... | The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of |
| times. |
| Indicates the continuation of a code example. |
Separates items in a list of choices. | |
WARNING | A warning calls attention to important information that if not |
| understood or followed will result in personal injury or |
| nonrecoverable system problems. |
CAUTION | A caution calls attention to important information that if not |
| understood or followed will result in data loss, data corruption, |
| or damage to hardware or software. |
IMPORTANT | This alert provides essential information to explain a concept or |
| to complete a task |
NOTE | A note contains additional information to emphasize or |
| supplement important points of the main text. |
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