Preface
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Typographic Conventions
Shell Prompts
Typeface or
Symbol
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.
To delete a file, type
rm
filename.
Shell
Prompt
C shell
machine-name
%
C shell superuser
machine-name
#
Bourne shell and Korn shell
$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser
#
