Hitachi E590 Hardware Reference Manual page 6

Convention
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Monospace Indicates text that is displayed on screen or entered by the user.
Example: pairdisplay -g oradb
< > angle Indicates variables in the following scenarios:
brackets
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[ ] square Indicates optional values. Example: [ a | b ] indicates that you can
brackets choose a, b, or nothing.
{ } braces Indicates required or expected values. Example: { a | b } indicates that
you must choose either a or b.
| vertical bar Indicates that you have a choice between two or more options or
arguments. Examples:
[ a | b ] indicates that you can choose a, b, or nothing.
{ a | b } indicates that you must choose either a or b.
This document uses the following icons to draw attention to information:
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options, buttons, fields, and labels. Example:
Click OK.
Indicates emphasized words in list items.
Indicates a document title or emphasized words in text.
Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided
by the user or for output by the system. Example:
pairdisplay -g group
(For exceptions to this convention for variables, see the entry for
angle brackets.)
Variables are not clearly separated from the surrounding text or
from other variables. Example:
Status-<report-name><file-version>.csv
Variables in headings.
Calls attention to important or additional information.
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