Technical data

[|] In command format descriptions, vertical bars separating
items inside brackets indicate that you choose one, none, or
more than one of the options.
{ } In command format descriptions, braces indicate required
elements; you must choose one of the options listed.
bold text This text style represents the introduction of a new term or the
name of an argument, an attribute, or a reason.
In the HTML version of this Conventions table, this convention
appears as italic text.
italic text Italic text 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 parameters in
text (where dd represents the predefined code for the device
type).
UPPERCASE TEXT Uppercase text indicates a command, the name of a routine,
the name of a file, or the abbreviation for a system privilege.
Monospace text Monospace type indicates code examples and interactive screen
displays.
In the C programming language, monospace type in text
identifies the following elements: keywords, the names
of independently compiled external functions and files,
syntax summaries, and references to variables or identifiers
introduced in an example.
In the HTML version of this Conventions table, this convention
appears as italic text.
- 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.
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