To make sure that what you understand is what I said, we're agreeing on using the following conventions in this document:
Table 1. Conventions
| When I want to say... | I use... | ||
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| the user's prompt | $ | ||
| the superuser's prompt (root) | # | ||
| a filename | file | ||
| a directory's name | some/directory | ||
| a command's name | command parameter1 parameter2 ... | ||
| an optional parameter in a command | command obligatory-parameter [optional-parameter] | ||
| the contents of a file |
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| pay attention to this |
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| a comment on something |
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| tips on how to do something or to improve your work |
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| an argument which can be used in, e.g., two different ways | use_this | or_this[a] | ||
| Notes: a. The key thing here is the | sign. |
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