Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout the DECmpp 12000/Sx
documentation set:
Convention
Meaning
Return
In examples, a key name shown within a box indicates that
you press a key on the keyboard. In text, a key name is not
enclosed in a box but is printed with an initial capital letter,
like Return.
Ctrl/x
A key combination, shown with a slash separating the two key
names, indicates that you hold down the first key while you
press the second key.
MB1, MB2, MB3
The buttons on a mouse. MB1 is the left button, MB2 is the
center button, and MB3 is the right button of a mouse whose
button arrangement is right-handed. It is possible to redefine
the mouse buttons.
%
A percent sign (%) represents the default user prompt for your
system.
#
A number sign (#) represents the default superuser (root)
prompt for your system.
. . .
In examples, a horizontal series of dots, or ellipsis, indicates
that additional parameters, values, or other information can be
entered.
..
.
In examples, a vertical series of dots, or vertical ellipsis,
indicates that a portion of the example is intentionally omitted.
[ ]
In syntax descriptions and functional descriptions, brackets
indicate optional items.
dpumanager(6)
Cross-references to the ULTRIX Reference Pages, which include
the appropriate section number in parentheses.
italicized text
In examples, italicized text denotes parameters, values, or
other information that will change from either session to
session or user to user. In text, italicized words or phrases are
used to add emphasis to important words, concepts, or titles of
manuals.
ULTRIX keywords
This typeface is used to indicate system output or the exact
name of a command, option, partition, pathname, directory, or
file.
Code examples
This typeface is used to display program coding examples.
UPPERCASE and
lowercase strings
The ULTRIX system differentiates between lowercase and
uppercase characters. Literal strings that appear in text,
examples, syntax descriptions, and function descriptions must
be entered exactly as shown.
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