TotalView User Guide : Content Organization : Conventions
Conventions
The following table describes the conventions used in this book:
Convention
Meaning
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Brackets are used when describing optional parts of a command.
arguments
In a command description, text in italics represents information you enter. Elsewhere, italics is used for emphasis.
Bold text
In a command description, bold text represents keywords or options that must be entered exactly as displayed. Elsewhere, it represents words that are used in a programmatic way rather than their normal way.
Example text
In program listings, this represents a program or something you’d enter in response to a shell or CLI prompt. Bold text here indicates exactly what you should type. If you’re viewing this information online, example text is in color.
This graphic symbol indicates that the information that follows — which is printed in bold—is a note or warning .