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Basic information Producing Output with Xprint V7.0
Structure of Xprint V7.0 commands
This section describes the general structure of the Xprint V7.0 commands.
Command Object type [Selection] Options
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xpadd -job -dr file1 -ct SIMPLE
xpshow -job 13 -di LONG
xpdel -job 13
Every Xprint V7.0 command is called using this format. The name of the
command, e.g. xpadd, is followed by the short identifier for the object type
consisting of three characters, e.g. -job. Furthermore, you can select from the
objects available of the selected object type, e.g. in the case of the object type
-job, you can select one or more specific print jobs. Finally, there are a number
of options available for most commands which have an effect on the behavior of
the individual commands. For detailed information on the various Xprint V7.0
commands see the “Xprint V7.0 - Reference Manual”.
Online help
For every command, you can call online help with the -? option. This online help
works on two levels: command and option level.
If you call an Xprint V7.0 command followed by the -? option (e.g. xpadd -?),
command level help will be displayed, providing the general form of this
command. This type of help displays the objects supported by the command. It
also shows the options that are independent of the object type. Not all the
options are displayed, however, because these depend on the use of a
command and an object together.
Option level help displays all the possible options of a specific object type used
with an Xprint V7.0 command. To call the online help at option level, you must
specify the command name as well as the relevant object type before the -?
option (e.g. xpshow -dgr -?).
