How to Use This Book

If you are unfamiliar with BDT commands, begin with Writing and Submitting BDT Commands.

This book contains three chapters and a glossary.

Chapter 1, “Writing and Submitting BDT Commands,” is an introduction to BDT commands. It explains the types of BDT commands and how to write and submit BDT commands.
Chapter 2, “Command Guide,” presents some common operator tasks and explains how to use BDT commands to perform them.
Chapter 3, “Command Reference,” describes all of the BDT commands. The commands are listed alphabetically by abbreviated command name. For example, MODIFY commands, which are abbreviated as F commands, are listed before INQUIRY, or I commands.