Using unix commands, Typographic conventions – Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V490 User Manual

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Preface

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Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information on basic UNIX

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commands and

procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring
devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at http://docs.sun.com

Typographic Conventions

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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.

AaBbCc123

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

To delete a file, type rm filename.

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