DIGITAL RESEARCH(r) CP/M Plus TM (CP/M Version 3) Operating ...

CP/M 3 User's Guide 5.2 How Commands Are Described
o The explanation section defines the general use of the command keyword,
and points out exceptions and special cases. The explanation sometimes
includes tables or lists of options that you can use in the command line.
o The examples section lists a number of valid command lines that use the
command keyword. To clarify examples of interactions between you and the
operating system, the characters that you enter are slanted. The responses
that CP/M 3 shows on your screen are in vertical type.
The notation in the syntax lines describes the general command form using these
rules:
o Words in capital letters must be spelled as shown, but you can use any
combination of upper- or lower-case letters.
o The symbolic notation d:, filename, type, ;password, and filespec have the
general meanings described in Section 5.1.
o You must include one or more space characters where a space is shown,
unless otherwise specified. For example, the PIP options do not need to be
separated by spaces.
The following table defines the special symbols and abbreviations used in syntax
lines.
Table 5-3. Syntax Notation
Symbol Meaning
DIR Directory attribute.
n You can substitute a number for n.
0 Indicates an option or an option list.
RO Read-Only.
RW Read-Write.
s You can substitute a string, which consists of a group of
characters, for s.
5-5