Oracle A54857-03 - Manual (Page 9)

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Conventions Used in This Manual
This table lists the typographical conventions used in this manual.
Convention Meaning
Monospace text Indicates text that must be typed exactly as shown.
set echo off
All uppercase
plain Indicates command names, SQL reserved words and
keywords as in ALTER DATABASE.
All uppercase plain is also used for directory names and
file names.
ORANT\DATABASE\INITORCL.ORA
Bold Used for filenames, directories, and utilities such as:
owsctl .
Italics Indicate a value that you must provide. For example, if a
command asks you to type filename, you must type the
actual name of the file.
Italics are also used for emphasis in the text and to
indicate the titles of other manuals.
Horizontal
ellipsis... Indicate that parts of the statement or command not
directly related to the example have been omitted.
CHKVAL fieldname value 1 value 2... valueN
Vertical bar | Represents an ‘or’ option between several options. You
must enter only one of the options. Do not enter the
vertical bar. The set of alternative choices is enclosed by
curly braces if one of the items is required, or by square
brackets if the item is an optional alternative.
Curly braces {} Enclose required items. You must choose one of the
alternatives.
..DEFINE { macro1 | macro2 }
Square brackets [ ] Enclose optional items. You can choose one or none of
the alternatives.
cvtcrt termname [outfile]
Square brackets also indicate a function key, for example
[Enter].