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Documentation conventions
GRF 400/1600 Getting Started - 1.4 Update 2
October, 1998
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Documentation conventions
Ascend uses standard documentation conventions, which are as follows:
Convention
Meaning
Monospace text
Represents text that appears on your computer’s screen, or
that could appear on your computer’s screen.
Boldface t
Represents characters that you enter exactly as shown (unless
the characters are also in italics—see Italics, below). If you
could enter the characters but are not specifically instructed
to, they do not appear in boldface.
Italics
Represent variable information. Do not enter the words
themselves in the command. Enter the information they
represent. In ordinary text, italics are used for titles of
publications, for some terms that would otherwise be in
quotation marks, and to show emphasis.
[ ]
Square brackets indicate an optional argument you might add
to a command. To include such an argument, type only the
information inside the brackets. Do not type the brackets
unless they appear in bold type.
|
Separates command choices that are mutually exclusive.
Key1-Key2
Represents a combination keystroke. To enter a combination
keystroke, press the first key and hold it down while you
press one or more other keys. Release all the keys at the same
time. (For example, Ctrl-H means hold down the Control key
and press the H key.)
Note:
Introduces important additional information.
!
Caution:
Warns that a failure to follow the recommended procedure
could result in loss of data or damage to equipment.
Warning:
Warns that a failure to take appropriate safety precautions
could result in physical injury.
