Table 1. Conventions (continued)
Convention Usage
\ In command examples, a backslash indicates that the command or coding example
continues on the next line. For example:
mkcondition -r IBM.FileSystem -e "PercentTotUsed > 90" \
-E "PercentTotUsed < 85" -m p "FileSystem space used"
{item} Braces enclose a list from which you must choose an item in format and syntax
descriptions.
[item] Brackets enclose optional items in format and syntax descriptions.
<Ctrl-x> The notation <Ctrl-x> indicates a control character sequence. For example,
<Ctrl-c> means that you hold down the control key while pressing <c>.
item... Ellipses indicate that you can repeat the preceding item one or more times.
| In synopsis statements, vertical lines separate a list of choices. In other words, a
vertical line means Or.
In the left margin of the document, vertical lines indicate technical changes to the
information.
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