Sun Microsystems SunFastEthernet Adapte - Manual (Page 13)

Preface xiii
What Typographic Changes and Symbols Mean
Section Table P-1, “Typographic Conventions describes the typefaces and
symbols used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or
Symbol
Meaning Example
AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files,
and directories; on-screen
computer output Edit your .login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
system% You have mail.
AaBbCc123 What you type, contrasted with
on-screen computer output system% su
Password:
AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder:
replace with a real name or
value To delete a file, type rm filename .
AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms,
or words to be emphasized Read Chapter 6 in User’s Guide .
These are called class options.
You must be root to do this.
Code samples are included in boxes and may display the following:
% UNIX C shell prompt system%
$ UNIX Bourne and Korn shell
prompt UNIX Bourne and Korn shell
prompt
# Superuser prompt, all shells Superuser prompt, all shells