Repeating a Command: ? and =

How to:

Two commands help you enter a command repeatedly:

Syntax: How to Display Previous Commands: The ? Command

To display the last command you entered, enter

?

or press PF6 or PF18. This displays the previous command on the command line. You may then execute the command by pressing Enter or remove the command from the command line.

As you enter FSCAN commands on the command line, FSCAN stores them in a stack in memory. If you enter the ? command repeatedly, FSCAN scrolls through the stack, displaying the commands in stack from the most recent to the oldest.

The ? command is an immediate command. The database remains unchanged until you press Enter a second time or enter a non-immediate command. Immediate commands were explained previously at the beginning of Using FSCAN.

Syntax: How to Executing the Previous Command: The = Command

The = command executes the last command you entered. Enter

=

or press PF9 or PF21.


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