Boldface
Headings are in
Boldface
.
Courier New
Terminal Display is in
Courier New
.
II. Command conventions
Convention Description
Boldface
The keywords of a command line are in
Boldface
.
italic
Command arguments are in
italic
.
[ ]
Items (keywords or arguments) in square brackets [ ]
are optional.
{ x | y | ... }
Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated
by vertical bars. One is selected.
[ x | y | ... ]
Optional alternative items are grouped in square
brackets and separated by vertical bars. One or none
is selected.
{ x | y | ... } *
Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated
by vertical bars. A minimum of one or a maximum of all
can be selected.
[ x | y | ... ] *
Optional alternative items are grouped in square
brackets and separated by vertical bars. Many or none
can be selected.
III. GUI conventions
Convention Description
< >
Button names are inside angle brackets. For example,
click the <OK> button.
[ ]
Window names, menu items, data table and field
