Dell 4100 - Page 8

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In contrast, commands presented in the Courier
font are intended to be typed as part of an instruction.
Example: “Type format a: to format the diskette in
drive A.”
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Filenames and directory names are presented in
lowercase bold.
Examples: autoexec.bat and c:\windows
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Syntax lines consist of a command and all its
possible parameters. Commands are displayed in
lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which
you substitute a value) are displayed in lowercase
italics; constant parameters are displayed in lower-
case bold. The brackets indicate items that are
optional.
Example: del [drive:] [path]filename [/p]
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Command lines consist of a command and may
include one or more of the command’s possible
parameters. Command lines are presented in
Courier.
Example:
del c:\myfile.doc
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Screen text is text that appears on the screen of the
monitor or display. It can be a system message, for
example, or it can be text that you are instructed to
type as part of a command (referred to as a command
line). Screen text is presented in Courier font.
Example: “Type md c:\dos, and then press
<
ENTER
>.”
Example: The following message appears on the
screen:
No boot device available
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Variables are symbols for which you substitute a
value. They are presented in italics.
Example: EISAn (where n represents the expansion-
card connector number)