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+@node Vocabulary
+@chapter Vocabulary
+
+@menu
+* Words and characters::
+* Technical Assumptions::
+@end menu
+
+@node Words and characters
+@section Words and characters
+
+Throughout this document we use certain words and characters.
+
+@enumerate
+@item
+``@command{#}'' in example code blocks describes commands, ie comments.
+
+@example
+# Do the foobar thing:
+$ make foobar
+@end example
+
+@item
+Dollarsign ``@command{$}'' in example code blocks describes commands you
+execute as unprivileged users.
+
+@example
+$ cd foo; ./configure --example-switch
+@end example
+
+@item
+Backslash ``@command{\}'' describes linebreaks.
+
+@example
+./configure --foo --bar --baz \
+ --short-loop
+@end example
+
+...expands to @code{./configure --foo --bar --baz --short-loop}
+
+@end enumerate
+
+@node Technical Assumptions
+@section Technical Assumptions
+
+@c Is it really assuming Bash (ie Bash extensions of POSIX being used)?
+The shell on GNU systems is assumed to be Bash.