ShoJob
SHOW_JOB
italics Within syntax statements, a word in
italics represents a formal parameter or
argument that you must replace with an
actual value. In the following example,
you must replace
filename with the
name
of the file you want to release:
RELEASE
filename
punctuation Within syntax statements, punctuation
characters (other than brackets, braces,
vertical parallel lines, and ellipses)
must be entered exactly as shown.
{ } Within syntax statements, braces enclose
required elements. When several elements
within braces are stacked, you must
select one. In the following example,
you must select ON or OFF:
{ON }
SETMSG {OFF}
[ ] Within syntax statements, brackets
enclose optional elements. In the
following example, brackets around ,TEMP
indicate that the parameter and its
delimiter are optional:
PURGE {
filename } [,TEMP]
When several elements with brackets are