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Filenames
and
directory names
are presented in lowercase bold.
Examples: au t oexec.b at and c:\ windo ws
Syntax lines
consist of a command and all its possible pa ramete rs. Co mmands
are displayed in lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which you sub-
stitute a value) are displayed in lowercase italics; constant parameters are
displayed in lowercase bold. The brackets indicate items that are optional.
Example: del [
drive
:] [
path
]
filename
[/p]
Command lines
consist of a command and may include one or more of the com-
mand ’s possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New
font.
Example: del c:\myf ile.doc
Screen te xt
is tex t that appear s on the screen of your monit or or displa y. It ca n be
a system message, for example, or it can be text that you are instructed to type
as part of a command (referred to as a
command l ine
). Screen text is presented
in the Courier New font.
Example: The following message appears on your screen:
No boot device available
Example: “Type md c:\dos and press <Enter>.”
Variables
are pl aceholders for which y ou subs titu te a val ue. Th ey are presented in
italics.
Example: DIMM
x
(where
x
represents the DIMM socket designation)