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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.
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