Conventions - Silicon Graphics Origin 300 User Manual

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Conventions

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The following conventions are used throughout this document:
Convention Meaning
This fixed-space font denotes literal items such as commands, files,
command
routines, path names, signals, messages, and programming language
structures.
variable Italic typeface denotes variable entries and words or concepts being
defined.
This bold, fixed-space font denotes literal items that the user enters
user input
in interactive sessions. Output is shown in nonbold, fixed-space font.
[] Brackets enclose optional portions of a command or directive line.
... Ellipses indicate that a preceding element can be repeated.
Man page section identifiers appear in parentheses after man page
manpage(x)
names.
007-4498-002