| monospace | Computer output, file contents, files, directories, software
elements such as command options, function names, and parameters | Read tunables from the /etc/vx/tunefstab file.See
the ls(1) manual page for more information. |
| italic | New terms, book titles, emphasis, variables
to be replaced by a name or value | See the User's Guide for
details.The variable ncsize determines the value of... |
monospace
(bold) | User input; the "#" symbol indicates
a command prompt | # mount -F vxfs /h/filesys |
monospace
(bold and italic) | Variables to be replaced by a name or value
in user input | # mount -F fstype mount_point |
| |
| Symbol | Usage | Examples |
| % | C shell prompt | |
| $ | Bourne/Korn/Bash shell prompt | |
| # | Superuser prompt (all shells) | |
| \ | Continued input on the following line | # mount F vxfs \
/h/filesys |
| [ ] | In a command synopsis, brackets indicates an optional
argument | ls [ -a ] |
| | | In a command synopsis, a vertical bar separates mutually
exclusive arguments | mount [suid | nosuid ] |
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