The syntax of operating system commands. We use square brackets ([ ]) to indicate optional parameters, a vertical bar (|) to indicate a choice of parameters, ... to indicate that the parameter is repeatable and {} to indicate that at least one repeatable parameter must be included. For example:

Enter this command to start the UserStore tool:

Operating system commands and other user input that you can type on the command line and press Enter to invoke. These may be contained within text, as in this example:

The command java -jar systinet-server-java.jar does not work on some encodings. If you have any problems starting the installer, try running java -classpath systinet-server-java.jar Install --installation_option instead.

The command line may be separated, in which case it has a screen background:

java -jar systinet-server-java.jar --help

Filenames, directory names, paths and package names. For example:

Run the install.bat or install.sh script from the bin directory of the new distribution.

Code block

Program source code. For example:

package examples.helloWorld;

public interface HelloWorldProxy {
    String hello (String message);
}

A combination of keystrokes. Press the indicated keys simultaneously. For example:

Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot your computer.

A label, word or phrase in a GUI window, often clickable. For example:

To edit a server's attributes, click on the server's link in the Security Domain Tree or click on Detail in the server's row in the Managed BEA AquaLogic Servers form.

GUI buttons have a special icon, for example:

Click on the Save Configs button to save your changes after editing any Domain or Server properties.

A menu selection

For example:

Select Property->Add property