Users Guide

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Commands
presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and are
not intended to be typed when referenced.
Example: “Use the format command to . . . .”
In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruc-
tion and intended to be typed.
Example: “Ty p e  to format the diskette in drive A.”
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Filenames
and
directory names
are presented in lowercase bold.
Examples: autoexec.bat and c:\windows
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Syntax lines
consist of a command and all its possible parameters. Commands
are displayed in lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which you substi-
tute a value) are displayed in lowercase italics; constant parameters are displayed
in lowercase bold. The brackets indicate items that are optional.
Example: del [
drive
:] [
path
]
filename
[/p]
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Command lines
consist of a command and may include one or more of the com-
mand’s possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New
font.
Example: 
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Screen text
is text that appears on the screen of your monitor or display. It can be
a system message, for example, or it can be text that you are instructed to type
as part of a command (referred to as a
command line
). Screen text is presented in
the Courier New font.
Example: The following message appears on your screen:

Example: “Ty p e  and press <Enter>.”
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Variables
are placeholders for which you substitute a value. They are presented in
italics.
Example: DIMM
x
(where
x
represents the DIMM socket designation).