The following sections describe how to interpret the description pages for each instruction listed in the Intel Instruction Set section. Each instruction family is introduced by a descriptive heading such as the following:
CMC-Complement Carry Flag
Each instruction family may be accompanied by descriptive sections labeled as follows: Details Table, Operation, Flags Affected, Protected Mode Exceptions, Real Address Mode Exceptions, Virtual-8086 Mode Exceptions, and optionally, a Notes section. The following sections explain the notational conventions and abbreviations used in these paragraphs of the instruction descriptions.