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Typographic Conventions

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We use the following typographical conventions.

audit(5)

HP-UX manpage. audit is the name and 5 is the section in the HP-UX Reference. On the web and on the Instant Information DVD, it may be a hot link to the manpage itself. From the HP-UX command line, you can enter “ man audit ” or “ man 5 audit ” to view the manpage. See man(1).

Book Title

Title of a book. On the web and on the Instant Information DVD, it may be a hot link to the book itself.

Command

Command name or qualified command phrase.

ComputerOut

Text displayed by the computer.

Emphasis

Text that is emphasized.

Emphasis

Text that is strongly emphasized.

KeyCap

Name of a keyboard key. Note that Return and Enter both refer to the same key.

Term

Defined use of an important word or phrase.

UserInput

Commands and other text that you type.

Variable

Name of a variable that you may replace in a command or function or information in a display that represents several possible values.

[ ]

Contents are optional in formats and command descriptions. If the contents are a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.

{ }

Contents are required in formats and command descriptions. If the contents are a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.

...

Preceding element may be repeated an arbitrary number of times.

|

Separates items in a list of choices.

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