The Solaris 7 Software Developer Supplement describes how to use new developer features in the SolarisTM 7 11/99, 8/99, 5/99, and 3/99 software releases.
This document describes new or changed functionality in Solaris update releases. The information here supplements or supersedes information in the previous releases of Solaris 7 documentation sets.
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The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output | machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
To delete a file, type rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized. |
Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |