Convention

Meaning

UPPERCASE

Uppercase letters indicate the name of a command, a file, a parameter, a procedure, or utility.

In command examples, uppercase characters represent elements of a command that you should enter exactly as shown.

user input

system prompts

system displays

In interactive examples, this typeface indicates input entered by the user, a system prompt, or displayed system text. For example:

SCHED MODIFY job-specifier

$

The dollar sign is used to indicate the DCL prompt. This prompt may be different on your system.

Ctrl+X

In procedures, a sequence such as Ctrl+X indicates that you must press the key labeled Ctrl while you press the key or a pointing device button.

OpenVMS, VMS

The terms OpenVMS and VMS refer to the OpenVMS operating system.