Formatting

Examples of literal input to and output from the logger are shown in bold type.

In examples of dialogue between the logger and a host, input to the logger is preceded by >>, while output from the logger is preceded by <<. These characters must not actually be included in commands or expected in responses.

Some examples of command dialogues contain descriptive comments which are not part of the command or response. These start with a percent character, %.

When an item or group of items is optional, it is enclosed in [square brackets].

Where an item can be only one of several options, options are separated by vertical | bars.

Place holders for variable fields are in <italics enclosed in angle brackets>

Lists are used for unknown or variable numbers of items, or to abbreviate large numbers of options, and are specified by giving a first example of an item, followed by a comma and ellipsis, such as <example-value>, …