Typographic conventions, Publishing history, Hp encourages your comments – HP 5992-4755 User Manual
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Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographic conventions.
Command
A command name or qualified command phrase.
ComputerOut
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 button.
ENVIRONVAR
The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.
[ERRORNAME]
The name of an error, usually returned in the errno
variable.
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.
UserInput
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.
\ (continuation character)
A backslash (\) at the end of a line of code (such as a
command) indicates that the following line of code is
contiguous, and you must not insert a line break. This
convention facilitates the typesetting of long lines of code
examples on a printed page. If you cut and paste sample
code from this publication, ensure that you remove
backslash characters at line endings.
...
The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number
of times.
|
Separates items in a list of choices.
Publishing History
The document publishing date and part number indicate the current edition of the document.
The publishing date changes when a new edition is printed. Minor changes might be made
without changing the publishing date. The document part number changes only when extensive
changes are made. Document updates might be issued between editions to correct errors or
document product changes. For the latest version of this document online, see the HP Technical
Documentation website at:
Publication Date
Edition
Number
Supported OS
Manufacturing Part
Number
March 2008
1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AS Update 1
(RHEL5ASu1)
5992-4755
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