that command being considered part of the previous command.
The period terminating the end of a command is optional but recommended.
-In interactive mode, each command must either be terminated with a period,
-or an empty line must follow the command.
-The use of (@samp{+} and @samp{@minus{}} as continuation characters is not
+In interactive mode, each command must be terminated with a period
+or by a blank line.
+The use of @samp{+} and @samp{@minus{}} as continuation characters is not
permitted.
@node Types of Commands