3 Documentation Conventions
The following typographical conventions are used in this manual:
• /etc/passwd: filenames and directory names
• placeholder: replace placeholder with the actual value
• PATH: the environment variable PATH
• ls, --help: commands, options, and parameters
• user: users or groups
• Alt , Alt + F1 : a key to press or a key combination; keys are shown in uppercase as
on a keyboard
• File, File > Save As: menu items, buttons
• This paragraph is only relevant for the specified architectures. The arrows mark
the beginning and the end of the text block.
This paragraph is only relevant for the specified architectures. The arrows mark
the beginning and the end of the text block.
• Dancing Penguins (Chapter Penguins, ↑Another Manual): This is a reference to a
chapter in another manual.
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