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displayed in a different style on their own (such as filenames). In these cases, they are considered

to be part of the command, so the entire phrase will be displayed as a command. For example:

Use the

cat testfile

command to view the contents of a file, named

testfile

, in the current

working directory.

filename

Filenames, directory names, paths, and RPM package names are represented this way. This style

should indicate that a particular file or directory exists by that name on your Red Hat Linux

system. Examples:

The

.bashrc

file in your home directory contains bash shell definitions and aliases for your own

use.

The

/etc/fstab

file contains information about different system devices and filesystems.

Install the

webalizer

RPM if you want to use a Web server log file analysis program.

application

This style should indicate to you that the program named is an end user application (as opposed

to system software). For example:

Use Mozilla to browse the Web.

[key]

A key on the keyboard is shown in this style. For example:

To use [Tab] completion, type in a character and then press the [Tab] key. Your terminal will

display the list of files in the directory that start with that letter.

[key] [combination]

A combination of keystrokes is represented in this way. For example:

The [Ctrl] [Alt] [Backspace] key combination will exit your graphical session and return you to

the graphical login screen or the console.

text found on a GUI interface

A title, word, or phrase found on a GUI interface screen or window will be shown in this style.

When you see text shown in this style, it is being used to identify a particular GUI screen or an

element on a GUI screen (such as text associated with a checkbox or field). Example:

Select the Require Password checkbox if you would like your screensaver to require a password

before stopping.

top level of a menu on a GUI screen or window

When you see a word in this style, it indicates that the word is the top level of a pulldown menu.

If you click on the word on the GUI screen, the rest of the menu should appear. For example:

Under File on a GNOME terminal, you will see the New Tab option that allows you to open

multiple shell prompts in the same window.

If you need to type in a sequence of commands from a GUI menu, they will be shown like the

following example:

Go to Main Menu Button (on the Panel) => Programming => Emacs to start the Emacs text

editor.