monospace | Computer output, 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. |
monospace
(bold) | User input | # mount -F vxfs /h/filesys |
italic | New terms, book titles, emphasis, variables replaced
with a name or value | See the User’s Guide for
details. The variable ncsize determines the
value of... |
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Symbol | Usage | Examples |
% | C shell prompt | |
$ | Bourne/Korn shell prompt | |
# | Superuser prompt (all shells) | |
\ | Continued input on the following line;
you do not type this character | # 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 ] |
blue text | Indicates an active hypertext link | In PDF and HTML files, click on links
to move to the specified location |
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