User guide

Preface xxi
Typography
Digital Link manuals delineate the names of Þles, commands, and
actions by using the fonts and typefaces described in the following
table:
Typeface or
Symbol Purpose Example
Courier Font
AaBbCc123
The names of commands, files, and
directories, as well as on-screen
computer output.
Edit your.login Þle.
Use ls -a to list all Þles.
machine_name% You have mail.
Courier
Font, Bold
AaBbCc123
The input you provide, as contrasted
with on-screen computer output.
machine_name% su
Keystrokes that you must provide to
use the application.
Press Ctrl-L to refresh the screen.
Palatino Font,
Italic
AaBbCc123
Command-line placeholder that you
replace with a real name or value.
To delete a Þle, type rm Þlename
Book titles, new words or terms, or
words that need to be emphasized.
Refer to Chapter 6 in the User Guide.
These are called class options.
You must be logged in as root to
access this directory.
▼
Zapf Dingbats
Font
Symbol that denotes a single-step
procedure or task. Procedures
requiring more than one task are
numbered.
Palatino Font,
Bold Blue,
Underscore
AaBbCc123
Hyperlinks in the table of
contents.When viewing the Portable
Document Format (PDF) version of the
user guide, you can click on one of
these to jump directly to the selected
subject matter.
Palatino Font,
Blue
AaBbCc123
or
AaBbCc123
Hyperlinks throughout general text.
Helvetica
Bold
Denotes actual markings on front or
back panels.
Attach the cable to the TERMINAL
port