Code Examples

Code examples are shown in monospaced font.

path=/usr/bin:

The arrow symbol (⇒) is used when the code lines are too long to fit on the page.

static char* months[] = ⇒
{ "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", };

Command Syntax

Optional items are shown in square brackets.

list [sorted]

Mandatory items are shown in braces.

delete {number}

Possible additional items are indicated by an ellipsis.

connect param1 [param2 …]

A choice of mandatory items is indicated by a vertical line.

set {first | last | all}

Document Titles

References to document titles are shown in italics.

For more information, refer to the System Administrator Guide.

GUI Objects

GUI objects, such as menus, fields, and buttons are shown in bold font.

The Open dialog box is displayed.

A greater than sign (>) is used to show GUI selection.

Select File > New.

Key Combinations

The plus sign (+) indicates that you must press the keys simultaneously.

Press Ctrl+X to delete the selected value.

Spaces indicate that you must press the keys consecutively.

Press Esc A N.

Output Information

Text displayed by the system is shown in monospaced font.

System awaiting input

System Elements

Command and parameter names, program names, path names, directory names, and so on, are shown in monospaced font.

The files are located in E:\Test.

The files are located in etc/opt/ericsson/bin.

User Input

A command that must be entered in a Command-Line Interface (CLI) exactly as written is shown in bold monospaced font.

cd $HOME

Input variables are shown in italic monospaced font and enclosed in angle brackets.

<home_directory>