Remote Spectrum Monitor User Guide : Programming with SCPI : Formatting Conventions
 
Formatting Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions in describing SCPI commands.
Formatting Conventions
:COMMands:LOOK:LIKE:THIS
Commands are formatted to differentiate them from their description.
:COMMand:QUERies:LOOK:LIKE:THIS?
The query form of the command is followed by a “?”
<identifier>
Identifiers are enclosed in “< >”. They indicate that some type of data must be provided. See Table: Description of Command Indentifiers for details on the types of identifiers.
|
The “|” indicates that a choice must be made.
[optional input]
Optional input is be enclosed in “[ ]”. The “[ ]” are not part of the command.