Compaq AA-Q88CE-TE manual Conventions Used in this Guide, Convention Meaning

Table 1 Conventions Used in this Guide

Convention	Meaning
UPPERCASE	Some operating systems differentiate between lowercase and
lowercase	uppercase characters. For these systems, examples, syntax
	descriptions, function definitions, and literal strings that appear
	in text must be typed exactly as shown. Commands typed to the
	RTR CLI are not case sensitive unless enclosed in quote marks
#	A number sign ( # ) is the default operating system superuser
	prompt.
%	A percent sign ( % ) is the default operating system user prompt on
	UNIX systems.

$

Return

A dollar sign ( $ ) is the default operating system user prompt on OpenVMS systems.

In examples, a boxed symbol indicates that you must press the named key on the keyboard.

Ctrl/C	This symbol indicates that you must press the Ctrl key while you
	simultaneously press another key (in this case, C).
user input	In interactive examples, this typeface indicates input entered by
	the user.
filesystem	In text, this typeface indicates the exact name of a command,
	routine, partition, pathname, directory, or file. This typeface is
	also used in interactive examples and other screen displays.
italic text	Italic text emphasizes important information, indicates variables,
	and indicates complete titles of manuals. Italic text also
	represents information that can vary in system messages (for
	example, Internal error number), command lines (for example,
	/PRODUCER=name), and command parameters in text.
boldface text	Boldface text represents the introduction of a new term or the
	name of a command, an argument, an attribute, or a reason.
[y]	In a prompt, square brackets indicate that the enclosed item is the
	default response. For example, [y] means the default response is
	Yes.
text	A vertical bar next to the text indicates changes or additions
	since the previous version of this document.
HTML	Red HTML text indicates changes or additions since the previous
	version of this document.

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