Sun Microsystems 805-1759-10 manual Unix Commands, Typographic Conventions

UNIX Commands

This document may not include specific software commands or procedures. Instead, it may name software tasks and refer you to operating system documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware.

The type of information that you might need to use references for includes:

■Shutting down the system

■Booting the system

■Configuring devices

■Other basic software procedures

See one or more of the following:

■Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals contains Solaris™ 2.x software commands.

■Online AnswerBook™ for the complete set of documentation supporting the Solaris 2.x software environment.

■Other software documentation that you received with your system.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Typeface or
Symbol	Meaning	Example

AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

AaBbCc123 What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output

AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value

AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -ato list all files.

machine_name% You have mail.

machine_name% su

Password:

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options.

You must be root to do this.

x Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997