What typographic changes and symbols mean – Sun Microsystems SunFastEthernet Adapte User Manual
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Preface
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What Typographic Changes and Symbols Mean
Section Table P-1, “Typographic Conventions describes the typefaces and
symbols 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.
system% You have mail.
AaBbCc123
What you type, contrasted with
on-screen computer output
system% 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.
Code samples are included in boxes and may display the following:
%
UNIX C shell prompt
system%
$
UNIX Bourne and Korn shell
prompt
UNIX Bourne and Korn shell
prompt
#
Superuser prompt, all shells
Superuser prompt, all shells