Conventions

This topic includes information to help you use the information center and understand the conventions used.

The following section provides conventions that can help you interpret the information that is provided in this information center:

File names, directories, and commands appear in Courier font. For example:
- Directory: /opt/WebSphere/PortalServer
- Command: startServer WebSphere_Portal
Variables are either italicized, enclosed in brackets, or both. For example: http://hostname.example.com:10040/wps/portal, where hostname.example.com is the fully qualified host name of the machine where WebSphere Portal is running and 10040 is the default transport port that is created by WebSphere Application Server.
Variables are used to indicate root installation directories. See Directory structure for more information.
Directories are shown with forward slashes (/), unless operating-system specific information is provided. On Windows systems, you should use backward slashes (\) when typing at a command line, unless otherwise noted.
Operating-system specific information is provided. For example:
- Linux: ./ConfigEngine.sh backup-main-cfg-file
- i5/OS: ConfigEngine.sh -profileName profile_root backup-main-cfg-file
  where profile_root is the name of the WebSphere Application Server profile where WebSphere Portal Express is installed; for example, wp_profile.
- Windows: ConfigEngine.bat backup-main-cfg-file
Tips on how to use specific topics are marked with a green check. For example:
- How to use this planning section
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When the term Linux is used, this implies all Linux-based operating systems that are supported.