                                    COMMAND

                         Revision Date: 1 September 80
                              System Version: 002

             These routines are written to allow a user to easily inter-
        face a FORTRAN program with the MCR command line input routines.
        This allows users control of their tasks  through  command  line
        inputs  and subsequently the power of using the indirect command
        line processor.

             The routines consist of TECO macros which  act  as  a  com-
        piler  on  a syntax file (.SYN).  From this syntax file, COMMAND
        generates a FORTRAN common  block  for  the  command  parameters
        (.DTB), a MACRO routine which does the actual parsing (.MAC) and
        a command file to assemble the parsing routine and clean up  the
        files (.CMD).

             There are also a set of MACRO-11 macros  to  perform  basic
        parameter manipulations during the parsing process.

             These routines were created under the combined influence of
        the  Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State Univer-
        sity and the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

	     Further documentation is found in COMMAND.DOC.

             Any problems or suggestions should be directed to:

                                  Marvin Brown
                                      NCAR
                                 P.O. Box 3000
                               Boulder, CO 80307
                              Phone (303)497-0681
                                  FTS 322-7681
