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MPE Debug/Stack Dump Reference Manual

MPE COMMANDS 

MPE commands consist of the following elements:

 *  A colon (the MPE command identifier) is required in all cases.  In an
    interactive session, MPE displays the colon on the terminal when it
    is ready to accept a command.  In a batch job, you must enter the
    colon in the first column of the command record.

 *  The command name.  It must follow immediately after the colon.  MPE
    prohibits embedded blanks within the command name, or between the
    colon and the name.  Any blank signifies the end of the command name.

 *  Parameters, if any, follow the command name.  You must separate the
    parameter list from the command name by one or more blanks, When
    several parameters are used in a list, they must be separated by
    commas (delimiters).  Any delimiter can be surrounded by any number
    of blanks; however, blanks may not be embedded within parameters.
    The end of the parameter list is indicated by a carriage return in a
    session or the end of the record in a job.  Positional parameters
    have significance due to their position in the parameter list.  For
    example, in the following instance

         :COMMAND parameter1, parameter2, parameter3 

    parameter1 must always be specified before parameter2 or parameter3 

    If an optional positional parameter is omitted from the parameter
    list, commas are used to denote this as illustrated:

         :COMMAND parameter1,,parameter3    (From middle of list) 

         :COMMAND ,parameter2,parameter3    (From beginning of list) 
         :COMMAND parameter1                (From end of list. Commas are not required.) 

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