| # | | A number sign represents the superuser prompt. |
| audit(5) | | A reference page. The reference page name is audit, and it is located in Section 5. |
| Command | | A command name or qualified command phrase. |
| Computer output | | Text displayed by the computer. |
| User input | | Commands and other text that you type. |
| Variable | | The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other syntax display that you replace with an actual value. |
| device names | | Operating system versions before Version 5.0 use different names than those of Version 5.0 and higher. In general, this manual uses the Version 5.0 names. For example, where a partition name is represented by /dev/disk/dsk3g, the Version 4.0n name might be /dev/rz3g. |