Command Reference Guide

IMPORTANT:
Provides clarifying information or specific instructions.
NOTE:
Provides additional information.
TIP:
Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.
Reference page conventions
All reference pages follow established section formats, but not all sections are present
in each reference (man) page.
NAME Gives the name of the command and a brief
description of the commands purpose.
SYNOPSIS Describes the syntax of the command.
The command line synopsis is formatted in the
following way:
command -option replaceable [-option2
replaceable...] {-option3 | -option4}
Where:
• Italic strings represent variables that should
be replaced by the user with the appropriate
value.
• Square brackets ([]) indicate that the
argument is optional.
• An ellipsis (...) indicates that the previous
argument can be repeated.
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