Sun Microsystems SunFastEthernet Adapte User Manual page 13

What Typographic Changes and Symbols Mean
Section Table P-1, "Typographic Conventions describes the typefaces and
symbols used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or
Symbol Meaning
The names of commands, files,
AaBbCc123
and directories; on-screen
computer output
What you type, contrasted with
AaBbCc123
on-screen computer output
AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder:
replace with a real name or
value
AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms,
or words to be emphasized
Code samples are included in boxes and may display the following:
UNIX C shell prompt
%
UNIX Bourne and Korn shell
$
prompt
Superuser prompt, all shells
#
Preface
Example
Edit your.login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
system% You have mail.
system% su
Password:
To delete a file, type rm filename.
Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide.
These are called class options.
You must be root to do this.
system%
UNIX Bourne and Korn shell
prompt
Superuser prompt, all shells
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