Typographic Conventions

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The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output 

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

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What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output 

% su

Password:

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Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized 

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

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Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value 

To delete a file, type rm filename.