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Conventions used in this document</H1 ><P > The following typographic and usage conventions occur in this text: </P ><DIV CLASS="table" ><A NAME="conventiontable" ></A ><P ><B >Table 1. Typographic and usage conventions</B ></P ><TABLE BORDER="1" CLASS="CALSTABLE" ><THEAD ><TR ><TH ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" >Text type</TH ><TH ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" >Meaning</TH ></TR ></THEAD ><TBODY ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"Quoted text"</SPAN ></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" >Quotes from people, quoted computer output.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" ><TR ><TD ><FONT COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="screen" >terminal view</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > Literal computer input and output captured from the terminal, usually rendered with a light grey background. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><B CLASS="command" >command</B ></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > Name of a command that can be entered on the command line. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TT CLASS="varname" >VARIABLE</TT ></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > Name of a variable or pointer to content of a variable, as in <TT CLASS="varname" >$VARNAME</TT >. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TT CLASS="option" >option</TT ></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > Option to a command, as in <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"the <TT CLASS="option" >-a</TT > option to the <B CLASS="command" >ls</B > command"</SPAN >. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TT CLASS="parameter" ><I >argument</I ></TT ></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > Argument to a command, as in <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"read <B CLASS="command" >man <TT CLASS="parameter" ><I >ls</I ></TT ></B > "</SPAN >. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > <P ><B CLASS="command" >command <TT CLASS="option" >options</TT > <TT CLASS="parameter" ><I >arguments</I ></TT > </B > </P > </TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > Command synopsis or general usage, on a separated line. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TT CLASS="filename" >filename</TT ></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > Name of a file or directory, for example <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"Change to the <TT CLASS="filename" >/usr/bin</TT > directory."</SPAN > </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><B CLASS="keycap" >Key</B ></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > Keys to hit on the keyboard, such as <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"type <B CLASS="keycap" >Q</B > to quit"</SPAN >. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><SPAN CLASS="guibutton" >Button</SPAN ></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > Graphical button to click, like the <SPAN CLASS="guibutton" >OK</SPAN > button. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > <SPAN CLASS="guimenu" >Menu</SPAN >-><SPAN CLASS="guimenuitem" >Choice</SPAN > </TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > Choice to select from a graphical menu, for instance: <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"Select <SPAN CLASS="guimenu" >Help</SPAN >-><SPAN CLASS="guimenuitem" >About Mozilla</SPAN > in your browser."</SPAN ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > <EM >Terminology</EM ></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > Important term or concept: <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"The Linux <EM >kernel</EM > is the heart of the system."</SPAN > </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > See <A HREF="gloss.html" >Glossary</A > </TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > link to related subject within this guide. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" > <A HREF="http://slett.net/gallery/2003-05/IMG_1655" TARGET="_top" >The author</A > </TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" >Clickable link to an external web resource.</TD ></TR ></TBODY ></TABLE ></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="NAVFOOTER" ><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"><TABLE SUMMARY="Footer navigation table" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="intro-prerequisites.html" ACCESSKEY="P" >Prev</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="index.html" ACCESSKEY="H" >Home</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="intro-organization.html" ACCESSKEY="N" >Next</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" >What do you need?</TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="introduction.html" ACCESSKEY="U" >Up</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" >Organization of this document</TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ></BODY ></HTML >