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This topic describes the conventions in the document.

Symbol Conventions

The following symbols may be found in this document. They are defined as follows.

Symbol	Description
	Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
	Indicates a hazard with a medium or low level of risk which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
	Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could cause device damage, data loss, and performance degradation, or unexpected results.
	Indicates a tip that may help you solve a problem or save your time.
	Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement important points of the main text.

General Conventions

Convention	Description
Times New Roman	Normal paragraphs are in Times New Roman.
Boldface	Names of files, directories, folders, and users are in boldface. For example, log in as user root.
Italic	Book titles are in italics.
Courier New	Terminal display is in Courier New.

Command Conventions

Convention	Description
Boldface	The keywords of a command line are in boldface.
Italic	Command arguments are in italic.
[ ]	Items (keywords or arguments) in square brackets [ ] are optional.
{ x \| y \| ... }	Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. One is selected.
[ x \| y \| ... ]	Optional alternative items are grouped in square brackets and separated by vertical bars. One or none is selected.
{ x \| y \| ... } *	Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. A minimum of one or a maximum of all can be selected.
[ x \| y \| ... ] *	Optional alternative items are grouped in square brackets and separated by vertical bars. Multiple items or none can be selected.

GUI Conventions

Convention	Description
Boldface	Buttons, menus, parameters, tabs, window, and dialog titles are in boldface. For example, click OK.
>	Multi-level menus are in boldface and separated by the ">" signs. For example, choose File > Create > Folder.

Keyboard Operation

Format	Description
Key	Press the key. For example, press Enter and press Tab.
Key 1+Key 2	Press the keys concurrently. For example, pressing Ctrl+Alt+A means the three keys should be pressed concurrently.
Key 1, Key 2	Press the keys in turn. For example, pressing Alt, A means the two keys should be pressed in turn.

Mouse Operation

Action	Description
Click	Select and release the primary mouse button without moving the pointer.
Double-click	Press the primary mouse button twice continuously and quickly without moving the pointer.
Drag	Press and hold the primary mouse button and move the pointer to a certain position.

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