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This section describes notational conventions used in this
book. Table 3 Typographic conventions | bold monospace | In command examples, bold monospace identifies input that must be typed exactly as shown. | | monospace | In paragraph text, monospace identifies command names, system calls, and data
structures and types. In command examples, monospace identifies command output, including error messages. | | italic | In paragraph text, italic identifies titles of documents. In command syntax
diagrams, italic identifies variables that you must provide. The following
command example uses brackets to indicate that the variable output_file is optional: command input_file [output_file] | | Brackets ( [ ] ) | In command examples, square brackets
designate optional entries. | | KeyCap | In paragraph text, KeyCap indicates the keyboard keys or the user-selectable buttons
on the Graphical User Interface (GUI) that you must press to execute
a command. |
| | | |  | CAUTION: A caution highlights procedures or information necessary
to avoid damage to equipment, damage to software, loss of data,
or invalid test results. | | | | |
| | | |  | NOTE: A note highlights important supplemental information. | | | | |
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