Conventions

monospace

computer output, files, directories, software elements such as command options, function names, and parameters

Read tuneables 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...

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 ]