<preface id="docconvs">

    <title>Document Convenctions</title>

    <para>

        In this manual, certain words are represented in different

        fonts, typefaces, sizes, and weights. This highlighting is

        systematic; different words are represented in the same style

        to indicate their inclusion in a specific category. The types

        of words that are represented this way include the

        following:

    </para>

    <variablelist>

        <varlistentry>

            <term><command>command</command></term>

            <listitem>

                <para>

                    Linux commands (and other operating system

                    commands, when used) are represented this way.

                    This style should indicate to you that you can

                    type the word or phrase on the command line and

                    press Enter to invoke a command. Sometimes a

                    command contains words that would be displayed in

                    a different style on their own (such as file

                    names). In these cases, they are considered to be

                    part of the command, so the entire phrase is

                    displayed as a command.  For example:

                </para>

                <itemizedlist>

                <listitem>

                <para>

                    Use the <command>centos-art render 

                    class="directory">trunk/Manuals/Repository/Docbook</filename>

                    --filter="repository"</command> command to produce

                    the CentOS Artwork Repository User's Guide.

                </para>

                </listitem>

                </itemizedlist>

            </listitem>

        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>

            <term><filename>file name</filename></term>

            <listitem>

                <para>

                    File names, directory names, paths, and RPM

                    package names are represented this way. This style

                    indicates that a particular file or directory

                    exists with that name on your system. Examples:

                </para>

                <itemizedlist>

                <listitem>

                <para>

                    The <filename>init.sh</filename> file in 

                    class="directory">trunk/Scripts/Bash/Cli/</filename>

                    directory is the initialization script, written in

                    Bash, used to automate most of tasks in the

                    repository.

                </para>

                </listitem>

                <listitem>

                <para>

                    The <command>centos-art</command> command uses the

                    <package>ImageMagick</package> RPM package to

                    convert images from PNG format to other

                    formats.

                </para>

                </listitem>

                </itemizedlist>

            </listitem>

        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>

            <term><keycap>key</keycap></term>

            <listitem>

                <para>

                    A key on the keyboard is shown in this style.

                    For example:

                </para>

                <itemizedlist>

                <listitem>

                <para>

                    To use <keycap>Tab</keycap> completion to list

                    particular files in a directory, type

                    <command>ls</command>, then a character, and

                    finally the <keycap>Tab</keycap> key. Your

                    terminal displays the list of files in the working

                    directory that begin with that character.

                </para>

                </listitem>

                </itemizedlist>

            </listitem>

        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>

            <term><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>key</keycap><keycap>combination</keycap></keycombo></term>

            <listitem>

                <para>

                    A combination of keystrokes is represented in this

                    way. For example: 

                </para>

                <itemizedlist> 

                <listitem> 

                <para>

                    The 

                    action="simul"><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Backspace</keycap></keycombo>

                    key combination exits your graphical session and

                    returns you to the graphical login screen or the

                    console.

                </para> 

                </listitem>

                </itemizedlist>

            </listitem> 

        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>

            <term><computeroutput>computer output</computeroutput></term>

            <listitem>

            <para>

                Text in this style indicates text displayed to a shell

                prompt such as error messages and responses to

                commands. For example, the <command>ls</command>

                command displays the contents of a directory using

                this style:

            </para>

<programlisting>

render_doTranslation.sh     render_getDirTemplate.sh    render_doBaseActions.sh

render_getConfigOption.sh   render_getOptions.sh        render_doThemeActions.sh  

render_getDirOutput.sh      render.sh

</programlisting>

            <para>

                The output returned in response to the command (in

                this case, the contents of the directory) is shown in

                this style.

            </para>

        </listitem>

    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>

        <term><prompt>prompt</prompt></term>

        <listitem>

        <para>

            A prompt, which is a computer's way of signifying that it

            is ready for you to input something, is shown in this

            style. Examples:

            <itemizedlist>

                <listitem>

                <para>

                    <prompt>$</prompt>

                </para>

                </listitem>

                <listitem>

                <para>

                    <prompt>#</prompt>

                </para>

                </listitem>

                <listitem>

                <para>

                    <prompt>[centos@projects centos]$</prompt>

                </para>

                </listitem>

                <listitem>

                <para>

                    <prompt>projects login:</prompt>

                </para>

                </listitem>

            </itemizedlist>

        </para>

        </listitem>

    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>

        <term><userinput>user input</userinput></term>

        <listitem>

        <para>

            Text that the user types, either on the command line or

            into a text box on a GUI screen, is displayed in this

            style. In the following example,

            <userinput>text</userinput> is displayed in this style: To

            boot your system into the text based installation program,

            you must type in the <userinput>text</userinput> command

            at the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt.

        </para>

        </listitem>

    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>

        <term><replaceable>replaceable</replaceable></term>

        <listitem>

        <para>

           Text used in examples that is meant to be replaced with

           data provided by the user is displayed in this style. In

           the following example,

           <replaceable>version-number</replaceable> is displayed in

           this style: The directory for the kernel source is

           class="directory">/usr/src/kernels/<replaceable>version-number</replaceable>/</filename>,

           where <replaceable>version-number</replaceable> is the

           version and type of kernel installed on this system. 

        </para>

        </listitem>

    </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

    <para>Additionally, we use several different strategies to draw

    your attention to certain pieces of information. In order of

    urgency, these items are marked as a note, tip, important,

    caution, or warning. For example:</para>

    <note>

        <para>Remember that Linux is case sensitive. In other words, a

        rose is not a ROSE is not a rOsE.</para>

    </note> 

    <tip>

        <para>The directory 

        class="directory">/usr/share/doc/</filename> contains

        additional documentation for packages installed on your

        system.</para>

    </tip>

    <important>

        <para>If you modify the DHCP configuration file, the changes

        do not take effect until you restart the DHCP daemon.</para>

    </important>

    <caution>

        <para>Do not perform routine tasks as root — use a

        regular user account unless you need to use the root account

        for system administration tasks.</para>

    </caution>

    <warning>

        <para>Be careful to remove only the necessary partitions.

        Removing other partitions could result in data loss or a

        corrupted system environment.</para>

    </warning>

</preface>