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Typographic Conventions
We use the following typographical conventions.
mxtool (4) | |
| section. From the command line, you can enter “man |
| mxtool” or “man 4 mxtool” to view the manpage. See |
| man (1). |
Book Title | Title of a book. On the Web and on the Instant |
| Information CD, it may be a hot link to the book itself. |
Command | Command name or qualified command phrase. |
ComputerOut | Text displayed by the computer. |
KeyCap | Name of a keyboard key. |
Term | Defined use of an important word or phrase. |
UserInput | Commands and other text that you type. |
Variable | Name of a variable that you may replace in a command |
| or function or information in a display that represents |
| several possible values. |
[ ] | Contents are optional in formats and command |
| descriptions. If the contents are a list separated by , |
| you must choose one of the items. |
{ } | Contents are required in formats and command |
| descriptions. If the contents are a list separated by , |
| you must choose one of the items. |
... | Preceding element may be repeated an arbitrary |
| number of times. |
Separates items in a list of choices. |
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