Typographic conventions

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.
italic, italic Indicates a new term the first time that it appears, a variable name, or a cross-reference.
bold Indicates a GUI element.
blue outline A blue outline, which is visible only when you view the manual online, indicates a cross-reference hyperlink. Click inside the outline 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.
< > In a naming convention, angle brackets surround individual elements of a name to distinguish them from each other, as in <server_name><connector_name>tmp.log.
/, \ In this document, backslashes (\) are used as the convention for directory paths. For UNIX(R) installations, substitute slashes (/) for backslashes. All IBM product path names are relative to the directory where the IBM product is installed on your system.
ProductDir Represents the directory where the product is installed. For the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server environment, the default product directory is IBM\WebSphereICS. For the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters environment, the default product directory is WebSphereAdapters.
UNIX

Sections wrapped with such statements indicate notes listing operating system differences.

%text% and $text Text within percent (%) signs indicates the value of the Windows(R) text system variable or user variable. The equivalent notation in a UNIX environment is $text, indicating the value of the text UNIX environment variable.

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