Document Conventions

Program Output

Text that is output from a program.

UNIX>

The UNIX prompt at which commands can be entered.

User Input

Data to be entered by the user.

Replaceable

Content that may or must be replaced by the user.

Action

A response to a user event.

Constant

A program or system constant.

Function

The name of a function or subroutine.

Parameter

A value or symbolic reference to a value.

Type

The classification of a value.

Variable

The name of a variable.

Application

The name of a software program.

Command

The name of an executable program or other software command.

ENVAR

A software environment variable.

Filename

The name of a file.