Entering Commands

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Entering Commands

The following are descriptions of where commands are entered:

Scroll Options-Enter these options at the far right side of the second line on the screen, after the word SCROLL.
Primary Commands-Enter these commands at the left side of the second line, after the word COMMAND. This field is called the COMMAND line.
Line Commands-Enter these commands in the line number fields at the left of the source.

Notation Conventions

Example	Function
RESet	Keywords appear in mixed case. The minimum required portion of each keyword appears in uppercase.
Find string	Variables appear in lowercase. You substitute an appropriate value for each variable.
Up [number-of-lines]	Brackets indicate optional clauses or commands.
┌ ┐ CAPS │< ON >│ └\ OFF / ┘	Braces enclose two or more options. Select an option.
┌ ┐ CAPS │< ON◄ >│ └\ OFF / ┘	A left arrow indicates the default value.

Command Syntax Rules

Item	Rule
Order of Commands	You must enter a B (before) or an A (after) line command in conjunction with the COPY primary command and the C (copy) and M (move) line commands to indicate where to copy or move the lines.
Entering Blanks in Commands	Blanks (character spaces) are ignored in line command sequences, so you can enter blanks between a command and a value without affecting processing. You must enter at least one blank (character space) between a primary command and a primary command value. You cannot embed blanks in a keyword.
Command Stacking	You can enter multiple primary and line commands. Primary commands must be separated by a semicolon (;).

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