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Introduction
Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this document:
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Convention
Meaning
command
This fixed-space font denotes literal items such as commands, files,
routines, path names, signals, messages, and programming language
structures.
variable
Italic typeface denotes variable entries and words or concepts being
defined.
user input
This bold, fixed-space font denotes literal items that the user enters
in interactive sessions. Output is shown in nonbold, fixed-space font.
[]
Brackets enclose optional portions of a command or directive line.
...
Ellipses indicate that a preceding element can be repeated.
manpage
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Man page section identifiers appear in parentheses after man page
names.