Typographic Conventions; Shell Prompts - Sun Microsystems GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter User Manual

Typographic Conventions

Typographic Conventions
TABLE P-1
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.

Shell Prompts

Shell Prompts
TABLE P-2
Shell
C shell
C shell superuser
Bourne shell and Korn shell
Bourne shell and Korn shell
superuser
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#
$
#
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