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

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