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The following typographical conventions are used in this manual:
/etc/passwd: filenames and directory
names
placeholder: replace
placeholder with the actual value
PATH: the environment variable PATH
ls, --help: commands, options,
and parameters
user: users or
groups
Alt, Alt-F1: a key to press or a key combination; keys are shown in uppercase as on a keyboard
, +: menu items, buttons
Dancing Penguins (Chapter Penguins, ↑Another Manual): This is a reference to a chapter in another manual.
