General Conventions
Convention Description
Times New Roman Main text is in Times New Roman.
Boldface The first-level, second-level and third-level section titles are in
boldface.
Courier New Alarms and prompts are in Courier New, and the contents are
separated from the main text by using lines at the beginning and
the end.
Terminal Display
Information displayed on the screen is in Terminal
Display. Information contained in the displayed information
and input by users, however, is in Terminal Display.
Command Conventions
Convention Description
Boldface The keywords of a command are in boldface.
Italic Command parameters are in italics.
[ ] Items (keywords or parameters) in square brackets [ ] are
optional.
{ x | y | ... } Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical
bars. One can be selected.
[ x | y | ... ] Alternative items are grouped in square brackets and separated
by vertical bars. One or none can be 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 | ... ] * Alternative items are grouped in square brackets and separated
by vertical bars. Multiple or none can be selected.
GUI Conventions
Convention
Description
Boldface GUI elements such as buttons, menus, parameters, tabs, window,
and dialog titles are in boldface. For example, click OK.
> Multi-level menus are separated by >. For example, choose
File > Create > Folder.
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