Documentation Conventions

Unless otherwise noted in the text, this guide uses the following symbolic conventions.

user-supplied values

Italic words or characters in for-

 

 

mats and command descriptions

 

 

represent values that you must

 

 

supply.

sample user input

In examples, information that the

 

 

user enters appears in bold.

output

Information that the system dis-

 

 

plays appears in this type-

 

 

face.

literal values

Bold words or characters in for-

 

 

mats and command descriptions

 

 

represent commands or keywords

 

 

that you must use literally. Path-

 

 

names are also in bold.

 

 

Text with a line above and a line

KEY

 

 

below denotes a key on your key-

 

 

board, or a key or button which is

 

 

drawn on your workstation’s

 

 

graphic display.

 

 

(In this manual we refer to the

 

 

Enter key. On your keyboard the

 

 

key may be labeled either Enter

 

 

or Return.)

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