Typography – Quick Eagle Networks DL3800E User Manual

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Preface

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Typography

Quick Eagle Networks manuals delineate the names of files, commands,
and actions by using the fonts and typefaces described in the following
table:

Typeface or
Symbol

Purpose

Example

Courier

Font

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and
directories, as well as on-screen
computer output.

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% You have
mail.

Courier

Font, Bold

AaBbCc123

The input you provide, as contrasted
with on-screen computer output.

machine_name% su

Keystrokes that you must provide to
use the application.

Press Ctrl-L to refresh the screen.

Palatino Font,
Italic
AaBbCc123

Command-line placeholder that you
replace with a real name or value.

To delete a file, type rm filename

Book titles, new words or terms, or
words that need to be emphasized.

Refer to Chapter 6.

These are called class options.

You must be logged in as root to

access this directory.

Zapf Dingbats
Font

Symbol that denotes a single-step
procedure or task. Procedures
requiring more than one task are
numbered.

Palatino Font,
Bold Blue,
Underscore
AaBbCc123

Hyperlinks in the table of
contents.When viewing the Portable
Document Format (PDF) version of this
user guide, you can click on one of
these to jump directly to the selected
subject matter.

Palatino Font,
Blue
AaBbCc123
or
AaBbCc123

Hyperlinks throughout general text.

Helvetica Bold

Denotes actual markings on front or
back panels.

Attach the cable to the TERMINAL
port

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