Notation Formats For Srm Console Commands - Compaq AlphaServer DS20E Reference Manual

Table 7–2 Notation Formats for SRM Console Commands
Attribute Conditions
Length Up to 255 characters, not including the terminating carriage
return or any characters deleted as the command is entered.
To enter a command longer than 80 characters, use the
backslash character for line continuation (see Table 7–3).
Case Upper- or lowercase characters can be used for input.
Characters are displayed in the case in which they are entered.
Abbreviation Only by dropping characters from the end of words. You must
enter the minimum number of characters to identify the
keyword unambiguously. Abbreviation of environment
variables is allowed with the show command.
Options You can use command options, to modify the environment,
after the command keyword or after any symbol or number in
the command. See individual command descriptions for
examples.
Numbers Most numbers in console commands are in decimal notation.
No A command line with no characters is a null command. The
characters console program takes no action and does not issue an error
message; it returns the console prompt. The console supports
command-line recall and editing.
Spaces or Multiple adjacent spaces and tabs are compressed and treated
tabs as a single space. Leading and trailing spaces are ignored.
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