This document describes various commands that you can use to obtain and print dumps. A uniform notation describes the syntax of these commands. This notation is not part of the language; it is merely a way of describing the syntax of the commands. The command syntax definitions in this document use the following conventions:

[ ]

Brackets enclose an optional entry. You can, but need not, include the entry. Examples follow:

• [length]
• [MF=E]

|

An OR sign (a vertical bar) separates alternative entries. You must specify one, and only one, of the entries unless you allow an indicated default. Examples follow:

• [REREAD|LEAVE]
• [length|'S']

{ }

Braces enclose alternative entries. You must use one, and only one, of the entries. Examples follow:

• BFTEK={S|A}
• {K|D}
• {address|S|O}

Sometimes alternative entries are shown in a vertical stack of braces. An example follows:

MACRF={{(R[C|P])   }
       {(W[C|P|L]) }
       {(R[C],W[C])}}

In the preceding example, you must choose only one entry from the vertical stack.

...

An ellipsis indicates that the entry immediately preceding the ellipsis can be repeated. For example:

• (Dcbaddr,[(options)],...)

UPPERCASE BOLDFACE

Uppercase boldface type indicates entries that you must code exactly as shown. These entries consist of keywords and the following punctuation symbols: commas, parentheses, and equal signs. Examples follow:

• CLOSE , , , ,TYPE=T
• MACRF=(PL,PTC)

UNDERSCORED UPPERCASE BOLDFACE

Underscored uppercase boldface type indicates the default used if you do not specify any of the alternatives. Examples follow:

• [EROPT={ACC|SKP|ABE}]
• [BFALN={F|D}]

lowercase italic

Lowercase italic type indicates a value that you supply, according to the specifications and limits for the parameter. Examples follow:

• number
• image-id
• count