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Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions:

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A vertical ellipsis indicates that a portion of an

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.

example that would normally be present is not

 

 

shown.

. . .

In syntax definitions, a horizontal ellipsis indicates

 

 

that the preceding item can be repeated one or

 

more times.

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.

[ ]

In formal parameter declarations in function

 

definitions and in structure declarations, brackets

 

indicate arrays. Brackets also specify ranges for

 

device minor numbers and device special files in

 

file fragments. However, for the syntax definitions

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