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<title>Typography</title>
<?dbhtml filename="typography.html"?>
-<para>See testing</para>
+<para>To make things easier to follow, there are a few typographical
+conventions used throughout this book. This section contains some
+examples of the typographical format found throughout Linux From
+Scratch.</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
+
+<para>This form of text is designed to be typed exactly as seen unless
+otherwise noted in the surrounding text. It is also used in the
+explanation sections to identify which of the commands is being
+referenced.</para>
+
+<screen><computeroutput>install-info: unknown option '--dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'</computeroutput></screen>
+
+<para>This form of text (fixed width text) shows screen output,
+probably as the result of commands issued. This format is also used
+to show filenames, such as
+<filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>.</para>
+
+<para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para>
+
+<para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the book,
+mainly to emphasize important points or items.</para>
+
+<para><ulink url="&lfs-root;"/></para>
+
+<para>This format is used for hyperlinks, both within the LFS
+community and to external pages, including HOWTOs, download locations,
+and websites.</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>cat &gt; $LFS/etc/group &lt;&lt; "EOF"
+<literal>root:x:0:
+bin:x:1:
+......</literal>
+EOF</userinput></screen>
+
+<para>This format is used when creating configuration files. The first
+command tells the system to create the file
+<filename>$LFS/etc/group</filename> from whatever is typed on the
+following lines until the sequence end of file (EOF) is encountered.
+Therefore, this entire section is generally typed as seen.</para>
+
+<para><replaceable>[REPLACED TEXT]</replaceable></para>
+
+<para>This format is used to encapsulate text that is not to be typed
+as seen<phrase condition="html"> or copy-and-pasted</phrase>.</para>
</sect1>
+