Installation guide

Conventions
%
$
A percent sign represents the C shell system
prompt. A dollar sign represents the system prompt
for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX shells.
#
A number sign represents the superuser prompt.
% cat
Boldface type in interactive examples indicates
typed user input.
file
Italic (slanted) type indicates variable values,
placeholders, and function argument names.
[|]
{|} In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that
are optional and braces indicate items that are
required. Vertical bars separating items inside
brackets or braces indicate that you choose one item
from among those listed.
cat
(1)
A cross-reference to a reference page includes the
appropriate section number in parentheses. For
example, cat
(1) indicates that you can find
information on the cat command in Section 1 of the
reference pages.
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