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. . . | In syntax definitions, a horizontal ellipsis indicates |
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file | Italic (slanted) type indicates variable values, |
| placeholders, and function parameter names. |
buf | In function definitions and syntax definitions used in |
| driver configuration, this typeface indicates names |
| that you must type exactly as shown. |
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| definitions and in structure declarations, brackets |
| indicate arrays. Brackets also specify ranges for |
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