| Ctrl/x | A sequence such as Ctrl/x indicates
that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another
key or a pointing device button. |
| PF1 x | A sequence such as PF1 x indicates
that you must first press and release the key labeled PF1 and then
press and release another key (x) or a pointing device button. |
| Return | In examples, a key name in bold
indicates that you press that key. |
| ... | A horizontal ellipsis in examples
indicates one of the following possibilities:
- Additional
optional arguments in a statement have been omitted.
- The
preceding item or items can be repeated one or more times.
- Additional
arguments, values, or other information can be entered. |
.
.
. | A vertical ellipsis indicates
the omission of items from a code example or command format; the
items are omitted because they are not important to the topic being
discussed. |
| ( ) | In command format descriptions,
parentheses indicate that you must enclose choices in parentheses
if you specify more than one. |
| [ ] | In command format descriptions,
brackets indicate optional choices. You can choose one or more items
or no items. Do not type the brackets on the command line. However,
you must include the brackets in the syntax for OpenVMS directory
specifications and for a substring specification in an assignment
statement. |
| | | In command format descriptions,
vertical bars separate choices within brackets or braces. Within
brackets, the choices are optional; within braces, at least one
choice is required. Do not type the vertical bars on the command line. |
| { } | In command format descriptions,
braces indicate required choices; you must choose at least one of
the items listed. Do not type the braces on the command line. |
| bold type | Bold type represents the introduction
of a new term. It also represents the name of an argument, an attribute,
or a reason.
In command or script examples, bold
text indicates user input. |
| italic
type | Italic type indicates important
information, complete titles of manuals, or variables. Variables
include information that varies in system output (Internal error number),
in command lines (/PRODUCER=name), and in command
arguments in text (where (dd) represents the
predefined par code for the device type). |
| UPPERCASE TYPE | Uppercase type indicates a command,
the name of a routine, the name of a file, or the abbreviation for
a system privilege. |
| Example | This typeface indicates
code examples, command examples, and interactive screen displays.
In text, this type also identifies URLs, UNIX command and pathnames,
PC-based commands and folders, and certain elements of the C programming
language. |
| - | A hyphen at the end of a command
format description, command line, or code line indicates that the
command or statement continues on the following line. |
| numbers | All numbers in text are assumed to be decimal
unless otherwise noted. Nondecimal radixes—binary, octal,
or hexadecimal—are explicitly indicated. |
