Convention | Usage |
Monospace | Indicates keywords, symbols, or punctuation that you must enter as shown. |
Italics | Represent a variable name for which you must supply a value. |
[ ] (brackets) | Indicate an optional item. |
{ } (braces) | Indicate an optional item that you can repeat as many times as appropriate. |
| (vertical bar) | Separates items in a list and indicates that you must choose one item. |