B: Notations And Terminology Used With Dos - Atari DOS 2.5: XF551 Owner's Manual

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APPENDIXB
NOTATIONS AND
TERMINOLOGY USED
WITH DOS 2.5
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SYSTEM
RESET
RETURN
I I
CAPITAL
LETTERS
"
.
"
,
.
.
,
cmdno
exp
Press the
[
Reset
I
key
on
the keyboard
.
Press
the
[
Retlrn
)
key on
the
keyboard.
Brackets
enclose
optional
items.
EllipSiS.
An ellipsis following an item
in
brackets indicates that you can
repeat
the
optional
item
any number of
times,
but are
not required to
do so.
Braces. Items
stacked vertically in braces
indicate that you have a choice as to which
item you want to insert. Select only one
to
put
in your statement or command
.
Capital letters are
used
(usually
in BOLD·
FACE)
to
indicate commands, statements,
and other
functions
you
must type
exactly
as
they
appear.
Punctuation
marks.
These
punctuation
marks must be typed as shown in the
for-
mal
of a command or statement.
However,
do
not type brackets or braces.
Command
number. Used
in
XIQ
com-
mands.
Expression.
In this manual
,
expressions
are divided into
Ihree types:
arithmetic,
logical
,
and string expressions.
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