Typographic Conventions; Shell Prompts; Sun Documentation On The Web - Sun Microsystems GigabitEthernet/S 2.0 Installation And User Manual

Typographic Conventions

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Typeface or
Symbol
AaBbCc123
AaBbCc123
AaBbCc123

Shell Prompts

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Shell
C shell
C shell superuser
Bourne shell and Korn shell
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser

Sun Documentation on the Web

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xii Sun GigabitEthernet/S 2.0 Adapter Installation and User's Guide • September 1998
Typographic Conventions
Meaning
The names of commands, files,
and directories; on-screen
computer output.
What you type, when
contrasted with on-screen
computer output.
Book titles, new words or terms,
words to be emphasized.
Command-line variable; replace
with a real name or value.
Shell Prompts
Examples
Edit your .login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
% You have mail.
su
%
Password:
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.
These are called class options.
You must be root to do this.
To delete a file, type rm filename.
Prompt
machine_name%
machine_name#
$
#