Typographic Conventions - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V210 Installation Manual

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

Typographic Conventions

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Typeface Meaning
The names of commands, files,
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and directories; on-screen
computer output
What you type, when contrasted
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with on-screen computer output
AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms,
words to be emphasized.
Replace command-line variables
with real names or values.
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Prompt
machine-name%
machine-name#
$
#
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 superuser to do this.
To delete a file, type rm filename.
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