Compaq Analyze User Guide | 2.2 Command Syntax

A Compaq Analyze User Guide | 2.2 Command Syntaxs,

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:  2.2   Command Syntax

(ÁYou interact with the CLI by issuing commands from the command prompt. Some Compaq Analyze operations can be performed using several different commands, or syntaxes. The supported syntaxes are:

( Common Syntax
(!DECevent Emulation (UNIX and VMS)
(New Common Syntax
(~You can enter commands using any of the supported command formats. If desired, you can switch between the different syntaxes.

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ù The DECevent emulator is only supported on UNIX and VMS systems. In addition, the DECevent emulator only supports some of the commands. Refer to Table 2-4 for a list of the commands supported by the DECevent emulator.

(´If you are using a command syntax other than the default, you must include a syntax designator in the command. Table 2-2 shows the syntax designators.

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E8Table 2-2 Syntax Designators
( Syntax Name
+ ( Syntax Designator
+ ( Command Preface
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( Common Syntax
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8 (@ ca (ca x if the default syntax is not set to the common syntax)
N
( DECevent Emulator (UNIX)
8 ( u
8 ( ca u
N
( DECevent Emulator (VMS)
8 ( v
8 ( ca v
N
( New Common Syntax
8 ( n
8 ( ca n

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(nWhen Compaq Analyze is installed, the common syntax is the default for the CLI. As a result, when you enter commands in the common syntax you do not need to include a syntax designator. If you want, you can change the default syntax. Any commands that use the default syntax do not require a syntax designator. To specify a default syntax, use the following command:

(xca syntax syntax_designator

(äWhere syntax_designator refers to the letter corresponding to the desired default syntax (see Table 2-2 for the designator associated with each syntax).

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o(ÍOnce the syntax is set, you can enter commands in your chosen syntax without specifying the syntax designator. Table 2-3 shows how the default syntax setting affects commands.9
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+ (. Not Default Syntax Translation Command Format o
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( Common Syntaxe
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8 (- ca x trans AT
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( DECevent Emulator (UNIX)ae
8 (( ca -a a
8 (* ca u -a a
N
( DECevent Emulator (VMS)L
8 (* ca /tra >
8 (, ca v /tra
N
( New Common Syntax>
8 () ca tra N
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E8**Table 2-2 Syntax Designators**
( Syntax Name +	( Syntax Designator +	( Command Preface N
( Common Syntax 8	( x 8	(@ ca (ca x if the default syntax is not set to the common syntax) N
( DECevent Emulator (UNIX) 8	( u 8	( ca u N
( DECevent Emulator (VMS) 8	( v 8	( ca v N
( New Common Syntax 8	( n 8	( ca n

" Es8**Table 2-3 Default Syntax** p r
i( Command Syntax bn +	A(* Default Syntax Translation Command Format O +	(. Not Default Syntax Translation Command Format o N
( Common Syntaxe 8	(+ ca trans PE 8	(- ca x trans AT N
( DECevent Emulator (UNIX)ae 8	(( ca -a a 8	(* ca u -a a N
( DECevent Emulator (VMS)L 8	(* ca /tra > 8	(, ca v /tra N
( New Common Syntax> 8	() ca tra N 8	(L ca n tra

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	: ù The DECevent emulator is only supported on UNIX and VMS systems. In addition, the DECevent emulator only supports some of the commands. Refer to Table 2-4 for a list of the commands supported by the DECevent emulator.

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