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1.6. Documents

This document uses the following conventions[1]:

Descriptions Appearance
Warnings

Caution

Warnings.
Hint

Tip

Hint.
Notes

Note

Note.
Information requiring special attention

Warning

Warning.
File Names file.extension
Directory Names directory
Commands to be typed command
Applications Names application
Prompt of users command under bash shell bash$
Prompt of root users command under bash shell bash#
Prompt of user command under tcsh shell tcsh$
Environment Variables VARIABLE
Emphasized word word
Code Example 
<para>Beginning and end of paragraph</para>

Notes

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Please, take a look at the source to see how to get similar results on your documents. You should also remember that the way this appears to you depends on the format you are reading this document: online appearance is slightly different from the PostScript or PDF ones.
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