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  • Command Switches:
    • Some commands can have command modifiers, called switches, that modify how the command runs. Switches are easy to identify since they start with a slash (/). 
      nM> calculator/hex x 2 2 +
Calc: X = 0x00000004
    • Switches are specified immediately after the command name (with no spaces), or at the end of the command (preceded by a space). 
      nM> calculator x 2 2 + /hex
Calc: X = 0x00000004
    • There are two types of switches:
      State Switches
      Turn a feature on by the presence of the switch.
      Specifying a state switch as /NAME or /NAME=ON MAY be the same thing.
      It is possible to force a state switch to be off using /NAME=OFF.
      On state switches, the following true/false values are equivalent:
      • TRUE: Y,YES,T,TRUE,ON,1
      • FALSE: N,NO,F,FALSE,OFF,0
      Value Switches
      Specifies an appropriate value using the /NAME= syntax.
X-Midas Users Take Note:
X-Midas switches must immediately follow the name of the command. In X-Midas, state switches are turned off by the absence of the switch, in NeXtMidas they can be turned off explicitly by using /NAME=OFF.

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