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Document Conventions

This document uses the following typographic conventions:

Typographic Convention

Description

Bold

Indicates text on a window, other than the window title, including menus, menu

options, buttons, fields, and labels. Example: Click OK.

Italic

Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided by the user

or system. Example: copy source-file target-file

NOTE:

Angled brackets (< >) are also used to indicate variables.

screen/code

Indicates text that is displayed on screen or entered by the user. Example: #

pairdisplay -g oradb

< > angled brackets

Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided by the user

or system. Example: # pairdisplay -g <group>

Note:

Italic font is also used to indicate variables.

[ ] square brackets

Indicates optional values. Example: [ a | b ] indicates that you can choose

a, b, or nothing.

{ } braces

Indicates required or expected values. Example: { a | b } indicates that you must

choose either a or b.

| vertical bar

Indicates that you have a choice between two or more options or arguments.

Examples:
[ a | b ] indicates that you can choose a, b, or nothing.{ a | b } indicates that

you must choose either a or b.

underline

Indicates the default value. Example: [ a | b ]

This document uses the following icons to draw attention to information:

Icon

Meaning

Description

Note

Calls attention to important and/or additional information.

Tip

Provides helpful information, guidelines, or suggestions for performing tasks

more effectively.

Caution

Warns the user of adverse conditions and/or consequences (e.g., disruptive

operations).

WARNING

Warns the user of severe conditions and/or consequences (e.g., destructive

operations).

DANGER

Dangers provide information about how to avoid physical injury to yourself

and others.

ELECTRIC SHOCK

HAZARD!

Warns the user of electric shock hazard. Failure to take appropriate

precautions (e.g., do not touch) could result in serious injury.

ESD Sensitive

Warns the user that the hardware is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD).

Failure to take appropriate precautions (e.g., grounded wriststrap) could

result in damage to the hardware.

Convention for Storage Capacity Values

Physical storage capacity values (e.g., disk drive capacity) are calculated based on the following values:

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