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<section>
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    <title>Document convenctions</title>
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    <para>In this manual the personal pronoun <emphasis>we</emphasis>
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    is used to repesent <emphasis>The CentOS Artwork SIG</emphasis>,
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    the group of persons that build The CentOS Project corporate
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    visual identity through the CentOS Artwork Repository.</para>
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    <para>In this manual, certain words are represented in different
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    fonts, typefaces, sizes, and weights. This highlighting is
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    systematic; different words are represented in the same style to
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    indicate their inclusion in a specific category. The types of
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    words that are represented this way include the following:</para>
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    <glosslist>
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        <glossentry>
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            <glossterm><command>command</command></glossterm>
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            <glossdef>
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                <para> Linux commands (and other operating system
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                commands, when used) are represented this way. This
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                style should indicate to you that you can type the
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                word or phrase on the command line and press Enter to
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                invoke a command. Sometimes a command contains words
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                that would be displayed in a different style on their
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                own (such as file names). In these cases, they are
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                considered to be part of the command, so the entire
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                phrase is displayed as a command. For example:</para>
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                <para>Use the <command>centos-art identity
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                --render='path/to/dir'</command> command to produce
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                contents inside the 
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                class="directory">trunk/Identity</filename> directory
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                structure.</para>
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            </glossdef>
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        </glossentry>
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        <glossentry>
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            <glossterm><filename>file name</filename></glossterm>
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            <glossdef>
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                <para>File names, directory names, paths, and RPM
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                package names are represented this way. This style
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                indicates that a particular file or directory exists
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                with that name on your system. Examples:</para>
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                <para>The <filename>init.sh</filename> file in
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                class="directory">trunk/Scripts/Bash/Cli/</filename>
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                directory is the initialization script, written in
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                Bash, used to automate most of tasks in the
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                repository.</para>
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                <para>The <command>centos-art</command> command uses
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                the <package>ImageMagick</package> RPM package to
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                convert images from PNG format to other
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                formats.</para>
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            </glossdef>
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        </glossentry>
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        <glossentry>
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            <glossterm><keycap>key</keycap></glossterm>
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            <glossdef>
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                <para> A key on the keyboard is shown in this style.
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                For example:</para>
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                <para>To use <keycap>TAB</keycap> completion to list
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                particular files in a directory, type @command{ls},
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                then a character, and finally the Tab key. Your
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                terminal displays the list of files in the working
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                directory that begin with that character.</para>
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            </glossdef>
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        </glossentry>
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        <glossentry>
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            <glossterm><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>key-combination</keycap></keycombo></glossterm>
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            <glossdef>
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                <para>A combination of keystrokes is represented in
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                this way. For example:</para>
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                <para>The 
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                action="simul"><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Backspace</keycap></keycombo>
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                key combination exits your graphical session and
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                returns you to the graphical login screen or the
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                console.</para> 
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            </glossdef> 
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        </glossentry>
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        <glossentry>
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            <glossterm><computeroutput>computer output</computeroutput></glossterm>
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            <glossdef>
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            <para> Text in this style indicates text displayed to a
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            shell prompt such as error messages and responses to
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            commands. For example:</para>
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            <para>The <command>ls</command> command displays the
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            contents of a directory. For example:
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            <programlisting>
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Config                          help_renameEntry.sh
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help_copyEntry.sh               help_restoreCrossReferences.sh
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help_deleteCrossReferences.sh   help_searchIndex.sh
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            </programlisting>
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            The output returned in response to the command (in this
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            case, the contents of the directory) is shown in this
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            style.</para>
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        </glossdef>
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    </glossentry>
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    </glosslist>
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    <para>Additionally, we use several different strategies to draw
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    your attention to certain pieces of information. In order of
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    urgency, these items are marked as a note, tip, important,
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    caution, or warning. For example:</para>
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    <note>
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        <para>Remember that Linux is case sensitive. In other words, a
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        rose is not a ROSE is not a rOsE.</para>
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    </note> 
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    <tip>
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        <para>The directory @file{/usr/share/doc/} contains additional
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        documentation for packages installed on your system.</para>
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    </tip>
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    <important>
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        <para>If you modify the DHCP configuration file, the changes
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        do not take effect until you restart the DHCP daemon.</para>
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    </important>
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    <caution>
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        <para>Do not perform routine tasks as root — use a
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        regular user account unless you need to use the root account
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        for system administration tasks.</para>
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    </caution>
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    <warning>
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        <para>Be careful to remove only the necessary partitions.
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        Removing other partitions could result in data loss or a
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        corrupted system environment.</para>
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    </warning>
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</section>