The DRL (dynamic run-time layer) documentation set uses the following conventions.
| Convention | Explanation | Example |
monospace |
Filenames | ippsapi.h |
| Directory names and pathnames | \alt\include |
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| Commands and command-line options | ecl
-O2 |
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| Function names, methods, classes, data structures in running text | Use the okCreateObjs function to ... |
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| Parameters or other placeholders | ippiMalloc(int widthPixels, ...) |
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monospace bold |
User input | [c:] dir |
| italics | Emphasis; introducing or defining terms | The term access takes as its subject ... |
| [ ] | Optional items | -Fa[c] Indicates these command-line
options: -Fa and -Fac |
| { | } | Choice of one item from a selection of two or more items. | -aX{K | W | P} Indicates these command-line
options: |