HP XC System Software Hardware Preparation Guide Version 2.1

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Typographical Conventions
Italic font
Italic (slanted) f ont indicates the n ame of a variable that you can
replace in a command example or inform ation in a display that
represents several possible values.
Document titles are shown in Italic f ont. For example: Linux
Administration Handbook.
Courier font
Courier font represents text that is displayed by the computer.
Courier font also represents literal items, such as command
names, file names, routines, directory names, path n ames, signals,
messages, and programming language structures.
Bold text
In com m a nd and interactive examp les, bold text represents the
literal text that you enter. For example:
# cd /opt/hptc/config/sbin
In text paragraphs, bold text indicates a new term or a term that is
defined in the glossary.
$ an d # In c om man d examples, a dollar sign ($) represents th e system
prompt for the bash shell and also shows that a user is in non-root
mode. A pound sign (#) indicates that the user is in root or superuser
mode.
[]
In command syntax and examples, brackets ([ ]) indicate that
the contents are optional. If the contents are separated by a pipe
character ( | ), you must choose one o f the items.
{ } In command syntax and examples, braces ({ }) indicate that
the contents are required. If the contents are separated by a pipe
character (|), you must choose one of the items.
...
In command syntax and examples, horizontal ellipsis points ( … )
indicate that the preceding element can be repeated as many times
as necessary.
.
.
.
In programming exam ples, screen displays, and command o utput,
vertical ellipsis points indicate an omission of information that does
not alter the meaning or affect the user if it is not shown.
| In command syntax and examples, a pipe character ( | ) separates
items in a l ist of choices.
discover
(8)
A cross-reference t o a manp age includes th e appropriate section
number in parentheses. For example, discover
(8) indicates that
you can find information on the discover command in Section 8
of the manpage s.
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