1.6. Documents

This document uses the following conventions[1]:

DescriptionsAppearance
Warnings

Caution

Warnings.

Hint

Tip

Hint.

Notes

Note

Note.

Information requiring special attention

Warning

Warning.

File Namesfile.extension
Directory Namesdirectory
Commands to be typedcommand
Applications Namesapplication
Prompt of users command under bash shellbash$
Prompt of root users command under bash shellbash#
Prompt of user command under tcsh shelltcsh$
Environment VariablesVARIABLE
Emphasized wordword
Code Example
<para>Beginning and end of paragraph</para>

Notes

[1]

Please, take a look at the source to see how to get similar results on your documents. You should also remember that the way this appears to you depends on the format you are reading this document: online appearance is slightly different from the PostScript or PDF ones.