Typographic Conventions

Typewriter

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.

boldface

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

machine_name% su

Password:

italic

Command-line placeholder: 

replace with a real name or value. 

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

To delete a file, type rm filename.