Conventions and terminology used in this book

The following highlighting conventions are used in this book.

Table 1. Highlighting conventions

Text property Definition
Bold Indicates commands, keywords, and other items whose names are predefined by the system.
Italics Indicates one of the following things:
  • The introduction of a new term
  • Names or values (variables) that must be supplied by the user
  • A reference to another source of information
  • General emphasis
Monospace Indicates one of the following things:
  • Files and directories
  • Information that you are instructed to type at a command prompt or in a window
  • Examples of specific data values
  • Examples of text similar to what might be displayed by the system
  • Examples of system messages