Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i
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Conventions
We use the following typographical conventions.
audit (5) An HP-UX manpage. audit is the name and 5 is the
section in the HP-UX Reference. On the web and on the
Instant Information CD, it may be a hot link to the
manpage itself. From the HP-UX command line, enter
“man audit” or “man 5 audit” to view the manpage.
See man (1).
Book Title The title of a book. On the web and on the Instant
Information CD, it may be a hot link to the book itself.
Emphasis Text that is emphasized.
Emphasis Text that is strongly emphasized.
ComputerOut Text displayed by the computer.
Command A command name or qualified command phrase.
Computer Computer font indicates literal items displayed by the
computer. For example: file not found
Filename Text that shows a filename and/or filepath.
UserInput Commands and other text that you type.
Variable
The name of a variable that you may replace in a
command or function or information in a display that
represents several possible values.
[] The contents are optional in formats and command
descriptions.
{} The contents are required in formats and command
descriptions. If the contents are a list separated by |,
you must choose one of the items
. . . The preceding element may be repeated an arbitrary
number of times.
| Separates items in a list of choices.