Document Conventions

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1.6. Document Conventions

This document uses the following conventions[1]:

Descriptions Appearance

Information requiring special attention

This is a warning.

Caution

This cautions the reader.

Hint

This is a hint.

Notes

This is a note.

File Names file.extension

Directory Names directory

Commands to be typed command

Applications Names application

Prompt of users command under bash shell bash$

Prompt of root users command under bash shell bash#

Prompt of user command under tcsh shell tcsh$

Environment Variables VARIABLE

Emphasized word word

Quoted text "quote"

Code Example

<para>Beginning and end of paragraph</para>

[1]	Please, take a look at the source to see how to get similar results on your documents. You should also remember that the way this appears to you depends on the format in which you are reading this document: online appearance is slightly different from the PostScript or PDF ones.

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