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Notation Conventions
This document uses standard UNIX conventions when referring to IRIX reference pages. A command name is followed by a section number in parentheses. For example, mkfs(1M) refers to the mkfs command entry in Section 1M of the IRIX reference pages.
In text descriptions, appear in italics. Screen text, command syntax descriptions, and user entries follow these conventions:
typewriter font
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Menus, prompts, error messages, and other screen displays.
- typewriter bold
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Commands and literal arguments, keywords and their abbreviations, and any text that is entered exactly as shown.
- italics
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Filenames, directories, commands and command arguments, variables, and any other portion of an entry for which the user must supply a value.
- <>
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(Angle brackets) Optional components in an entry.
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