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UNIX User's Supplementary Documents (USD)
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\s-24.3 Berkeley Software Distribution, Virtual \s-2VAX\s+2\-11 Version\s+2
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\fRFebruary, 1986\fR
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This volume contains documents which supplement the manual pages in
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The Unix User's Reference Manual
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for the Virtual \s-2VAX\s0-11 version of the system as distributed by U.C.
Berkeley, and Volumes 2a and 2b as provided by Bell Laboratories.
SH
Getting Started
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tl 'Unix for Beginners \- Second Edition''USD:1'
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An introduction to the most basic uses of the system.
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tl 'Learn \- Computer\-Aided Instruction on UNIX (Second Edition)''USD:2'
QP
Describes a computer-aided instruction program that walks new users through
the basics of files, the editor, and document prepararation software.
SH
Basic Utilities
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tl 'An Introduction to the UNIX Shell''USD:3'
QP
Steve Bourne's introduction to the capabilities of
I sh,
a command interpreter especially popular for writing shell scripts.
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tl 'An Introduction to the C shell''USD:4'
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This introduction to
I csh,
(a command interpreter popular for interactive work) describes many
commonly used UNIX commands, assumes little prior knowledge of UNIX,
and has a glossary useful for beginners.
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tl 'DC \- An Interactive Desk Calculator''USD:5'
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A super HP calculator, if you do not need floating point.
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tl 'BC \- An Arbitrary Precision Desk-Calculator Language''USD:6'
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A front end for DC that provides infix notation, control flow, and
built\-in functions.
SH
Communicating with the World
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tl 'Mail Reference Manual''USD:7'
QP
Complete details on one of the programs for sending and reading your mail.
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tl 'The Rand MH Message Handling System''USD:8'
QP
This system for managing your computer mail uses lots of small programs,
instead of one large one.
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tl 'How to Read the Network News''USD:9'
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Describes how news works (generally) and some alternatives for reading it,
I readnews
and
I vnews .
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tl 'How to Use USENET Effectively''USD:10'
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Describes the customs, protocols, and etiquette of network news, plus answers
to the questions most frequently asked by newcomers to the network.
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tl 'Notesfile Reference Manual''USD:11'
QP
This feature-packed system for maintaining computer-aided discussion groups is
also useful for reading netnews.
SH
Text Editing
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tl 'A Tutorial Introduction to the Unix Text Editor''USD:12'
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An easy way to get started with the line editor,
I ed.
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tl 'Advanced Editing on Unix''USD:13'
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The next step.
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tl 'Edit: A Tutorial''USD:14'
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An introduction to
I edit,
a line\-oriented editor which is a version of
I ex,
assuming no previous knowledge of UNIX or text editing.
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tl 'An Introduction to Display Editing with Vi''USD:15'
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The document to learn to use the \fIvi\fR screen editor.
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tl 'Ex Reference Manual (Version 3.7)''USD:16'
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The final reference for the \fIex\fR editor, which underlies both \fIedit\fR
and \fIvi\fR.
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tl 'Jove Manual for UNIX Users''USD:17'
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Jove is a small, self-documenting, customizable display editor, based on
EMACS. A plausible alternative to
I vi.
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tl 'SED \- A Non-interactive Text Editor''USD:18'
QP
Describes a one-pass variant of
I ed
useful as a filter for processing large files.
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tl 'AWK \- A Pattern Scanning and Processing Language (Second Edition)''USD:19'
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A program for data selection and transformation.
SH
Document Preparation
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tl 'Typing Documents on UNIX: Using the \-ms Macros with Troff and Nroff''USD:20'
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Describes and gives examples of the basic use of the typesetting tools and
``-ms'', a frequently used package of formatting requests that make it easier
to lay out most documents.
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tl 'A Revised Version of \-ms''USD:21'
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A brief description of the Berkeley revisions made to the \-ms formatting
macros for nroff and troff.
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tl 'Writing Papers with \fInroff\fR using \-me''USD:22'
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Another popular macro package for
I nroff.
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tl '\-me Reference Manual''USD:23'
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The final word on \-me.
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tl 'NROFF/TROFF User\'s Manual''USD:24'
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Extremely detailed information about these document formatting programs.
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tl 'A TROFF Tutorial''USD:25'
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An introduction to the most basic uses of
I troff
for those who really want to know such things, or want to write their
own macros.
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KS
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tl 'A System for Typesetting Mathematics''USD:26'
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Describes
I eqn,
an easy-to-learn language for high-quality mathematical typesetting.
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tl 'Typesetting Mathematics \- User\'s Guide (Second Edition)''USD:27'
QP
More details about how to use
I eqn.
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tl 'Tbl \- A Program to Format Tables''USD:28'
QP
A program for easily typesetting tabular material.
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tl 'Refer \- A Bibliography System''USD:29'
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An introduction to one set of tools used to maintain bibliographic databases.
The major program,
I refer,
is used to automatically retrieve and format the references
based on document citations.
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tl 'Some Applications of Inverted Indexes on the UNIX System''USD:30'
QP
Mike Lesk's paper describes the
I refer
programs in a somewhat larger context.
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tl 'BIB \- A Program for Formatting Bibliographies''USD:31'
QP
This is an alternative to
I refer
for expanding citations in documents.
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tl 'Writing Tools \- The STYLE and DICTION Programs''USD:32'
QP
These are programs which can help you understand and improve your
writing style.
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Amusements
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tl 'A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom''USD:33'
QP
An introduction to the popular game of \fIrogue\fP, a fantasy game
which is one of the biggest known users of VAX cycles.
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tl 'Star Trek''USD:34'
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You are the Captain of the Starship Enterprise. Wipe out the
Klingons and save the Federation.
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