Hacking/Introduction/Conventions


 * Italic
 * Used for file names and directory names. Also used to introduce new terms.


 * Used to indicate commands, command lines, and command line switches.
 * Used to indicate commands, command lines, and command line switches.


 * Used to indicate user-defined input; the user creates the text.
 * Used to indicate user-defined input; the user creates the text.


 * Used in interactive examples to indicate literal user input.
 * Used in interactive examples to indicate literal user input.


 * Preformatted text blocks
 * Used for code blocks and multi-line shell output examples where whitespace matters


 * [ ]
 * Brackets surround optional inputs; omit the brackets when supplying these inputs.