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68K System Monitor
User's Guide
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Command Input and Response
Input to the 68K
Monitor Input to the 68K Monitor is read from the ‘connected’ application / subsystem. The
input takes the form of user-entered commands.
Command Line
Limitations The 68K Monitor accepts a command line:
• that is no longer than 80 characters, and
• consists of no more than 16 separate words or symbols.
− The definition of a word or string is one or more characters separated by one
or more spaces.
− Input may be either upper or lower case, except where noted.
Command
Format Input may be either upper- or lower-case.
The format of all commands is as follows:
<command_name> < parameters arguments>
Where:
• command_name is one of the recognized commands, and
• parameter arguments are an optional list of command parameters.
Common
Command
Syntax You must format these commands in a definite way or syntax. You must understand
command syntax to understand detailed command descriptions in the following
chapters.
List of
Characters This tables lists some of the characters used in command syntax:
Character Name Description
/ switch identifies that the character following it affects
the type of processing performed by the
command
[ ] square brackets any arguments listed within them are optional
parameters that the command may use but does
not require
| OR symbol only one of several consecutive arguments listed
within parenthesis “( )” is to be used
( ) multiple
arguments
when not separated by the OR “|” character
means that if one of the arguments is used, they
must all be used
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