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Preface
The term ‘DOS’, unless otherwise noted, includes the MS-DOS operating
system and its Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows
NT supersets.
The term ‘PC’, unless otherwise noted, includes the 386-, the 486-, and
the Pentium-based IBM-PC or compatible host computers.
Additional notational conventions used throughout this manual are listed
below.
Notation
Example
Meaning and Use
courier typeface
.nwk
file
Names of commands, files, directories, and code are
shown in courier typeface
bold typeface
fd1sp
In a command line, command keywords are shown in
bold, nonitalic courier typeface. Enter them exactly as
shown, including case.
italics
module
In command lines and syntax descriptions, italics
indicate user-defined variables of a type defined by the
italicized noun. Italicized text must be replaced with
appropriate user-specified items.
italic underscore
full_pathname
When an underscore appears in an italicized string,
enter a user-supplied item of the type called for, without
spaces.
brackets
[
version
]
[
filename
|
register
]
In command formats, you may, but need not, enter an
item enclosed within brackets. When vertical bars are
used within brackets, you may select one (but not more
than one) of the items separated by bars. Do not enter
the brackets or bar.
braces
{
directory
}
{
filename
|
register
}
In command formats, you must select one (but not
more than one) item enclosed within braces. Do not
enter the braces. When vertical bars are used within
braces, you may select one (but not more than one) of
the items separated by braces. Do not enter the braces
or bar.
ellipses
option
...
In command formats, elements preceding ellipses may
be repeated any number of times. Do not enter the
ellipses. In menu items, if an ellipsis appears after an
item, clicking that item brings up a dialog box.