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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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 22 April 2004