Convention Description
Bold
■
Indicates text in a window, including window titles, menus, menu
options, buttons, fields, and labels. Example:
Click OK.
■
Indicates emphasized words in list items.
Italic
■
Indicates a document title or emphasized words in text.
■
Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided
by the user or for output by the system. Example:
pairdisplay -g group
(For exceptions to this convention for variables, see the entry for
angle brackets.)
Monospace
Indicates text that is displayed on screen or entered by the user.
Example: pairdisplay -g oradb
< > angle
brackets
Indicates variables in the following scenarios:
■
Variables are not clearly separated from the surrounding text or
from other variables. Example:
Status-<report-name><file-version>.csv
■
Variables in headings.
[ ] square
brackets
Indicates optional values. Example: [ a | b ] indicates that you can
choose a, b, or nothing.
{ } braces Indicates required or expected values. Example: { a | b } indicates that
you must choose either a or b.
| vertical bar Indicates that you have a choice between two or more options or
arguments. Examples:
[ a | b ] indicates that you can choose a, b, or nothing.
{ a | b } indicates that you must choose either a or b.
This document uses the following icons to draw attention to information:
Icon Label Description
Note Calls attention to important or additional information.
Document conventions
Preface
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E590 and E790 Hardware Reference Guide 6
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