HP Caliper Advisor Rule Writer Guide

Typographic Conventions

This document uses the following typographic conventions:

The system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX

shells.

audit(5) A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is

located in Section 5.

Command

A command name or qualified command phrase.

Computer output

Text displayed by the computer.

Ctrl+x A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates

that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while

you press another key or mouse button.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE

The name of an environment variable, for example,

PATH.

[ERROR NAME]

The name of an error, usually returned in the errno

variable.

File name

The name of a file, a measurement, or an event set.

Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both

refer to the same key.

Term The defined use of an important word or phrase.

User input

Commands and other text that you type.

Variable

The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or

other syntax display that you replace with an actual

value. An example is program, where the actual file

name will vary.

GUI item A graphical user interface (GUI) item such as a button

or menu name.

[] The contents are optional in syntax. If the contents are

a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.

{} The contents are required in syntax. If the contents are

a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.

... The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary

number of times.

| Separates items in a list of choices.