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{* *! version 1.0.6  6sept2014 author: Thomas Grund}{...}
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{title:Description}

{pstd}
A {it:netlist} is a list of {help netname:network names}. It can also just hold the name of a single network. 
A {it:netlist} exclusively refers to existing networks. 

{pstd}
Examples include

{p 8 34 2}{cmd:mynet} {space 17} just one network{p_end}
{p 8 34 2}{cmd:mynet1 mynet2 mynet3} {space 2} three networks{p_end}
{p 8 34 2}{cmd:mynet*} {space 16} all networks starting with {cmd:mynet}{p_end}
{p 8 34 2}{cmd:*net} {space 18} all networks ending with {cmd:net}{p_end}
{p 8 34 2}{cmd:my*t} {space 18} all networks starting with {cmd:my} & ending
                with {cmd:t} with any number of other characters
                between{p_end}
{p 8 34 2}{cmd:my~net} {space 16} one network starting with {cmd:my} &
                ending with {cmd:net} with any number of other characters
                between{p_end}
{p 8 34 2}{cmd:my?var} {space 16} networks starting with {cmd:my} & endin
> g with
                {cmd:net} with one other character between{p_end}
{p 8 34 2}{cmd:mynet1-mynet6} {space 9} {cmd:mynet1}, {cmd:mynet2}, ...,
                {cmd:net6} (probably){p_end}
{p 8 34 2}{cmd:this-that} {space 13} networks {cmd:this} through {cmd:tha
> t},
                inclusive{p_end}
{p 8 34 2}{cmd:_all} {space 18} all networks{p_end}


{pstd}
The {cmd:*} character indicates to match one or more characters.  All
networks matching the pattern are returned.

{pstd}
The {cmd:~} character also indicates to match one or more characters, but
unlike {cmd:*}, only one network is allowed to match.  If more than one
network matches, an error message is presented.

{pstd}
The {cmd:?} character matches one character.  All networks matching
the pattern are returned.

{pstd}
The {cmd:-} character indicates that all networks in the dataset, startin
> g
with the network to the left of the {cmd:-} and ending with the network 
> to
the right of the {cmd:-} are to be returned.

{pstd}
Many commands understand the keyword {cmd:_all} to mean all networks.
Some commands default to using all networks if none are specified.

{pstd}
The networks in the dataset can be reordered with {help nworder}.


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{title:Examples}

	{cmd:. nwuse glasgow}
	{cmd:. nwset}

{pstd}The next four commands are all equivalent.

	{cmd:. nwsummarize glasgow1 glasgow2 glasgow3}
	{cmd:. nwsummarize glasgow1-glasgow3}{
	{cmd:. nwsummarize glasg*}{
	{cmd:. nwsummarize _all}{

{title:See also}

   {help netname}, {help nwsummarize}, {help nworder}