Typographic conventions shell prompts – Sun Microsystems Sun Blade 2500 User Manual

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Preface

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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.
Replace command-line variables
with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.
These are called class options.
You must be superuser to do replace
command-line variables.
To delete a file, type rm filename.

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Shell

Prompt

C shell

machine-name%

C shell superuser

machine-name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser

#

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