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Optional Items

Some statements have optional items. In the following example, you can enter OPTION1, OPTION2, or nothing between the word COMMAND and the variable.

COMMAND example

->>--- COMMAND ------------------------- (variable) ------------><
                   |-- OPTION1 ---|
                   +-- OPTION2 ---+