Sun Microsystems 805-1797-10 manual Typographic Conventions, Shell Prompts

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

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -ato list all files. You have mail.

AaBbCc123

AaBbCc123

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output

Command-line placeholder:

replace with a real name or value

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

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.

Shell Prompts

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine_name%
C shell superuser	machine_name#

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