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Used to indicate new terms, URLs, filenames, file extensions, directories, and program names , and to highlight comments in examples. For instance, a path in the filesystem will appear as C:\Hacks\examples or /usr/sid/hacks/examples . -
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Used in examples and tables to show text that should be replaced with user -supplied values. You should pay special attention to notes set apart from the text with the following icons: | | This is a tip, a suggestion, or a general note. It contains useful supplementary information about the topic at hand. | | | | This is a warning or a note of caution. | | The thermometer icons, found next to each hack, indicate the relative complexity of the hack: |