Conventions Used in This Guide

Bold

Keywords and literal command-line arguments (options/flags).

Italics

Backus-Naur Form entries, command monitor commands, executable names, filenames, IRIX commands, manual/book titles, new terms, onscreen button names, 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 onscreen 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 <>)

ALL CAPS

Environment variables.

""

(Double quotation marks) Onscreen menu items and references in text to document section titles

()

(Parentheses) Following IRIX commands--surround reference page (man page) section number

[]

(Brackets) Surrounding optional syntax statement arguments

<>

(Angle brackets) Surrounding nonprinting keyboard keys, for example, <Esc>, <Ctrl-D>

#

IRIX shell prompt for the superuser (root)

%

IRIX shell prompt for users other than superuser

>>

Command Monitor prompt