Conventions

In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.

Code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles are shown as follows: "I strongly suggest that you type Get-Help in PowerShell and read the output."

A block of code is set as follows:

Switch (value) {
Pattern 1 {Script Block}
Pattern 2 {Script Block}
Pattern n {Script Block}
Default   {Script Block}
}

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

{
  "firstName": "Sajal",
  "lastName": "Debnath",
  "isWorking": true,
  "age": 35,
  "address": {
    "streetAddress": "2435 A.B.C Road",
    "city": "New Delhi",
    "state": "Karnataka",
    "postalCode": "123456"
  },
  "contactNumbers": [
    {
      "type": "home",
      "number": "1234567897"
    },
    {
      "type": "office",
      "number": "123456789876"
    }
  ],
  "children": [],
  "spouse": null
}

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

PS C:\> Connect-CIServer -Server <server name> -User <user name>-Password <Password>

New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: "To unblock it, right-click on the file, and select Properties. From the Properties menu, select unblock."

Note

Warnings or important notes appear in a box like this.

Tip

Tips and tricks appear like this.