What Typographic Changes and Symbols Mean

Table P-1 describes the type changes and symbols used in this guide.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123()`	Commands, files, directories, and C functions; code examples	The `fork1()` function is new. Use `ls -a` to list all files.
`AaBbCc123`	Variables, titles, and emphasized words	The `stack_size` value is set by... You must specify a zero value.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	system% `cc prog.c`
page(#)	The man page name and section in the Solaris Reference Manual	See thr_create(3T).

Sections of program code in the main text are enclosed in boxes:

nt test (100);

 main()
 {
 	register int a, b, c, d, e, f;

 	test(a) = b & test(c & 0x1) & test(d & 0x1);