Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this manual:
Convention
Meaning
UPPERCASE
This typeface is used in the running text for
commands, options, arguments, pathnames, files,
and directories.
SNACP> SET LINE
line-id
This typeface is used for command syntax and
command examples.
In both command and syntax examples, uppercase
letters represent text that you must enter. Lowercase
letters in italics represent variables for which you must
substitute specific information.
[opt-arg]
Square brackets enclose optional parts of a command.
Return
An enclosed key name indicates that you press that
key on the keyboard.
Ctrl/
x
An enclosed control key sequence is used to indicate
that you hold down the
Ctrl
key while you press
another key represented by x.
When you issue NCP, NCL, and SNANCP commands, many component names,
parameters, and qualifiers require additional information. In most cases,
the syntax of this additional information follows a standard set of rules.
(Exceptions to these rules are noted where appropriate.) All numeric values
are in decimal and range from 0 to 65,535 unless otherwise specified.
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