In this document, ``/'' is used to separate filename components; for example, texmf/fonts. This is the Unix convention but the ideas are in no way Unix-specific.
In this document, ``TeX'' generally means ``the TeX system, including METAFONT, DVI drivers, utilities, etc.,'' not just the TeX program itself.
Packages, as described in this document, are not LaTeX2e packages, even though there sometimes exist LaTeX packages with the same names. LaTeX packages are style files that add more macro code to document classes. TDS packages are sets of files distributed, installed, and maintained as units.
The following typographic conventions are used:
Filenames are typeset in typewriter (constant width) type.
Commands are typeset in italics.
Literal text is typeset in typewriter type.
Replaceable text is typeset in typewriter oblique. Replaceable text, such as package, identifies a class of things.