.SHOW and .NOSHOW specify listing control options in the source text of a program. You can use .SHOW and .NOSHOW with or without an argument list. .SHOW and .NOSHOW control the listing of the source lines that are in conditional assembly blocks (see the description of .IF), macros, and repeat blocks. When you use them without arguments, these directives alter the listing level count. The listing level count is initialized to 0. Each time .SHOW appears in a program, the listing level count is incremented; Each time .NOSHOW appears in a program, the listing level count is decremented. When the listing level count is negative, the listing is suppressed unless the line contains an error. Conversely, when the listing level count is positive, the listing is generated. When the count is 0, the line is either listed or suppressed, depending on the value of the listing control symbolic arguments.