To make things easy to follow, there are a number of conventions used throughout the book. Following are some examples:
./configure --prefix=/usr |
This form of text is designed to be typed in exactly as seen unless otherwise noted in the surrounding text.
install-info: unknown option '--dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'
This form of text (fixed width text) is showing screen output, probably as the result of commands issued and is also used to show filenames such as /bin/grep
Emphasis
This form of text is used for several purposes in the book but mainly to emphasize important points or to give examples as to what to type.
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/alfs
This form of text is used for hyperxrefs, both within the book and to external pages such as HowTo's, download locations, websites, etc.
cat > $LFS/etc/group << "EOF"> root:x:0: bin:x:1: ...... EOF |
This type of section is used mainly when creating configuration files. The first command (in bold) tells the system to create the file $LFS/etc/group from whatever is typed on the following lines until the sequence EOF is encountered. Therefore, this whole section is generally typed as seen.