Sun Microsystems 6900 - Manual (Page 17)

Preface XVII
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Typographic Conventions
Shell Prompts
Typeface Meaning Examples
AaBbCc123 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 .
AaBbCc123 What you type, when
contrasted with on-screen
computer output % su
Password:
AaBbCc123 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.
Command-line variable; replace
with a real name or value To delete a file, type rm filename.
Shell Prompt
C shell machine-name %
C shell superuser machine-name #
Bourne shell and Korn shell $
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser #