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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.