Conventions Used In This Chapter - DEC DECstation 5000 Model 100 Series Hardware Operator's Manual

Conventions Used in This Chapter

Letters in boldface type like this should be typed
exactly as they appear.
Words in italic type like this OR LIKE THIS are options
and arguments for the commands. You have to replace
them with the appropriate information. For example, the
script command has a scriptname argument. When you
type the command, you replace scriptname with the name
of the script that you are typing.
Options are read by the console programs, whereas
arguments are read by the worksystem software.
When options and arguments are shown in brackets, you
should use them only if they are appropriate. When they
are not in brackets, you must use them all the time. For
example, the printenv command is shown like this:
printenv [ env ]
Because [env] is enclosed in brackets, you should use it only
when it is appropriate, which in this case is when you want
to display the setting of one environment variable.
The script command is shown like this:
script scriptname
Because scriptname is not shown in brackets, you must
include it in every script command.
Do not enclose options and arguments in brackets when
you type them. The brackets are just this manual's way of
showing you when to use options and arguments.
When an argument is followed by an ellipsis (...), you can
use more than one argument with the command.
11–6 Using the Console Commands