EMC Connectrix B Series MP-7500B Hardware Reference Manual 9
Preface
Typographical conventions
EMC uses the following type style conventions in this document:
Where to get help EMC support, product, and licensing information can be obtained as
follows.
Normal Used in running (nonprocedural) text for:
• Names of interface elements (such as names of windows,
dialog boxes, buttons, fields, and menus)
• Names of resources, attributes, pools, Boolean expressions,
buttons, DQL statements, keywords, clauses, environment
variables, filenames, functions, utilities
• URLs, pathnames, filenames, directory names, computer
names, links, groups, service keys, file systems, notifications
Bold: Used in running (nonprocedural) text for:
• Names of commands, daemons, options, programs,
processes, services, applications, utilities, kernels,
notifications, system call, man pages
Used in procedures for:
• Names of interface elements (such as names of windows,
dialog boxes, buttons, fields, and menus)
• What user specifically selects, clicks, presses, or types
Italic: Used in all text (including procedures) for:
• Full titles of publications referenced in text
• Emphasis (for example a new term)
•Variables
Courier: Used for:
• System output, such as an error message or script
• URLs, complete paths, filenames, prompts, and syntax when
shown outside of running text.
Courier bold:Used for:
• Specific user input (such as commands)
Courier italic: Used in procedures for:
• Variables on command line
• User input variables
< > Angle brackets enclose parameter or variable values supplied by
the user
[ ] Square brackets enclose optional values
|Vertical bar indicates alternate selections - the bar means “or”
{ } Braces indicate content that you must specify (that is, x or y or z)
... Ellipses indicate nonessential information omitted from the
example
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