You have mail. Read it very closely.
Preface
Table of Contents
This page describes the conventions used in this book.
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 shows various typographic conventions used throughout the text.
| Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|
Data, sysctls, things to note. |
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The names of files. | Edit .login. |
On-screen computer output. Output highlighting. | |
What the user types, contrasted with on-screen computer output. | # ipfw add 100 check-state 00100 check-state :default |
Manual page references. | Use su(1) to change user identity. |
Emphasis levels | Emphasis. Stronger emphasis. Strongest emphasis. |
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.