Formatting convention

Type of Information

Example

Triangular Bullet(Ø)

Step-by-step procedures. You can follow the instructions below to complete a specific task.

To create a Container:

Special Bold

Items you must select, such as menu options, command buttons, or items in a list.

Go to the QoS tab.

Titles of chapters, sections, and subsections.

Read the Basic Administration chapter.

Italics

Used to emphasize the importance of a point, to introduce a term or to designate a command line placeholder, which is to be replaced with a real name or value.

These are the so-called EZ templates.

To destroy a Container, type vzctl destroy CTid.

Monospace

The names of commands, files, and directories.

Use vzctl start to start a Container.

Preformatted

On-screen computer output in your command-line sessions; source code in XML, C++, or other programming languages.

Saved parameters for Container 101

Monospace Bold

What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output.

# rpm –V virtuozzo-release

CAPITALS

Names of keys on the keyboard.

SHIFT, CTRL, ALT

KEY+KEY

Key combinations for which the user must press and hold down one key and then press another.

CTRL+P, ALT+F4