Documentation Conventions - BEA WebLogic Server Manual

Documentation Conventions

The following documentation conventions are used throughout this document.
Convention
Ctrl+Tab
italics
monospace
text
monospace
italic
text
UPPERCASE
TEXT
{ }
[ ]
x Internationalization Guide
Usage
Keys you press simultaneously.
Emphasis and book titles.
Code samples, commands and their options, Java classes, data types,
directories, and file names and their extensions. Monospace text also
indicates text that you enter from the keyboard.
Examples:
import java.util.Enumeration;
chmod u+w *
config/examples/applications
.java
config.xml
float
Variables in code.
Example:
String CustomerName;
Device names, environment variables, and logical operators.
Examples:
LPT1
BEA_HOME
OR
A set of choices in a syntax line.
Optional items in a syntax line. Example:
java utils.MulticastTest -n name -a address
[-p portnumber] [-t timeout] [-s send]