•Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold.
Examples: autoexec.bat and c:\windows
•Command lines consist of a command and may include one or more of the command’s possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New font.
Example: del c:\myfile.doc
•Screen text is text that appears on the screen of your monitor or display. It can 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 line). Screen text is presented in the Courier New font.
Example: The message No boot device available appears on your screen.
Example: “Type md c:\dos and press <Enter>.”
•Variables are placeholders for which you substitute a value. They are presented in italics.
Example: SIMMn (where n represents the SIMM socket designation)
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