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1@node Vocabulary
2@chapter Vocabulary
3
4@menu
5* Definitions abbreviations and acronyms::
6* Words and characters::
7* Technical Assumptions::
8@end menu
9
10Throughout this Reference Manual we will use certain words and characters
11which are listed in this introductionary chapter.
12
13@node Definitions abbreviations and acronyms
14@section Definitions abbreviations and acronyms
15
16@menu
17* Definitions::
18@end menu
19
20@node Definitions
21@subsection Definitions
22
23Throughout this Reference Manual, the following terms and definitions
24apply.
25
26@node Words and characters
27@section Words and characters
28
29@enumerate
30@item
31In chapter Installation Handbook,
32``@command{#}'' in example code blocks describes commands executed as root
33
34@example
35# echo "I am root"
36I am root
37@end example
38
39@item
40However, in the chapter GNUnet C Tutorial
41``@command{#}'' in example code blocks describes commands, ie comments.
42
43@example
44# Do the foobar thing:
45$ make foobar
46@end example
47
48@item
49Dollarsign ``@command{$}'' in example code blocks describes commands you
50execute as unprivileged users.
51
52@example
53$ cd foo; ./configure --example-switch
54@end example
55
56@item
57Backslash ``@command{\}'' describes linebreaks.
58
59@example
60./configure --foo --bar --baz \
61 --short-loop
62@end example
63
64...expands to @code{./configure --foo --bar --baz --short-loop}
65
66@end enumerate
67
68@node Technical Assumptions
69@section Technical Assumptions
70
71@c Is it really assuming Bash (ie Bash extensions of POSIX being used)?
72The shell on GNU systems is assumed to be Bash.