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Chapter 1
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Table 1.1 explains additional special conventions used in command line
syntax.
Item in text Description
\ Indicates that the command continues on the following line, and that users should type the entire
command without typing a line break.
< > Identifies a user-defined parameter. For example, if the command has <your name> , type in your
name, but do not include the brackets.
| Separates parts of a command.
[ ] Indicates that syntax inside the brackets is optional.
... Indicates that you can type a series of items.
::= Means is defined as . Indicates that an argument is followed by the description of the elements that
you can use for the argument.
Table 1.1 Command line syntax conventions