| Ctrl/X | A sequence such as Ctrl/x indicates that you must hold
down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or a pointing
device button. |
| PF1X | A sequence such as PF1X indicates that you must first press and
release the key labeled PF1 and then press and release another key
(x) or a pointing device
button. |
| Enter | In examples, a key name in
bold indicates that you press that key. |
| A horizontal
ellipsis in examples indicates one of the following possibilities:
Additional optional arguments in a statement have been omitted. The
preceding item or items can be repeated one or more times. Additional
parameters, values, or other information can be entered. |
| A vertical
ellipsis indicates the omission of items from a code example or command
format; the items are omitted because they are not important to the
topic being discussed. |
| ( ) | In command format descriptions, parentheses
indicate that you must enclose choices in parentheses if you specify
more than one. In installation or upgrade examples, parentheses indicate
the possible answers to a prompt, such as: Is this
correct? (Y/N) [Y] |
| [ ] | In command format descriptions, brackets
indicate optional choices. You can choose one or more items or no
items. Do not type the brackets on the command line. However, you
must include the brackets in the syntax for OpenVMS directory specifications
and for a substring specification in an assignment statement. In
installation or upgrade examples, brackets indicate the default answer
to a prompt if you press Enter without entering a
value, as in: Is this correct? (Y/N) [Y] |
| | | In command format descriptions, vertical
bars separate choices within brackets or braces. Within brackets,
the choices are optional; within braces, at least one choice is required.
Do not type the vertical bars on the command line. |
| { } | In command format descriptions, braces
indicate required choices; you must choose at least one of the items
listed. Do not type the braces on the command line. |
| bold type | Bold type represents the name of an argument, an attribute, or a
reason. In command and script examples, bold indicates user
input. Bold type also represents the introduction of a new term. |
| italic type | Italic
type indicates important information, complete titles of manuals,
or variables. Variables include information that varies in system
output (Internal error number), in command lines
(/PRODUCER=name), and in command parameters in
text (where dd represents the predefined code
for the device type). |
| UPPERCASE
TYPE | Uppercase type indicates
a command, the name of a routine, the name of a file, or the abbreviation
for a system privilege. |
| Example | This typeface indicates code examples, command examples, and interactive
screen displays. In text, this type also identifies website addresses,
UNIX command and pathnames, PC-based commands and folders, and certain
elements of the C programming language. |
| – | A hyphen at the end of a command format
description, command line, or code line indicates that the command
or statement continues on the following line. |
| numbers | All numbers in text are assumed to be decimal unless otherwise
noted. Nondecimal radixes—binary, octal, or hexadecimal—are
explicitly indicated. |
