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Conventions
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Note
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Tip
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Caution
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Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font.
Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply
values are in italic font.
Elements in square brackets are optional.
Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by
vertical bars.
Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by
vertical bars.
A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or
the string will include the quotation marks.
font Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in
font Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in
font Arguments for which you supply values are in
Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.
Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code
indicates a comment line.
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