Conventions

In this book, you will find a number of text styles 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: "What this DSC configuration does is ensure that a file is created in the D:FooProduct folder called foo.txt, with the contents this is example text."

A block of code is set as follows:

configuration BaseServerConfiguration
    { 
        File ExampleTextFile
        {
            Ensure = 'Present'
            Type = 'File'
            DestinationPath = 'D:FooProductfoo.txt'
            Contents = "this is example text"
        }
    
        WindowsFeature DotNet
        {
            Ensure = 'Present'
            Name = 'NET-Framework-45-Core'
        }
    } 

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

configuration BaseServerConfiguration
    { 
        File ExampleTextFile
        {
            Ensure = 'Present'
            Type = 'File'
            DestinationPath = 'D:FooProductfoo.txt'
            Contents = "this is example text"
        }
    
        WindowsFeature DotNet
        {
            Ensure = 'Present'
            Name = 'NET-Framework-45-Core'
        }
    } 

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

    [PS]> Get-HotFix -Id KB2883200
    Source Description HotFixID InstalledBy InstalledOn 
    ------ ----------- -------- ----------- ----------- 
    HOSTNAME Update KB2883200 HOSTNAMEAdmini... 9/30/2013 12:00:00 AM

New terms and important words are shown in bold.