====== UNIX Tutorial ======
===== Typographical conventions =====
In what follows, we shall use the following typographical conventions:
* The command line will be simulated by a blue box labelled "Shell".
* To aid with navigation the standard Ubuntu Live CD prompt ''ubuntu@ubuntu:~$'' will be shown((This prompt will change as you move around the file system and when you have your own installation)).
* The output of the computer, including prompts, will be shown in ''standard typewriter'' font.
* Characters written in **''bold typewriter''** font are commands to be typed into the computer as they stand.
* Characters written in //''italic typewriter''// font indicate non-specific file or directory names.
* Words inserted within square brackets ''[Ctrl]'' indicate keys to be pressed.
So, for example,
''ubuntu@ubuntu:~$'' **''ls''** //''anydirectory''// [Enter]
means "at the UNIX prompt ''ubuntu@ubuntu:~$'', type ''ls'' followed by the name of some directory, then press the key marked Enter"
Don't forget to press the ''[Enter]'' key: commands are not sent to the computer until this is done.
UNIX is case-sensitve, so ''LS'' is not the same as ''ls''.
The same applies to filenames, so ''myfile.txt'', ''MyFile.txt'' and ''MYFILE.TXT'' are three seperate files. Beware if copying files to a PC, since Windows does not make this distinction.
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