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Add guidelines regarding angled brackets around variables

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Also updates terminology and clarifies wording.
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* Syntactically distinguish variables in commands. For example, this is
ambiguous:
$ qvm-run --dispvm=dvm-template --service qubes.StartApp+xterm
$ qvm-run --dispvm=disposable-template --service qubes.StartApp+xterm
It should instead be:
$ qvm-run --dispvm=<DVM_TEMPLATE> --service qubes.StartApp+xterm
$ qvm-run --dispvm=<DISPOSABLE_TEMPLATE> --service qubes.StartApp+xterm
Note that we syntactically distinguish variables in three ways:
1. Surrounding them in angled brackets (`< >`)
2. Using underscores (`_`) between words
2. Using underscores (`_`) instead of spaces between words
3. Using all capital letters
We have observed that many novices make the mistake of typing the surrounding
angled brackets (`< >`) on the command line, even after substituting the
desired real value between them. Therefore, in documentation aimed at
novices, we also recommend clarifying that the angled brackets should not be
typed. This can be accomplished in one of several ways:
- Explicitly say something like "without the angled brackets."
- Provide an example command using real values that excludes the angled
brackets.
- If you know that almost all users will want to use (or should use) a
specific command containing all real values and no variables, you might
consider providing exactly that command and forgoing the version with
variables. Novices may not realize which parts of the command they can
substitute with different values, but if you've correctly judged that they
should use the command you've provided as is, then this shouldn't matter.
## Markdown conventions
All the documentation is written in Markdown for maximum accessibility. When