| 1 | <sect1 id="ch01-conventions">
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| 2 | <title>Conventions used in this book</title>
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| 3 | <?dbhtml filename="conventions.html" dir="chapter01"?>
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| 4 |
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| 5 | <para>To make things easy to follow, there are a number of conventions used
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| 6 | throughout the book. Following are some examples:</para>
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| 7 |
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| 8 | <para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen></para>
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| 9 |
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| 10 | <blockquote><para>This form of text is designed to be typed exactly
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| 11 | as seen unless otherwise noted in the surrounding text. It is also used
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| 12 | in the explanation sections to identify which of the commands is being
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| 13 | referenced.</para></blockquote>
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| 14 |
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| 15 | <para><filename>install-info: unknown option
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| 16 | `--dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'</filename></para>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <blockquote><para>This form of text (fixed width text) is showing screen
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| 19 | output, probably as the result of commands issued, and is also used to
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| 20 | show filenames, such as <filename>/etc/lilo.conf</filename>.</para></blockquote>
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| 21 |
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| 22 | <para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para>
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| 23 |
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| 24 | <blockquote><para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the
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| 25 | book, mainly to emphasize important points, and to give examples of
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| 26 | what to type.</para></blockquote>
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| 27 |
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| 28 | <para><ulink url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/"/></para>
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| 29 |
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| 30 | <blockquote><para>This form of text is used for hyperlinks, both within the
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| 31 | book and to external pages such as HOWTOs, download locations and
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| 32 | websites.</para></blockquote>
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| 33 |
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| 34 | <para><screen><userinput>cat > $LFS/etc/group << "EOF"</userinput>
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| 35 | root:x:0:
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| 36 | bin:x:1:
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| 37 | ......
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| 38 | <userinput>EOF</userinput>
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| 39 | </screen></para>
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| 40 |
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| 41 | <blockquote><para>This type of section is used mainly when creating
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| 42 | configuration files. The first command (in bold) tells the system to create
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| 43 | the file $LFS/etc/group from whatever is typed on the following lines until
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| 44 | the sequence EOF is encountered. Therefore, this whole section is generally
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| 45 | typed as seen.</para></blockquote>
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| 46 |
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| 47 | </sect1>
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| 48 |
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