Formatted commands for readability

Linux™ commands are formatted specially for display purposes. The following examples explain how some of the commands might be formatted to improve the readability of the content.

For example, the following is a command that is entered on the screen:

# tcpdump -Xnr tst1.dmp |more

For display purposes, the command can be displayed in manual in the following manner:

# tcpdump -Xnr \
tst1.dmp |more

Note the backslash, which is used as the line continuation indicator.

Commands that are displayed back on the screen can be formatted as follows:

# tcpdump -Xnr \
> tst1.dmp |more

Note the caret (>) at the beginning of the second line to indicate continuation.