3.1 Syntax

The following table shows examples of typical option syntax formats that are used in this book.

Table 3–1 Option Syntax Format Examples

Syntax Format	Example
-option	–E
–optionvalue	–Ipathname
–option=value	–xunroll=4
–option value	–o filename

Parentheses, braces, brackets, pipe characters, and ellipses are metacharacters used in the descriptions of the options and are not part of the options themselves. See the typographical conventions in the Preface to this manual for a detailed explanation of the usage syntax.