Typographic conventions

This document uses the following conventions:
courier font
 
Indicates a literal value, such as a command name, filename, 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 Indicates a variable name or a cross-reference. When you view IBM WebSphere InterChange Server document as a PDF file, cross-references are both italic and blue. You can click on a cross-reference to jump to the target information.
italic courier
 
Indicates a variable name within literal text.



Separates a code fragment from the rest of the text.
blue outline A blue outline, which is visible only when you view a 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 only one.
[ ] 
 
In a syntax line, 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 this document, backslashes (\) are used as the convention for directory paths. For UNIX installations, substitute slashes (/) for backslashes. All IBM WebSphere InterChange Server pathnames are relative to the directory where the product is installed on your system.
ProductDir
 
Represents the directory where the product is installed.

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