Although generally operates the same way on all systems, there are a few system-specific differences you need to know about. Where information differs by system, read the information that follows the name of your system, as follows:

Linux: This text is specific to the Linux environment.

Windows: This text is specific to the Windows environment.

The symbol indicates the end of the system-specific text.

In some instances, system-specific differences are indicated by using parentheses ( ). For example: This is useful for program libraries that are using make dependencies (Linux).