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monospace | Indicates the actual commands, words, or characters that you type |
| in a dialog box, at a command prompt, or system output. |
Note: | Provides information of special importance. |
/ | A forward slash in command descriptions indicates that a command |
| qualifier follows. |
. . . | A horizontal ellipsis following an entry in a command line indicates |
| that the entry or a similar entry can be repeated any number of |
| times. An ellipsis following a file name indicates that additional |
| parameters, values, or information can be entered. |
. | A vertical ellipsis in an example indicates that not all the data are |
. | shown. |
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