Help:Reading

Users of Alpine Linux wiki must understand the following conventions when reading the wiki pages.

Root and normal user

Some lines are written like:

# rc-service swap start

While others have a different prefix:

$ rc-service swap status

The numeral or hash sign (#) indicates that the command needs to be run as root, whereas the dollar sign ($) shows that the command should be run as a regular user. Refer User Accounts for more information on root and regular user.

Packages and their Installation

Packages in the Alpine Linux Repositories are indicated as follows less which links to package database. If you find an instruction to install the package less, then the following command must be issued:

# apk add less

Refer apk page for other options.