Compaq AAR-88LB-TE - Manual (Page 9)

Convention Meaning
monospace Indicates the actual commands, words, or characters that you type
in a dialog box, at a command prompt, or system output.
Note: Provides information of special importance.
/ A forward slash in command descriptions indicates that a command
qualifier follows.
. . . A horizontal ellipsis following an entry in a command line indicates
that the entry or a similar entry can be repeated any number of
times. An ellipsis following a file name indicates that additional
parameters, values, or information can be entered.
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. A vertical ellipsis in an example indicates that not all the data are
shown.
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