Paradyne Jetstream CPX-1000 Reference Manual page 15

1000-A2-GH30-00
February 2003
Table 1–3. Syntactical Characters
Character Description
; A semicolon indicates the end of a message.
, A comma separates parameters within a parameter
block.
: A colon separates parameter blocks.
– A dash is used to separate the first and second
modifier.
" " A pair of quotes is used to delimit an expression
that can be parsed.
[ ] One or more parameters (including delimiters)
enclosed within brackets indicates the parameters
are optional. An optional parameter means that if a
user inputs an empty field for an optional
parameter, then a default value will be substituted
automatically in the transmitted input field.
< > The brackets are used to enclose one or more
information items, e.g., <date>, <time>, etc. The
brackets are not transmitted.
* A single asterisk or double asterisks are used to
specify multiple or a range of values.
& A single ampersand is used to list several entities.
&& Double ampersands are used to indicate a range of
entities.
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