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A specific term that must be typed exactly as shown. |
| italic |
Placeholders for information you must provide; for example, the following syntax for the JI command indicates you must substitute values for the filename and context-string parameters (note that these parameters must also be enclosed in double quotes): |
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JI("filename", "context-string") |
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Italic is also used for terms defined in text. |
monospace |
Example text. |
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Enclose optional parameters or literals in syntax diagrams. For example, in the following RTF format, more than one entry-text parameter might appear (separated by semicolons): |
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K{\footnote format-codes {format-codes K}entry-text;[entry-text;] . . . } |
| horizontal ellipsis . . . |
Indicates that the item shown might appear more than once. In the preceding example, the horizontal ellipsis after “[entry-text]” indicates that entry-text might appear more than once in the format. |
| Vertical ellipsis . . . |
Indicates that a portion of the file or program is omitted in an example. |