Using the “less than” (<) character, you can send multi-line commands to the Database Manager. The <command_line_beginning> character string is linked to the continuation lines until a line beginning with <stop_token> is found.
The line with <stop_token> is not incorporated into the command.
You have called the Database Manager in script mode or session mode (see Concepts of the Database System, Operating Mode of Command Line Programs).
All lines are separated from one another by a line feed.
'<'<stop_token> <command_line_beginning>
><stop dbm_version
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stop
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