Command Syntax

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Command Syntax

A merger command has the following structure:

)

[<command verb>

[<parameter> = <value>]. . .]

where:

)	In column 1, identifies this as a merger command line rather than a source code line.
command verb	Identifies the main action. In general, each command has a three-letter abbreviation, which is shown preceded by \| in the following command descriptions, for example: {INSERT \| INS}.
parameter	Clarifies the main action.
value	Is a degree of the clarification and can be up to 60 characters.

The following syntax rules apply:

One or more blanks are required as delimiters between the major structural parts.
Each merger command must be coded on one line.
Command text is not case sensitive unless otherwise noted.
If a parameter value contains a blank, enclose it in either ' (single quotes) or " (double quotes).
If a parameter value contains an apostrophe (single quote), either enclose it in " (double quotes) or enclose it in ' (single quotes) and duplicate the apostrophe.
Any number of blanks are allowed between the parameter, equal sign, and value.
Parameter names for all merger commands can be abbreviated using the first letter; for example, COLUMN= can be abbreviated as C=.
Two special comment parameters, * and #, let you insert comments anywhere on a merger command. They are available on all merger commands and can appear multiple times on the same command. For example,

)  # Conditional change for DSPFIL processing (full-line comment)

) SCAN  * =  ‘Verify type’  FOR = TYPE:DSPFIL # = To_set_condition

) SKIP THROUGH = next  * = "Check condition"  IF = failed LAST= scan

    <device user source data lines comprising the patch>

) QUIT # = ‘Exit, because the job done’

) MARK TAG = next

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