The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
TABLE P-1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol
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Meaning
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Example
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AaBbCc123
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The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output
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Edit your .login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
machine_name% test.doc.
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AaBbCc123
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What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output
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machine_name% su
Password:
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AaBbCc123
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Command line placeholder;
replace with a real name or value
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To delete a file, type rm filename.
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AaBbCc123
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Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized
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Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options.
You must be root to do this.
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