Conventions in this document
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This is the first step.
Take this action.
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This is the next step.
Take this action.
Note
This is optional information.
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This step could be risky.
Take this precautionary step.
Warning
This is the warning.
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This step includes entering text.
Input this text.
This is what you type, or copy and paste.
Note
$
is the default prompt for the bash shell. Input this text directly into a shell where you are logged in as normal user. You can copy and paste this text—the $ won't be copied. -
This step includes a root command.
sudo This is a command that requires root permission
Note
This is a command you type or paste with the authority of the root user. These commands all start with
sudo
, so you don't need to run them as the root user, as long as you run them from an account with sudo permission.Note
Note for editors: as a hack, use
userinput
for regular input andprompt
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This is system output:
Power save: off
Note
This is a command you type or paste with the authority of the root user. These commands all start with
sudo
, so you don't need to run them as the root user, as long as you run them from an account with sudo permission. -
This step includes a customizable input
Replace NAME with your username.
example-code-set-name
NAME
Note
The text you will replace looks like this:
. It should be in italics and may be slowly blinking.replace me
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This step copies a configuration file
cp /source/configfile ~/.config/
Note
When the instructions call for copying a text configuration file, the contents of the file are also listed in full here in the instructions.
This is a file listing. It could be several lines line or a hundred. It's the same thing as the source file in the instruction, as a backup. It could have really long lines that might end up getting truncated on display, but they will all be present if copied.
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Table 1. Editor notes
tag use format type <userinput>
Text the user types into a shell Paragraph font w/line breaks <prompt>
Things the user types with sudo or into a root shell Paragraph font w/line breaks <computeroutput>
Things the computer displays Paragraph font w/line breaks <code>
Things the computer displays inline font <programlisting>
Source code or config that the user may want to copy and paste Paragraph font w/line breaks