General syntax notation, Uppercase letters, Lowercase italic letters – HP NonStop G-Series User Manual

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This requirement is described under

Backup DAM Volumes and Physical Disk

Drives

on page 25.

General Syntax Notation

This list summarizes the notation conventions for syntax presentation in this manual.

UPPERCASE LETTERS

Uppercase letters indicate keywords and reserved words. Type these items exactly as
shown. Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For example:

MAXATTACH

lowercase italic letters

Lowercase italic letters indicate variable items that you supply. Items not enclosed in
brackets are required. For example:

file-name

computer type

Computer type

letters within text indicate C and Open System Services (OSS) keywords

and reserved words. Type these items exactly as shown. Items not enclosed in brackets are
required. For example:

myfile.c

italic computer type

Italic computer type

letters within text indicate C and Open System Services (OSS)

variable items that you supply. Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For example:

pathname

[ ] Brackets

Brackets enclose optional syntax items. For example:

TERM [\

system-name.]$terminal-name

INT[ERRUPTS]

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