[[convention]]
=== Convention

Function names, parameter names, variable names, command names, argument
names, file system paths, file names, and other literal strings are
written using a `monospace typeface` in this document. An +_italic_
word+ within such a block is a placeholder, usually described in the
following sentence.

Practical tips and notes are given throughout the document using the
following style:

TIP: Read the tips.

Terminal boxes are used to show command lines:

[role="term"]
----
$ echo Command line as a regular user
# echo Command line as a the `root` user
----

Command lines which you need to execute as a priviledged user start with
the `#` prompt or with `sudo`. Other command lines start with the `$`
prompt.