Format |
Meaning |
Bold |
Parameters that the user must type exactly as shown. |
Italic |
Parameter values that the user must supply. |
Between square brackets. Example: |
Optional parameters. |
Between curly brackets and/or separated by pipe (|). Examples:
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Set of choices from which the user must choose only one. |
Parameter followed by the same parameter in brackets with ellipses. Example: |
Parameters that can be repeated more than once in the same command line. |