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@ -26,32 +26,44 @@ The chronology should never branch.
If `gitea` can use three different types of database, the documentation should simply pick one and continue instructions from there.
Repetition works better than a reference - if a database requires three commands to set up, it's better to repeat those three commands for every program that requires a database than to just link to another file which discusses databases.
### Closing
Introductory documents should show anything required to cleanly uninstall a program, without leaving bulky configuration files behind.
## Three Input Types
There are three types of examples:
Fixed input:
> ls
Arbitrary Input shows the non-fixed input in italics:
> ls *myFile.txt*
Output shows as unformatted text:
```bash
ls
```
LK img
Mail kn
Projects music
Anything with arbitrary input should be shown as a variable.
```bash
ls $FILE
```
Non-commands (e.g. output) should be shown as quoted text:
> LK img
> Mail kn
> Projects music
# Example
```
How to see which websites you're actively accessing:
> ss -tr dst :443
` ` `bash
ss -tr dst :$PORT
` ` `
> State Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port Peer Address:Port Process
> ESTAB 0 0 192.168.0.14:42476 149.154.167.91:https
> ESTAB 0 0 192.168.0.14:43644 104.17.90.199:https
```
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It's a bit of a mess.
Systemd is taken as a default.
Non-systemd commands we relegate to their respective distros, e.g. runit for Void Linux.
Non-systemd commands are mentioned when required for a distro, e.g. runit for Void Linux.