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<sect1 id="ch01-conventions">
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<title>Conventions used in this book</title>
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<?dbhtml filename="conventions.html" dir="chapter01"?>
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<para>To make things easy to follow, there are a number of conventions used
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throughout the book. Following are some examples:</para>
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<para><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></para>
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<blockquote><para>This form of text is designed to be typed exactly
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as seen unless otherwise noted in the surrounding text. It is also used
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in the explanation sections to identify which of the commands is being
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referred to.</para></blockquote>
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<para><filename>install-info: unknown option
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`--dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'</filename></para>
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<blockquote><para>This form of text (fixed width text) is showing screen
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output, probably as the result of commands issued and is also used to
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show filenames such as <filename>/etc/lilo.conf</filename></para></blockquote>
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<para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para>
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<blockquote><para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the
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book but mainly to emphasize important points or to give examples as to
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what to type.</para></blockquote>
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<para><ulink url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/">http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/</ulink></para>
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<blockquote><para>This form of text is used for hyperlinks, both within the
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book and to external pages such as HowTo's, download locations,
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websites, etc.</para></blockquote>
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<para><screen><userinput>cat > $LFS/etc/group << "EOF"</userinput>
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root:x:0:
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bin:x:1:
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......
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<userinput>EOF</userinput>
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</screen>
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</para>
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<blockquote><para>This type of section is used mainly when creating
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configuration files. The first command (in bold) tells the system to create
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the file $LFS/etc/group from whatever is typed on the following lines until
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the sequence EOF is encountered. Therefore, this whole section is generally
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typed as seen.</para></blockquote>
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</sect1>
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