Conventions Used in This Book

I use the following font conventions in this book:

Italic

Indicates Unix pathnames, filenames, and program names; Internet addresses, such as domain names and URLs; and new terms where they are defined

Boldface

Indicates names of GUI items, such as window names, buttons, menu choices, etc.

Constant width

Indicates command lines and options that should be typed verbatim; names and keywords in system scripts, including commands, parameter names, and variable names; and XML element tags

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