The following conventions are used in this manual:
COMMANDS, ASSIGNS, DEVICES and NAMES
Commands, their keywords, device names, and assigned directories are displayed in all upper case letters. File and directory names are displayed in initial caps. However, they do not need to be entered this way. The Amiga ignores case differences in commands and arguments.
Angle brackets enclose variable information that you must supply. In place of <n>, substitute the value, text, or option desired. Do not enter the angle brackets when entering the variable.
Text appearing in the Courier font represents information that you type in or text displayed in a window in response to a command.
Key combinations displayed with a + (plus) sign connecting them indicate pressing the keys simultaneously. For example, Ctrl+C indicates that you hold down the Ctrl key and, while holding it down, press C.
Key combinations displayed with a comma separating them indicate pressing the keys in sequence. For example, Esc,O indicates that you press and release the Esc key, followed by the O key.
Directions to press the Return key indicate that you press the large odd shaped key on the right side of the keyboard above the right shift key.
Directions to "enter" something indicate that you type in the indicated information and press Return.
On command lines that are long enough to wrap to the next line, this manual shows the wrapped lines as indented for documentation purposes only. In practice, the wrapped lines align with the first character of the Shell prompt.
