# Command Format

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All of the A-Shell/FAX commands start with "@@" which must appear in the first two columns of the line. As with the A-Shell GDI printing commands (which start with "//"), you may comment out a line by putting a semicolon in the third column. For example:

@@;This is a comment and will not be printed.

The basic format of all the commands consists of the @@ followed by a keyword. If the command takes any parameters, the keyword is followed immediately by an equal sign, followed by one or more comma-delimited parameters. For example:

@@KEYWORD=param1\{,param2\}...\{,paramN\}

The commands are not case sensitive, but there should be no space before or after the equal sign. Since the comma is the parameter delimiter, if a single parameter contains any embedded commas you must enclose the entire parameter in quotes (e.g. "Mr. Scholar, PhD"). 

All @@commands must appear before any blank or printable lines in the print file. (Scanning for @@commands stops when the first line which does not start with "@@" or "//" is encountered.)