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C-8 MAX Administration Guide
Machine Interface Format (MIF)
Modifying an entity in the edit area
Modifying an entity in the edit area
Modify entities in the edit area by following line-editing conventions regarding Line History,
Line Selection Characters, Cursor Movement, and Line Editing.
Table C-3 summarizes line-editing conventions are supported by the MAX unit’s MIF.
Output Indicators To make it easier for a computer program to parse, all
output lines are prefixed with either an output indicator,
namely plus (
+
) or minus (
-)
. There are two indicators
used.
The plus indicator (
+
) is used when the output is a
response to a previous command. Multi-line responses
start each line with the output indicator.
The minus indicator (
-
) is used when the output is the
result of an asynchronous event.
Table C-2. Command-line processing (continued)
Table C-3. Line-editing conventions
Convention Usage
Line History The last 10 lines entered are kept. Whenever a line is
entered the oldest kept line is thrown away. The stack is
initialized empty at power up. Previous lines can be
selected using the line selection characters. When a pre-
vious line is selected, the newly edited line replaces the
selected line. That line becomes the newest line.