1 03/20/85 defer
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 3 Syntax as a command:  defer
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 6 Function:  sends the current request back to its queue marked as
 7 deferred.  It is only issued from quit command level or request command
 8 level.
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11 Notes:  Requests are automatically deferred when the requested line
12 length of the device exceeds the physical line length, or when the
13 estimated processing time of a request exceeds the operator-defined
14 limit (see the defer_time command below).
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16 A deferred request will be reprocessed when the driver is given the
17 restart_q command or when the coordinator is next initialized.