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Timestamp:
08/08/2004 02:12:18 AM (20 years ago)
Author:
Gerard Beekmans <gerard@…>
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Completed global edits for upcoming 6.0 release

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    99
    1010<para>To make things easier to follow, there are a few typographical
    11 conventions used throughout the book. Following are some examples:</para>
     11conventions used throughout this book. This section contains some
     12examples of the typographical format found throughout Linux From
     13Scratch.</para>
    1214
    1315<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
    1416
    15 <blockquote><para>This form of text is designed to be typed exactly
    16 as seen unless otherwise noted in the surrounding text. It is also used
    17 in the explanation sections to identify which of the commands is being
    18 referenced.</para></blockquote>
     17<para>This form of text is designed to be typed exactly as seen unless
     18otherwise noted in the surrounding text. It is also used in the
     19explanation sections to identify which of the commands is being
     20referenced.</para>
    1921
    2022<screen><computeroutput>install-info: unknown option `--dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'</computeroutput></screen>
    2123
    22 <blockquote><para>This form of text (fixed width text) is showing screen
    23 output, probably as the result of commands issued, and is also used to
    24 show filenames, such as <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>.</para></blockquote>
     24<para>This form of text (fixed width text) shows screen output,
     25probably as the result of commands issued.  This format is also used
     26to show filenames, such as
     27<filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>.</para>
    2528
    2629<para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para>
    2730
    28 <blockquote><para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the
    29 book, mainly to emphasize important points or items.</para></blockquote>
     31<para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the book,
     32mainly to emphasize important points or items.</para>
    3033
    3134<para><ulink url="&lfs-root;"/></para>
    3235
    33 <blockquote><para>This form of text is used for hyperlinks, both within the
    34 book and to external pages such as HOWTOs, download locations and
    35 websites.</para></blockquote>
     36<para>This format is used for hyperlinks, both within the LFS
     37community and to external pages, including HOWTOs, download locations,
     38and websites.</para>
    3639
    3740<screen><userinput>cat &gt; $LFS/etc/group &lt;&lt; "EOF"
    … …  
    4144EOF</userinput></screen>
    4245
    43 <blockquote><para>This type of section is used mainly when creating
    44 configuration files. The first command tells the system to create
    45 the file <filename>$LFS/etc/group</filename> from whatever is typed on the following lines until
    46 the sequence EOF is encountered. Therefore, this whole section is generally
    47 typed as seen.</para></blockquote>
     46<para>This type is used when creating configuration files. The first
     47command tells the system to create the file
     48<filename>$LFS/etc/group</filename> from whatever is typed on the
     49following lines until the sequence end of file (EOF) is encountered.
     50Therefore, this entire section is generally typed as seen.</para>
    4851
    4952<para><replaceable>[REPLACED TEXT]</replaceable></para>
    5053
    51 <blockquote><para>This form of text is used to encapsulate text that is
    52 not to be typed as seen or copy and pasted.</para></blockquote>
     54<para>This format is used to encapsulate text that is not to be typed
     55as seen or copy-and-pasted.</para>
    5356
    5457</sect1>
     58
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