Notation Conventions
 
 
 

A number of style conventions are used throughout this guide. These conventions and examples of their use are shown as follows.

Convention Example
Text that you enter in a command line appears in Courrier Bold. You must press the Enter key after each command. rpm -qa
Variable names appear in Courier, enclosed in angle brackets. No spaces are allowed in variable names. <variable_name>
Variables that appear enclosed in square brackets are optional. [<filename>]
Feedback from the command line appears in Courier. limit coredumpsize
Directory names, filenames, URLs, and command line utilities appear in italics. /usr/discreet