Typographic Conventions

This document uses the following typographical conventions:

%, $, or #

A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar

 

sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and

 

POSIX shells. A number sign represents the superuser prompt.

audit(5)

A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is located in

 

Section 5.

Command

A command name or qualified command phrase.

Computer output

Text displayed by the computer.

Ctrl+x

A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates that you

 

must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another

 

key or mouse button.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE

The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.

[ERROR NAME]

The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable.

Key

The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the

 

same key.

Term

The defined use of an important word or phrase.

User input

Commands and other text that you type.

Variable

The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other

 

syntax display that you replace with an actual value.

[]

The contents are optional in syntax. If the contents are a list

 

separated by , you must choose one of the items.

{}

The contents are required in syntax. If the contents are a list

 

separated by , you must choose one of the items.

...

The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of

 

times.

 

Indicates the continuation of a code example.

Separates items in a list of choices.

WARNING

A warning calls attention to important information that if not

 

understood or followed will result in personal injury or

 

nonrecoverable system problems.

CAUTION

A caution calls attention to important information that if not

 

understood or followed will result in data loss, data corruption,

 

or damage to hardware or software.

IMPORTANT

This alert provides essential information to explain a concept or

 

to complete a task

NOTE

A note contains additional information to emphasize or

 

supplement important points of the main text.

Related Information

 

You can find additional information about HP APA in docs.hp.com in the Internet & Networking topic area, in the I/O Cards and Networking Software collection under Auto Port Aggregation (APA) at:

http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/netcom/index.html#Auto%20Port%20Aggregation%20%28APA%29

Other documents in this collection include:

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