HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Overview

command line, you can enter man audit or man 5 audit to
view the manpage. See man(1).
Document Title The title of a document. On the web and on the Instant
Information DVD, it may be a hot link to the document itself.
Command
A command name or qualified command phrase.
ComputerOut
Text displayed by the computer.
Emphasis Text that is emphasized.
Emphasis Text that is strongly emphasized.
KeyCap The name of a keyboard key. Note that Return and Enter both
refer to the same key.
Term The defined use of an important word or phrase.
UserInput
Commands and other text that the user types.
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.
$
User command prompt.
# Superuser (root) command prompt.
Examples and Shells
This document describes practices used by the system administrator. Since the root
user, a superuser, is required to use the POSIX shell /sbin/sh, all command examples
use that shell. The POSIX shell is defined in sh-posix(1). For information on other shells,
see the Shells User’s Guide and sh(1).
Command Syntax
Literal
A word or character that you enter literally.
Replaceable
A word or phrase that you replace with an appropriate value.
-chars One or more grouped command options, such as -ikx. The chars
are usually a string of literal characters that each represent a specific
option. For example, the entry -ikx is equivalent to the individual
options -i, -k, and -x. The plus character (+) is sometimes used as
an option prefix.
-word A single command option, such as -help. The word is a literal
keyword. The difference from - chars is usually obvious and is
clarified in an Options description. The plus character (+) and the
double hyphen (--) are sometimes used as option prefixes.
[ ] The bracket metacharacters enclose optional content in formats and
command descriptions.
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