Conventions
The following table describes the typographic conventions used in this guide.
Typeface
| Usage
| Examples
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Courier
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Computer output, file contents, files, directories, software elements such as command options, function names, and parameters
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Read tunables from the /etc/vx/tunefstab file.
See the ls(1) manual page for more information.
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Italic
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New terms, book titles, emphasis, variables to be replaced by a name or value
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See the User's Guide for details.
The variable ncsize determines the value of...
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Courier bold
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User input; the "#" symbol indicates a command prompt.
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# mount -F vxfs /h/filesys
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Helvetica Bold
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Menu choices; anything that the user actually selects, presses, or clicks
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Click Create Disk Group
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Helvetica (bold and italic)
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Variables to be replaced by a name or value in user input
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# mount -F fstype mount_point
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Symbol
| Usage
| Examples
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>
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Indicates a submenu
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Start>Run>SAN Volume Manager Management Console
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Introduces a procedure
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Indicates single-step procedures
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Indicates a list
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Note
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Emphasizes important information
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%
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C shell prompt
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$
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Bourne/Korn/Bash shell prompt
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#
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Superuser prompt (all shells)
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\
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Continued input on the following line
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# mount -F vxfs \ /h/filesys
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[]
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In a command synopsis, brackets indicate an optional argument
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ls [-a]
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In a command synopsis, a vertical bar separates mutually exclusive arguments
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mount [suid | nosuid]
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