This document uses the following conventions:
courier font | Indicates a literal value, such as a command name, file name, information that you type, or information that the system prints on the screen. |
bold | Indicates a new term the first time that it appears. |
italic, italic | Indicates a variable name or a cross-reference. |
blue text | Blue text, which is visible only when you view the manual online, indicates a cross-reference hyperlink. Click any blue text to jump to the object of the reference. |
{ } | In a syntax line, curly braces surround a set of options from which you must choose one and only one. |
[ ] | In a syntax line, square brackets surround an optional parameter. |
... | In a syntax line, ellipses indicate a repetition of the previous parameter. For example, option[,...] means that you can enter multiple, comma-separated options. |
< > | Angle brackets surround individual elements of a name to distinguish them from each other, as in <server_name><connector_name> tmp.log. |