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This document uses the following typographic conventions.

audit(5)

An HP-UX manpage. audit is the name and 5 is the section in the HP-UX Reference. On the web and on the Instant Information DVD, it may be a hot link to the manpage itself. From the HP-UX command line, you can enter man audit or man 5 audit to view the manpage. See man(1).

Document Title

The title of a document. On the web and on the Instant Information DVD, it may be a hot link to the document itself.

Command

A command name or qualified command phrase.

ComputerOut

Text displayed by the computer.

Emphasis

Text that is emphasized.

Emphasis

Text that is strongly emphasized.

KeyCap

The name of a keyboard key. Note that Return and Enter both refer to the same key.

Term

The defined use of an important word or phrase.

UserInput

Commands and other text that the user types.

Variable

The name of a variable that you may replace in a command or function or information in a display that represents several possible values.

$

User command prompt.

#

Superuser (root) command prompt.

Examples and Shells

This document describes practices used by the system administrator. Since the root user, a superuser, is required to use the POSIX shell /sbin/sh, all command examples use that shell. The POSIX shell is defined in sh-posix(1). For information on other shells, see the Shells User’s Guide and sh(1).

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