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Table of Contents
Shell Prompts
This table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt. The examples use these prompts to indicate which type of user is running the example.
| User | Prompt |
|---|---|
Normal user | % |
| # |
Typographic Conventions
This table describes the typographic conventions used in this book.
| Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|
The names of commands. | Use |
The names of files. | Edit .login. |
On-screen computer output. | |
What the user types, contrasted with on-screen computer output. | |
Manual page references. | Use su(1) to change user identity. |
User and group names. | Only |
Emphasis. | The user must do this. |
Text that the user is expected to replace with the actual text. | To search for a keyword in the manual pages, type |
Environment variables. |
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Notes, Tips, Important Information, Warnings, and Examples
Notes, warnings, and examples appear within the text.
Notes are represented like this, and contain information to take note of, as it may affect what the user does. |
Tips are represented like this, and contain information helpful to the user, such as showing an easier way to do something. |
Important information is represented like this. Typically, these show extra steps the user may need to take. |
Warnings are represented like this, and contain information warning about possible damage if the instructions are not followed. This damage may be physical, to the hardware or the user, or it may be non-physical, such as the inadvertent deletion of important files. |
Example 1. A Sample Example
Examples are represented like this, and typically contain examples showing a walkthrough, or the results of a particular action.
Last modified on: March 9, 2024 by Danilo G. Baio