Typographical conventions – HP XC System 2.x Software User Manual

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Typographical Conventions

Italic font

Italic (slanted) font indicates the name of a variable that you can
replace in a command example or information in a display that
represents several possible values.

Document titles are shown in Italic font. For example: Linux
Administration Handbook
.

Courier font

Courier font represents text that is displayed by the computer.
Courier font also represents literal items, such as command
names, file names, routines, directory names, path names, signals,
messages, and programming language structures.

Bold text

In command and interactive examples, bold text represents the
literal text that you enter. For example:

# cd /opt/hptc/config/sbin

In text paragraphs, bold text indicates a new term or a term that is
defined in the glossary.

$ and #

In command examples, a dollar sign ($) represents the system
prompt for the

bash

shell and also shows that a user is in non-root

mode. A pound sign (#) indicates that the user is in root or superuser
mode.

[ ]

In command syntax and examples, brackets ([ ]) indicate that
the contents are optional. If the contents are separated by a pipe
character ( | ), you must choose one of the items.

{ }

In command syntax and examples, braces ({ }) indicate that
the contents are required. If the contents are separated by a pipe
character (|), you must choose one of the items.

...

In command syntax and examples, horizontal ellipsis points ( … )
indicate that the preceding element can be repeated as many times
as necessary.

..

.

In programming examples, screen displays, and command output,
vertical ellipsis points indicate an omission of information that does
not alter the meaning or affect the user if it is not shown.

|

In command syntax and examples, a pipe character ( | ) separates
items in a list of choices.

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