FTAM/9000 User's Guide

Conventions

The table below explains the typographic conventions used in this

manual.

Notation Description

computertext

Computer font is used for on-screen prompts and messages, for

responses to user commands, and what you type in.

Boldface Boldface type is used when a term is deﬁned.

italics Italic type is used for emphasis and titles of manuals and

publications, and to represent a variable in a syntax statement, such

as target_ﬁle.

[ ] An element inside brackets in a syntax statement is optional. When

elements inside brackets are separated by a vertical bar (|), you can

select any one or none of these elements; vertical bars are omitted for

multiple command options.

. . . A horizontal ellipsis in a syntax statement indicates that a previous

element may be repeated. For example: [options][ﬁlename]...

Key This font is used to indicate a key on the computer's keyboard. When

two or more keys appear together with a dash between them, such as

CTRL-C, press those keys simultaneously to execute the command.

Note that most user commands end with an implied Enter or Return

keystroke. If there is no user entry at a prompt, the Enter or Return key

indicates that no other keys are pressed.