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 | Indicates a variable name or a cross-reference. When you view a 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 text | 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, 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. |