User manual

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Notation Description
$ or >
The dollar sign or the right angle bracket in interactive examples
indicates operating system prompt.
User
Input
Bold monospace type in interactive examples indicates typed
user input.
<path>
Bold monospace type enclosed by angle brackets indicates
command parameters and parameter values.
Output
Monospace type in interactive examples indicates the output the
command responds with.
[]
In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that are optional.
…
In syntax definitions, a horizontal ellipsis indicates that the
preceding item can be repeated one or more times.