Command Syntax

The following explains the syntax used for command arguments:

<> => Argument

• Indicates an argument.
• Example: <argument>

{} => Optional

• All arguments enclosed are optional
• Example: {<argument>}

| => Or

• Used to indicate choice between arguments
• Example: <argument1> | <argument2>

+ => One or many of these

• Used to indicate arguments that can be repeated
• Example: <argument1>+
• Actually means: <argument1> | <argument1> <argument1> | <argument1> <argument1> <argument1> | ...

() => Group

• Used to indicate scope.
• Example: (<argument1> | <argument2>) <argument3>
• Either <argument1> or <argument2> followed by <argument3>

&| => And/Or

• Used to indicate that you can include both arguments or only one
• Example: <argument1> &| <argument2>
• Actually means: (<argument1> <argument2>) | <argument1> | <argument2> | (<argument2> <argument1>)