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Conventions Used in This Guide

These type conventions and symbols are used in this guide:

Italics

Executable names, filenames, IRIX commands, manual/book titles, new terms, program variables, tools, utilities, variable command-line arguments, and variables to be supplied by the user in examples, code, and syntax statements

Fixed-width type


Error messages, prompts, and on-screen text

Bold fixed-width type


User input, including keyboard keys (printing and nonprinting); literals supplied by the user in examples, code, and syntax statements (see also <>)

"" (Double quotation marks)


In text references to document section titles

() (Parentheses)


Follow IRIX commands--surround reference page section number

[] (Brackets)


Surround optional syntax statement arguments

<> (Angle brackets)


Surround nonprinting keyboard keys, for example, <Esc>, <Ctrl-D>

#

IRIX shell prompt for the superuser (root)

%

IRIX shell prompt for users other than superuser


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