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# Typographical conventions

Bold
  Used to mark new concepts, WARNINGS, and keywords in a language.

italics
  Used for emphasis in text, and occasionally for quotes or introductions at the beginning of a section.

slanted
  Used to mark meta-variables in the text, especially in representations of the command line. For example,

  > `ls -l` foo

  where foo would ``stand for'' a filename, such as `/bin/cp`.

`Typewriter`
  Used to represent screen interaction, as in

  >     $ ls -l /bin/cp
  >     -rwxr-xr-x  1 root    wheel    12104 Sep 25 15:53 /bin/cp

  Also used for code examples, whether it is C code, a shell script, or something else, and to display general files, such as configuration files. When necessary for clarity's sake, these examples or figures will be enclosed in thin boxes.

`Key`
  Represents a key to press. You will often see it in this form:

  > Press `Return` to continue.