Re: visually describing command syntax ?

[Stuart Burnfield <slb -at- westnet -dot- com -dot- au>]

Here are another couple of examples of the IBM visual syntax diagramming style.

1. A fairly simple command showing required, default, optional and repeatable parameters:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dzichelp/v2r2/topic/com.ibm.imstools.cex.doc.ug/ref-add-afl.htm#ref-add-afl

2. A command with very many options, in which some of the detail is split out into sub-diagrams:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dzichelp/v2r2/topic/com.ibm.imstools.cex.doc.ug/ref-add-hws.htm#ref-add-hws

The rules for the visual syntax are explained here:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dzichelp/v2r2/topic/com.ibm.dzic.doc/commonsyn.htm

Stuart

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From: Suzanne Chiles:
> You might take a look at how IBM does visual syntax.
> This is from the C/C++ documentation:
>
> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/comphelp/v8v101/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.xlcpp8a.doc%2Flanguage%2Fref%2Fcplr156.htm
>
> It always reminded me of diagramming sentences in 9th grade
> English class. But I think there is value in this presentation,
> along with examples, of course.
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