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:  |