====== Symbol Conventions ======

^ Convention	^Symbol	^Description/Example ^
| Mutually exclusive parameters | <nowiki>(Parentheses | and | vertical | bars)</nowiki>  | Within a code description, bar separators denote options from which one must be chosen. <nowiki>% data = hdfread (start | stride | edge)</nowiki> |
| Optional parameters | [square brackets] | Within a code description, square brackets denote completely optional commands or parameters. % sed [-n, -quiet] |
| Variables | <arrow brackets> | Within a code sample, arrow brackets denote a variable that must be replaced with a valid value. % ec2-register <your-s3-bucket>/image.manifest |



===== References =====
  - http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSMechTurk/2008-04-01/AWSMechanicalTurkGettingStartedGuide/