Command Syntax; Syntax Overview - Tektronix TDS7000 Series Programmer's Manual

Command Syntax

Syntax Overview

You can control the operations and functions of the instrument through the GPIB interface using
commands and queries. The related topics listed below describe the syntax of these commands and
queries. The topics also describe the conventions that the instrument uses to process them. See the
Command Groups topic in the table of contents for a listing of the commands by command group or use
the index to locate a specific command.
Backus-Naur Form Notation
This documentation describes the commands and queries using Backus-Naur Form (BNF) notation.
Refer to the following table for the symbols that are used.
Symbols for Backus-Naur Form
Symbol Meaning
< > Defined element
::= Is defined as
| Exclusive OR
{ } Group; one element is required
[ ] Optional; can be omitted
. . . Previous element(s) may be repeated
( ) Comment
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