9. Conventions used in this document

The following is a list of the typographical conventions used in this document:

New Term

Used for new terms

Filename

Used for file and directory names

Command

Used for program and command names

Constant Width

Used in the text to indicate words that appear in code or other literal strings

Listing

Used in examples to show the contents of files

Output

Used in examples to show the output from commands

bash# 

Used in examples to show a "root" shell prompt

bash$ 

Used in examples to show a normal user shell prompt

Replaceable

Used to indicate variable options, keywords, or text that the user is to replace with an actual value

User Input

Used in examples to show commands or other text that should be typed literally by the user

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