Typographic conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

courier font Indicates a literal value, such as a command name, file name, information that you type, or information that the system prints on the screen.
bold Indicates a new term the first time that it appears.
italic, italic Indicates a variable name or a cross-reference.
blue text Blue text, which is visible only when you view the manual online, indicates a cross-reference hyperlink. Click any blue text to jump to the object of the reference.
{ } In a syntax line, curly braces surround a set of options from which you must choose one and only one.
| In a syntax line, a pipe separates a set of options from which you must choose one and only one.
[ ] In a syntax line, square brackets surround an optional parameter.
... In a syntax line, ellipses indicate a repetition of the previous parameter. For example, option[,...] means that you can enter multiple, comma-separated options.
< > Angle brackets surround individual elements of a name to distinguish them from each other, as in <server_name><connector_name>tmp.log.

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