HP 8360 - Manual (Page 99)

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Semicolon
A semicolon separates two commands in the same message without
changing the current path.
Whitespace
White space characters, such as <tab> and <space>, are generally
ignored. There are two important exceptions. White space inside a
keyword, such as
is not allowed. You must use white
space to separate parameters from commands. For example, the
<space> between
and 6.2 in the command :
6.2 is mandatory. White space does not affect the current path.
Commas
If a command requires more than one parameter, you must
separate adjacent parameters using a comma. Commas do not
affect the current path.
Common Commands
Common commands, such as are not part of any subsystem.
An instrument interprets them in the same way, regardless of the
current path setting.
Figure shows examples of how to use the colon and semicolon to
navigate efficiently through the command tree.
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