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The following typographical conventions are used in this guide: | |
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">> command arg ...</code></span></dt><dd><p> | |
A command, typed by the user, and its output. The | |
“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">></code></span>” character is | |
the command prompt. | |
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="command">command</code></span></dt><dd><p> | |
The name of a program, when used in a sentence, rather than | |
in literal input or output. | |
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">literal</code></span></dt><dd><p> | |
Text provided to or received from a computer program. | |
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>placeholder</code></em></span></dt><dd><p> | |
Text that should be replaced with an appropriate value when | |
typing a command. | |
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">\</code></span></dt><dd><p> | |
At the end of a line in command or program examples, indicates | |
that a long line of literal input or output continues onto the | |
next line in the document. | |
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