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Motif 2.1 User's Guide



What DocBook SGML Markup Means

This book is written in the Structured Generalized Markup Language (SGML) using the DocBook Document Type Definition (DTD). The following table describes the DocBook markup used for various semantic elements.

Table 1. DocBook SGML Markup

Markup Appearance

Semantic Element(s)

Example

AaBbCc123

The names of commands.

Use the ls command to list files.

AaBbCc123

The names of command options.

Use ls -a to list all files.

AaBbCc123

Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

AaBbCc123

The names of files and directories.

Edit your .login file.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized.

Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.


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