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Typographical conventions

This publication presents commands, filenames, keystrokes, and other special elements as shown here:


Example . . . . . . . . Used for:


lp or lp(C)
commands, device drivers, programs, and utilities (names, icons, or windows); the letter in parentheses indicates the reference manual section in which the command, driver, program, or utility is documented

/new/client.list
files, directories, and desktops (names, icons, or windows)

root
system, network, or user names

filename
placeholders (replace with appropriate name or value)

<Esc>
keyboard keys

Exit program?
system output (prompts, messages)

Yes or Yes
user input

``Description''
field names or column headings (on screen or in database)

Cancel
button names

Edit
menu names

Copy
menu items

File -> Find -> Text
sequences of menus and menu items

open or open(S)
library routines, system calls, kernel functions, C keywords; the letter in parentheses indicates the reference manual section in which the file is documented

$HOME
environment or shell variables

SIGHUP
named constants or signals

``adm3a''
data values

employees
database names

orders
database tables

buf
C program structures

b_b.errno
structure members

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