Typographic conventions
Table 24 Document conventions
Convention
Bold text
Monospace text
<Monospace text in angle brackets>
Bold monospace text
WARNING!
irreversible damage to data or to the operating system.
CAUTION:
NOTE:
Provides additional information.
Required
Indicates that a procedure must be followed as directed in order to achieve a functional and
supported implementation based on testing at HP.
Documentation feedback
HP is committed to providing documentation that meets your needs. To help us improve the
documentation, send any errors, suggestions, or comments to Documentation Feedback
(docsfeedback@hp.com). Include the document title and part number, version number, or the URL
when submitting your feedback.
Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death, or in
Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data.
Element
Keys that you press
Text you typed into a GUI element, such as a text box
GUI elements that you click or select, such as menu items, buttons,
and so on
File and directory names
System output
Code
Commands, their arguments, and argument values
Code variables
Command variables
Commands you enter into a command line interface
System output emphasized for scannability
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