Conventions, Convention Example

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Conventions

The conventions used throughout this book are listed below.

Convention	Example

For all UNIX-based commands, the	/usr/cvfs/bin/cvlabel -l
# prompt is implied, although it is not shown.	is the same as
	# /usr/cvfs/bin/cvlabel -l

Screen text, file names, program names, and	mkdir -p <mount point>
commands are in Courier font.

The root prompt for UNIX is shown as a number	tar xvf <filename>
symbol.

Site-specific variables are enclosed within	chmod 777 <mount point>
brackets < > .

Pressing Return or Enter after each command is
assumed.

A menu name with an arrow refers to a sequence	Programs > StorNext File
of menus.	System > Help

Red Hat and SuSE are inclusive whenever Linux
is mentioned.

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