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. | |
| 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 |
