The format for MUPIP commands is:

        MUPIP> command [-qualifier[...]] [object[,...]] [destination]
        

MUPIP allows the abbreviation of commands and qualifiers. Each section describing a command or qualifier is introduced with its current minimum abbreviation. The command abbreviation is also shown in the command syntax (e.g., B[ACKUP]). The abbreviated version of the command that you can use on the command line is B. To avoid future capability problems and improve the readability, use at least four characters when including MUPIP commands in scripts.

Although commands can be entered in both upper and lower case, the typographical convention used in this chapter is all CAPITAL letters for commands. Another convention is in the syntax line. If the format of the command is too long for a single line of print, the command will wrap around into the second line without any continuation characters.

When you enter commands and command arguments, one of the variable arguments is the region-list. Region-lists identify the target of the command. Region-lists may include the UNIX wildcards "?" and "*." Region-list containing UNIX wildcard characters must always be enclosed in double quotes, for example, "*," to prevent inappropriate expansion by the UNIX shell.

MUPIP qualifier values are restricted only by the maximum size of the command input line, which is 32K.