Author: manuel Date: 2005-05-07 11:54:06 -0600 (Sat, 07 May 2005) New Revision: 4021
Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/conventions.xml Log: Tagged conventions.xml Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/conventions.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/conventions.xml 2005-05-07 17:42:39 UTC (rev 4020) +++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/conventions.xml 2005-05-07 17:54:06 UTC (rev 4021) @@ -6,57 +6,70 @@ ]> <sect1 id="intro-welcome-conventions"> -<sect1info> -<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> -<date>$Date$</date> -</sect1info> -<?dbhtml filename="conventions.html"?> -<title>Conventions used in this book</title> + <?dbhtml filename="conventions.html"?> -<para>To make things easy to follow, there are a number of conventions used -throughout the book. Following are some examples:</para> + <sect1info> + <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> + <date>$Date$</date> + </sect1info> -<screen><command>./configure --prefix=/usr</command></screen> + <title>Conventions Used in This Book</title> -<blockquote><para>This form of text is designed to be typed exactly -as seen unless otherwise noted in the surrounding text. It is also used -in the explanation sections to identify references to specific commands.</para> -</blockquote> + <para>To make things easy to follow, there are a number of conventions used + throughout the book. Following are some examples:</para> -<para><filename>install-info: unknown option -`--dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'</filename></para> +<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen> -<blockquote><para>This form of text (fixed width text) is showing screen -output, probably as the result of commands issued and is also used to -show filenames such as <filename>/boot/grub/grub.conf</filename></para></blockquote> + <blockquote> + <para>This form of text is designed to be typed exactly + as seen unless otherwise noted in the surrounding text. It is also used + in the explanation sections to identify references to specific commands.</para> + </blockquote> -<para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para> +<screen><computeroutput>install-info: unknown option +`--dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'</computeroutput></screen> -<blockquote><para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the -book but mainly to emphasize important points or to give examples as to -what to type.</para></blockquote> + <blockquote> + <para>This form of text (fixed width text) is showing screen + output, probably as the result of commands issued and is also used to + show filenames such as <filename>/boot/grub/grub.conf</filename></para> + </blockquote> -<para><ulink url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/";>http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/</ulink></para> + <para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para> -<blockquote><para>This form of text is used for hypertext links, both within -the book and to external pages such as HowTo's, download locations, -websites, etc.</para></blockquote> + <blockquote> + <para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the + book but mainly to emphasize important points or to give examples as to + what to type.</para> + </blockquote> -<screen><userinput><command>cat > $LFS/etc/group << "EOF"</command> - root:x:0: - bin:x:1: - ...... -<command>EOF</command></userinput></screen> + <para><ulink url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/"/></para> -<blockquote><para>This type of section is used mainly when creating -configuration files. The first command (in bold) tells the system to create -the file <filename>$LFS/etc/group</filename> from whatever is typed on the -following lines until the sequence <acronym>EOF</acronym> is encountered. -Therefore, this whole section is generally typed as seen.</para></blockquote> + <blockquote> + <para>This form of text is used for hypertext links, both within + the book and to external pages such as HowTo's, download locations, + websites, etc.</para> + </blockquote> -<para><replaceable>[REPLACED TEXT]</replaceable></para> +<screen><userinput>cat > $LFS/etc/group << "EOF" +<literal>root:x:0: +bin:x:1: +......</literal> +EOF</userinput></screen> -<blockquote><para>This form of text is used to encapsulate text that should be -modified and is not to be typed as seen or copy and pasted.</para></blockquote> + <blockquote> + <para>This type of section is used mainly when creating + configuration files. The first command (in bold) tells the system to create + the file <filename>$LFS/etc/group</filename> from whatever is typed on the + following lines until the sequence EOF is encountered. + Therefore, this whole section is generally typed as seen.</para> + </blockquote> + <para><replaceable>[REPLACED TEXT]</replaceable></para> + + <blockquote> + <para>This form of text is used to encapsulate text that should be + modified and is not to be typed as seen or copy and pasted.</para> + </blockquote> + </sect1> -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
