LINK SWITCHES One linking loader is available to you on TOPS-10: the LINK program. In complex loading procedures, it might be necessary to pass switches to LINK to direct its operation. The percent (%) character accomplishes this passing of switches. The LINK switch specification, preceded and followed by a delimiter, follows the % character. The delimiter can be any character; however, you must be careful that the character you use does not have a specific meaning to COMPIL. The @ character indicates an indirect command file, and the semicolon (;) causes the remainder of the line to be treated as a comment and, therefore, is ignored. The recommended delimiter is a single or double quotation mark. The beginning and ending delimiter must be the same character. A LINK specification consists of the switch name and, optionally, a keyword and a value. For more information, see the TOPS-10 LINK Reference Manual.