Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Convention
Description
monospace
Text displayed on the screen is shown in
monospace type.
italic type
Italic type emphasizes important information,
indicates variables, and indicates complete
titles of manuals.
n.nn
A period in numerals signals the decimal point
indicator. For example, 1.75 equals one and
three-fourths.
n
A lowercase italic n indicates the generic use
of a number. For example, 19nn indicates a
4-digit number in which the last 2 digits are
unknown.
Note
A note contains information of special
importance to the reader.
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