Particular items on this site are indicated in a special manner to distinguish them. This table lists those items and gives the respective indication used together with one or more examples.
what | indication![]() |
example |
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files / directories | color | /path/to/a/certain/file |
variable items | italics | --theOption variableParameter |
options | monospace | --someOption or -s |
shell commands | monospaced block | > cd an/arbitrary/path > ./aScript.py --foo theParameter [--bar] |
environment variables | prefix »$« | $PYTHONPATH |
names / literals | quote | »theRealNameOfSomething« |
optional items | square brackets | [--anOptionalSwitch] |