Typographical conventions In what follows, we shall use the following typographical conventions:
Characters written in bold typewriter font are commands to be typed into the computer as they stand.
Characters written in italic typewriter font indicate non-specific file or directory names.
Words inserted within square brackets [ ] indicate keys to be pressed.
So, for example,
% ls anydirectory [Return]
means "at the UNIX prompt %, type ls followed by the name of some directory, then press the key marked return"
Don't forget to press the [Return] key: commands are not sent to the computer until this is done.
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Note: UNIX is "case-sensitve", so LS is not the same as ls. The same applies to filenames, so myfile.txt, MyFile.txt and MYFILE.TXT are three seperate files. Beware if copying files to a PC, since DOS and Windows do not make this distinction. |