Commonly used parameters

These commonly used parameters meet one or both of the following criteria:

• There is extensive information about how they are used.
• They are used in many of the CL commands (such as the AUT parameter), and the parameter description in the individual command description gives only the essential information.

The expanded descriptions of the applicable command parameters have been placed here for several reasons:

• To reduce the amount of material needed in the individual commands. Normally programmers familiar with a parameter's main function do not need the details.
• To provide the supplemental information that is useful to programmers in some instances.

The format for this information is designed for easy reference and includes a general description of each parameter that explains its function, states the rules for its use, and provides other helpful information. The values that can be specified for each parameter are also listed. Each value is followed by an explanation of what it means and (possibly) in which commands it is used. Not all of the values appear in every command. Refer to the individual command descriptions for the specific use of the value in that command parameter.