Reference Page Conventions - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Command Line Interface Manual

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Reference page conventions

All reference pages follow established section formats, but not all sections are present
in each reference (man) page.
NAME
SYNOPSIS
Gives the name of the command and a brief
description of the commands purpose.
Describes the syntax of the command.
The command line synopsis is formatted in the
following way:
command -option replaceable [-option2
replaceable...] {-option3 | -option4}
Where:
• Italic strings represent variables that should
be replaced by the user with the appropriate
value.
• Square brackets ([]) indicate that the
argument is optional.
• An ellipsis (...) indicates that the previous
argument can be repeated.
• Vertical bars (|) between several arguments
indicate that only one argument from the group
can be specified at once.
Groups can be optional (inside square
brackets) or required (inside curly brackets,
{}).
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