Dell Latitude XPi Reference Guide - Page 9

Commands, Filenames, directory names, Syntax lines, drive, Command lines, Screen text, Variables

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• Commands presented in lowercase bold are for ref- erence purposes only and are not intended to be typed at that particular point in the discussion. Example: "Use the format command to . . . ." In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are intended to be typed as part of an instruction. Example: "Type format to format the diskette in drive A." • Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold. Examples: autoexec.bat and c:\windows • Syntax lines consist of a command and all its possi- ble parameters. Commands are displayed in lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which you substitute 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] • Command lines consist of a command and may include one or more of the command's possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New font. Example: del c:\myfile.doc • Screen text is text that appears on the screen of your display or external monitor. 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: No boot device available • Variables are symbols for which you substitute a value. They are presented in italics. Example: module n (where n represents the memory module number) xi

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•
Commands
presented in lowercase bold are for ref-
erence purposes only and are not intended to be
typed at that particular point in the discussion.
Example:
“
Use the
format
c
ommand to . . . .”
In contrast, commands presented in the
Courier
New
font are intended to be typed as part of an
instruction.
Example:
“
Type
format
t
o for
ma
t the diskette in
d
rive A.”
•
Filenames
and
directory names
are presented in
l
owercase bold.
Examples
:
a
utoexec.bat
and
c:\windows
•
Syntax lines
consist of a command and all its possi-
ble parameters. Commands are displayed in
lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which
you substitute a value) are displayed in lowercase
italics; constant parameters are displayed in lower-
case bold. The brackets indicate items that are
optional.
Example:
d
el
[
drive
:
] [[
path
]
filename
] [
/p
]
•
Command lines
consist of a command and may
include one or more of the command’s possible
parameters. Command lines are presented in the
Courier
New
font.
Example:
d
el c:\myfile.doc
•
Screen text
is text that appears on the screen of your
display or external monitor. It can be a system mes-
sage, 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:
T
he following message appears on your
screen:
No boot device available
•
Variables
are symbols for which you substitute a
value.
T
hey are presented in italics.
Example:
m
odule
n
(where
n
represents the memory
module number)