Table P-2 Typographic Conventions - Sun Microsystems StorEdge A7000 Service Manual

Typographic Conventions
Typographic Conventions
TABLE P-2
Typeface or Symbol Meaning
The names of commands, files,
AaBbCc123
and directories; on-screen
computer output.
What you type, when
AaBbCc123
contrasted with on-screen
computer output.
AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms,
words to be emphasized.
Command-line variable; replace
with a real name or value.
Keyname-Keyname A hyphen between the names of
keys or mouse buttons indicates
simultaneous use of two keys or
a key and a mouse button.
Underlined letter in An underlined letter in a menu
menu title or item title is a menu shortcut
(mnemonic).
This means that simultaneously
pressing the Alt key and the key
for that letter makes that menu
appear.
→
Menu item Menu An arrow between the names of
item menu items indicates a
cascading menu.
. In examples, a vertical ellipsis
indicates that information was
omitted.
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.
Ctrl-W
File
Utilities service
Testing Backplane Cards
.
.
.
Term set to: vt100 <CR>= default>
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