Dell PowerVault 56F (16P Fibre Channel Switch) - Manual (Page 5)

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Commands presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and are
not intended to be typed when referenced.
Example: “Use the format command to . . . .”
In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruc-
tion and intended to be typed.
Example: “Type
 to format the diskette in drive A.”


Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold.
Examples: autoexec.bat and c:\windows


Syntax lines consist of a command and all its possible parameters. Commands
are displayed in lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which you substi-
tute a value) are displayed in lowercase italics; constant parameters are displayed
in lowercase bold. The brackets indicate items that are optional.
Example: del [drive:] [path] filename [/p]


Command lines consist of a command and may include one or more of the com-
mand’s possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New
font.
Example:
 


 


Screen text is text that appears on the screen of your monitor or display. It can be
a system message, for example, or it can be text that you are instructed to type
as part of a command (referred to as a command line). Screen text is presented in
the Courier New font.
Example: The following message appears on your screen:


 
Example: “Type   
 and press <Enter>.”


Variables are placeholders for which you substitute a value. They are presented in
italics.
Example: DIMMx (where x represents the DIMM socket designation).