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

Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value

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 this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Shell Prompts

Shell

Prompt

 

 

C shell

machine_name%

Microsoft Windows

<directory>

 

 

Related Documentation

Application

Title

 

 

J2ME Wireless Toolkit

J2ME Wireless Toolkit User’s Guide

J2ME Wireless Toolkit

J2ME Wireless Toolkit Release Notes

MIDP - JSR 37

Mobile Information Device Profile for the J2ME

 

Platform

MIDP - JSR 118

Mobile Information Device Profile 2.0

 

 

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