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>9. Conventions used in this document</H1
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>The following typographic and usage conventions occur in this text:</P
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>Table 1. Typographic and usage conventions</B
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><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Quoted text"</SPAN
>
</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Quotes from people, quoted computer output.</TD
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><TR
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <TABLE
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</TD
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ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Literal computer input and output captured from the terminal,
usually rendered with a light grey background.</TD
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ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <B
CLASS="command"
>command</B
>
</TD
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ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Name of a command that can be entered on the command line.</TD
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ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <TT
CLASS="varname"
>VARIABLE</TT
>
</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Name of a variable or pointer to content of a variable, as in <TT
CLASS="varname"
>$VARNAME</TT
>.</TD
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><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <TT
CLASS="option"
>option</TT
>
</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Option to a command, as in <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"the <TT
CLASS="option"
>-a</TT
> option
to the <B
CLASS="command"
>ls</B
> command"</SPAN
>.</TD
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><TR
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VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <TT
CLASS="parameter"
><I
>argument</I
></TT
>
</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Argument to a command, as in <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"read <B
CLASS="command"
>man <TT
CLASS="parameter"
><I
>ls</I
></TT
>
</B
>
"</SPAN
>.</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <TT
CLASS="prompt"
>prompt</TT
>
</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; User prompt, usually followed by a command that you type in a terminal window, like in <TT
CLASS="prompt"
>hilda@home&#62;</TT
> <B
CLASS="command"
>ls <TT
CLASS="option"
>-l</TT
></B
>
</TD
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><TR
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <P
><B
CLASS="command"
>command <TT
CLASS="option"
>options</TT
>
<TT
CLASS="parameter"
><I
>arguments</I
></TT
>
</B
> </P
>
</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Command synopsis or general usage, on a separated line.</TD
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><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <TT
CLASS="filename"
>filename</TT
>
</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Name of a file or directory, for example <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Change to
the <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/usr/bin</TT
> directory."</SPAN
>
</TD
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VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <B
CLASS="keycap"
>Key</B
>
</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Keys to hit on the keyboard, such as <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"type
<B
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>Q</B
> to quit"</SPAN
>.</TD
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VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <SPAN
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>Button</SPAN
>
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VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Graphical button to click, like the <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>OK</SPAN
> button.</TD
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ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>&#13; <SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>Menu</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Choice</SPAN
>
</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Choice to select from a graphical menu, for instance: <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Select<SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>Help</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>About Mozilla</SPAN
> in your browser."</SPAN
>
</TD
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>&#13; <EM
>Terminology</EM
>
</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="MIDDLE"
>Important term or concept: <SPAN
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>"The Linux
<EM
>kernel</EM
> is the heart of the system."</SPAN
>
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</TD
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>The backslash in a terminal view or command synopsis indicates an
unfinished line. In other words, if you see a long command that is
cut into multiple lines, \ means <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Don't press
<B
CLASS="keycap"
>Enter</B
> yet!"</SPAN
>
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>See <A
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</TD
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>link to related subject within this guide.</TD
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>It means be careful.</P
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