Compaq AA-RH8RD-TE manual Core Documentation, Supplementary Documentation

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This information is for those who develop software on and/or for the Tru64 UNIX operating system.

Be aware, however, that some of this documentation is written to serve different audiences. For example, the Security manual is divided into three parts to provide guidance for individual users, system administrators, and programmers who must develop secure programs.

The following sections describe some of the terms used to categorize documentation that is provided with the operating system or used in conjunction with utilities and applications that run on the operating system.

1.1.1 Core Documentation

Core documentation consists of books and reference pages that help you to use the Tru64 UNIX operating system, including the components provided when you install the system’s optional and mandatory subsets.

The core documentation is provided in printed and online formats and was created by Compaq writers who worked closely with the developers of the operating system to document the system’s various components (except for a few externally published manuals).

On line, the Tru64 UNIX reference pages are available as optional subsets of the operating system and in HTML format on the Documentation CD–ROM. They are also available as printed books in a multivolume kit.

For information about the core manuals and guides, see the “Printed and Online Documentation” sections of Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and Chapter 4. For information about the reference pages, see Chapter 6.

1.1.2 Supplementary Documentation

Supplementary documentation tends to be less formal in structure than the core documentation. This category includes many different types of documents, such as QuickSpecs (formerly called Product Descriptions), release notes for some components of the Tru64 UNIX operating system, and industry reference material and white papers that come from Compaq engineers and other sources. Supplementary documentation exists only on line, so it is not available in any of the printed Tru64 UNIX documentation kits.

Much of the supplementary documentation is provided on the Documentation CD–ROM, although some is packaged with the individual software subsets or in various directories on Tru64 UNIX media. For more information about the supplementary documentation on the Documentation CD–ROM, see the “Online Documentation” sections of the following chapters. For information about other supplementary documentation, see Chapter 5.

1–2Finding the Documentation You Need

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Contents Tru64 Unix Page Contents System and Network Management Documentation Programming Documentation Writing Software for the International MarketSupplementary Documentation Tru64 Unix Reference PagesDevice Driver Documentation Documentation Listings Index TablesPage New and Changed Features About This ManualAudience OrganizationReader’s Comments Finding the Documentation You Need Introduction to the Documentation SetCore Documentation Changes to the Version 5.1A Documentation Set Layered ProductsStructural Changes Revised DocumentationSystem and Network Administration What You Get New DocumentationRemoved Documentation Device Driver DocumentationOnline Documentation Documentation CD-ROM Documentation on the World Wide Web Printed Documentation KitEnd User Documentation Kit Developer’s Documentation Kit Documentation for Layered Products Additional Documentation in the Media KitTruCluster Server Software Other Products Packaged with Tru64 Unix3 Tru64 Unix Alpha Online Documentation Library Page General User Documentation Printed and Online DocumentationCDE Companion Command and Shell User’s Guide revised Cluster Release Notes revisedCluster Technical Overview revised Documentation Overview for Version 5.1A revisedMaster Index revised Programming Support ToolsRelease Notes for Version 5.1A revised Security revisedTechnical Overview for Version 5.1A revised UnixHow to Access Tru64 Unix Documentation revised Printed-Only DocumentationQuick Reference Card revised New and Changed Features from Previous Releases revised Online-Only Documentation3 Tru64 Unix Version 5.1A CD-ROMs revised Advanced Printing Software User GuideHow to Order Tru64 Unix Documentation Safety & Comfort GuideCommon Desktop Environment User’s Guide AdvFS Administration revised System and Network Management DocumentationCluster Administration revised Cluster Hardware Configuration revisedCluster Installation revised Cluster Highly Available Applications revisedInstallation Guide revised Cluster LAN Interconnect newGuide to Prestoserve Installation Guide Advanced Topics revised Kernel DebuggingLogical Storage Manager revised Managing Online Addition and Removal newNetwork Administration Connections new Network Administration Services new Security revised Sharing Software on a Local Area Network revisedSoftware License Management System Administration revised System Configuration and Tuning System Configuration Supplement OEM PlatformsWindow System Environment revised Full Installation Quick Start revised Update Installation Quick Reference Card revisedWindow System Administrator’s Guide Bind Configuration File GuideSendmail Installation and Operation Guide DECevent Translation and Reporting UtilityPerformance Manager revised Page Assembly Language Programmer’s Guide Asynchronous Transfer ModeProgramming Documentation Calling Standard for Alpha Systems Compaq C Language Reference Manual revisedGuide to Preparing Product Kits revised Guide to Realtime ProgrammingGuide to the Posix Threads Library Network Programmer’s Guide revisedProgrammer’s Guide Programming with ONC RPC Writing Kernel ModulesWriting Software for the International Market 1 OSF/Motif Programmer’s Guide2 OSF/Motif Style Guide Programmer’s Guide StreamsCommon Desktop Environment Application Builder User’s Guide Common Desktop Environment Desktop KornShell User’s Guide Common Desktop Environment Product GlossaryCommon Desktop Environment Programmer’s Guide Common Desktop Environment Programmer’s OverviewJava Documentation Ladebug Debugger Manual revisedObject File and Symbol Table Format Specification ToolTalk Service DocumentationTechnical References for Asian Languages Window System Documentation ToolTalk Reference ManualToolkit Intrinsics C Language Interface Supplementary Documentation Web-Based Best Practices DocumentationOperating System CD-ROM QuickSpecsListings of Patches to the Operating System Text Version of the Tru64 Unix Release Notes Image Extension DocumentationAssociated Products CD-ROMs Using the Documentation CD-ROM Using webmanTru64 Unix Reference Pages Reading Reference Pages On LineUsing the xman Command Using the man CommandReading Reference Pages in Printed Books Overview of the Reference Page Sections Reference Pages SectionReference Pages Sections 8 and 1m Device Driver Documentation Writing Device DriversInstallation Instructions and Release Notes Documentation Listings 1 Tru64 Unix Documentation KitSupplementary Documentation on the Documentation TruCluster Server Documentation KitDocumentation Listings A-3 Title Printed Line Title Printed Line 6Documentation Listings Documentation Listings A-7 Page Index See ASUSee device driver documentation See Tru64 Unix Documentation Kits See also Network Administration Services manual See also Network Administration Connections manual Web, 2-4n See Technical Reference for Using Thai Features See also Full Installation Quick Start printed card
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