User`s guide

Convention Meaning
/option1
/option2
Square brackets in an option summary surrounding two
or more options mean that you can specify any one of
the enclosed options or any combination of them. The
following example means you can specify either the
/BEFORE or the /SINCE option or a combination of both
to express one or two ranges of dates:
/BEFORE[:date]
/SINCE[:date]
Bold
options
Bold options in an option summary indicate default
options; that is, the option that RT–11 uses if you do not
specify any choice of action.
lowercase
characters
In command syntax examples, lowercase characters
represent elements of a command for which you supply
a value. For example:
DELETE filespec
UPPERCASE
characters
In command syntax examples, uppercase characters
represent elements of a command that should be entered
exactly as given.
RET RET
in examples represents the RETURN key. Unless the
manual indicates otherwise, terminate all commands or
command strings by pressing
RET
.
RETURN RETURN
in the text represents the RETURN key.
CTRL/x CTRL/x
indicates a control-key sequence. While pressing
CTRL key, press another key. For example:
CTRL/C
x