SYSMAN displays parameters in decimal unless you specify the /HEX qualifier. ASCII values are always displayed in ASCII. Abbreviations for parameter names must be unique because SYSMAN displays the first parameter matching the abbreviation. Ambiguity checks do not occur. For example, a specification of PARAMETERS SHOW GBL displays the GBLSECTIONS parameter. To display the GBLPAGFIL parameter, you must specify PARAMETERS SHOW GBLPAGF to avoid displaying the GBLPAGES parameter. You can use a period (.) to indicate that you want to work with the system parameter that you specified in the last PARAMETERS SET or PARAMETERS SHOW command.