Linux Device Drivers, Second Edition

Conventions Used in This Book

The following is a list of the typographical conventions used in this book:

Italic	Used for file and directory names, program and command names, command-line options, URLs, and new terms
Constant Width	Used in examples to show the contents of files or the output from commands, and in the text to indicate words that appear in C code or other literal strings
Constant Italic	Used to indicate variable options, keywords, or text that the user is to replace with an actual value
Constant Bold	Used in examples to show commands or other text that should be typed literally by the user

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