Typographic Conventions, Shell Prompts

Typographic Conventions

Typeface*	Meaning	Examples

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

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

AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -ato list all files.

%You have mail.

%su

Password:

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do replace command-line variables.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

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Shell	Prompt

C shell	machine-name%
C shell superuser	machine-name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	#

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