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1.1 root 1: .\" Copyright (c) 1986 Regents of the University of California.
2: .\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
4: .\"
5: .\" @(#)00.contents 5.1 (Berkeley) 4/15/86
6: .\"
7: .OH '''USD Contents'
8: .EH 'USD Contents'''
9: .TL
10: UNIX User's Supplementary Documents (USD)
11: .sp
12: \s-24.3 Berkeley Software Distribution, Virtual \s-2VAX\s+2\-11 Version\s+2
13: .sp
14: \fRFebruary, 1986\fR
15: .PP
16: This volume contains documents which supplement the manual pages in
17: .I
18: The Unix User's Reference Manual
19: .R
20: for the Virtual \s-2VAX\s0-11 version of the system as distributed by U.C.
21: Berkeley, and Volumes 2a and 2b as provided by Bell Laboratories.
22:
23: .SH
24: Getting Started
25: .IP
26: .tl 'Unix for Beginners \- Second Edition''USD:1'
27: .QP
28: An introduction to the most basic uses of the system.
29: .IP
30: .tl 'Learn \- Computer\-Aided Instruction on UNIX (Second Edition)''USD:2'
31: .QP
32: Describes a computer-aided instruction program that walks new users through
33: the basics of files, the editor, and document prepararation software.
34: .SH
35: Basic Utilities
36: .IP
37: .tl 'An Introduction to the UNIX Shell''USD:3'
38: .QP
39: Steve Bourne's introduction to the capabilities of
40: .I sh,
41: a command interpreter especially popular for writing shell scripts.
42: .IP
43: .tl 'An Introduction to the C shell''USD:4'
44: .QP
45: This introduction to
46: .I csh,
47: (a command interpreter popular for interactive work) describes many
48: commonly used UNIX commands, assumes little prior knowledge of UNIX,
49: and has a glossary useful for beginners.
50: .IP
51: .tl 'DC \- An Interactive Desk Calculator''USD:5'
52: .QP
53: A super HP calculator, if you do not need floating point.
54: .IP
55: .tl 'BC \- An Arbitrary Precision Desk-Calculator Language''USD:6'
56: .QP
57: A front end for DC that provides infix notation, control flow, and
58: built\-in functions.
59: .SH
60: Communicating with the World
61: .IP
62: .tl 'Mail Reference Manual''USD:7'
63: .QP
64: Complete details on one of the programs for sending and reading your mail.
65: .IP
66: .tl 'The Rand MH Message Handling System''USD:8'
67: .QP
68: This system for managing your computer mail uses lots of small programs,
69: instead of one large one.
70: .IP
71: .tl 'How to Read the Network News''USD:9'
72: .QP
73: Describes how news works (generally) and some alternatives for reading it,
74: .I readnews
75: and
76: .I vnews .
77: .IP
78: .tl 'How to Use USENET Effectively''USD:10'
79: .QP
80: Describes the customs, protocols, and etiquette of network news, plus answers
81: to the questions most frequently asked by newcomers to the network.
82: .IP
83: .tl 'Notesfile Reference Manual''USD:11'
84: .QP
85: This feature-packed system for maintaining computer-aided discussion groups is
86: also useful for reading netnews.
87: .SH
88: Text Editing
89: .IP
90: .tl 'A Tutorial Introduction to the Unix Text Editor''USD:12'
91: .QP
92: An easy way to get started with the line editor,
93: .I ed.
94: .IP
95: .tl 'Advanced Editing on Unix''USD:13'
96: .QP
97: The next step.
98: .IP
99: .tl 'Edit: A Tutorial''USD:14'
100: .QP
101: An introduction to
102: .I edit,
103: a line\-oriented editor which is a version of
104: .I ex,
105: assuming no previous knowledge of UNIX or text editing.
106: .IP
107: .tl 'An Introduction to Display Editing with Vi''USD:15'
108: .QP
109: The document to learn to use the \fIvi\fR screen editor.
110: .IP
111: .tl 'Ex Reference Manual (Version 3.7)''USD:16'
112: .QP
113: The final reference for the \fIex\fR editor, which underlies both \fIedit\fR
114: and \fIvi\fR.
115: .IP
116: .tl 'Jove Manual for UNIX Users''USD:17'
117: .QP
118: Jove is a small, self-documenting, customizable display editor, based on
119: EMACS. A plausible alternative to
120: .I vi.
121: .IP
122: .tl 'SED \- A Non-interactive Text Editor''USD:18'
123: .QP
124: Describes a one-pass variant of
125: .I ed
126: useful as a filter for processing large files.
127: .IP
128: .tl 'AWK \- A Pattern Scanning and Processing Language (Second Edition)''USD:19'
129: .QP
130: A program for data selection and transformation.
131: .SH
132: Document Preparation
133: .IP
134: .tl 'Typing Documents on UNIX: Using the \-ms Macros with Troff and Nroff''USD:20'
135: .QP
136: Describes and gives examples of the basic use of the typesetting tools and
137: ``-ms'', a frequently used package of formatting requests that make it easier
138: to lay out most documents.
139: .IP
140: .tl 'A Revised Version of \-ms''USD:21'
141: .QP
142: A brief description of the Berkeley revisions made to the \-ms formatting
143: macros for nroff and troff.
144: .IP
145: .tl 'Writing Papers with \fInroff\fR using \-me''USD:22'
146: .QP
147: Another popular macro package for
148: .I nroff.
149: .IP
150: .tl '\-me Reference Manual''USD:23'
151: .QP
152: The final word on \-me.
153: .IP
154: .tl 'NROFF/TROFF User\'s Manual''USD:24'
155: .QP
156: Extremely detailed information about these document formatting programs.
157: .KS
158: .IP
159: .tl 'A TROFF Tutorial''USD:25'
160: .QP
161: An introduction to the most basic uses of
162: .I troff
163: for those who really want to know such things, or want to write their
164: own macros.
165: .KE
166: .KS
167: .IP
168: .tl 'A System for Typesetting Mathematics''USD:26'
169: .QP
170: Describes
171: .I eqn,
172: an easy-to-learn language for high-quality mathematical typesetting.
173: .IP
174: .tl 'Typesetting Mathematics \- User\'s Guide (Second Edition)''USD:27'
175: .QP
176: More details about how to use
177: .I eqn.
178: .IP
179: .KE
180: .tl 'Tbl \- A Program to Format Tables''USD:28'
181: .QP
182: A program for easily typesetting tabular material.
183: .IP
184: .tl 'Refer \- A Bibliography System''USD:29'
185: .QP
186: An introduction to one set of tools used to maintain bibliographic databases.
187: The major program,
188: .I refer,
189: is used to automatically retrieve and format the references
190: based on document citations.
191: .IP
192: .tl 'Some Applications of Inverted Indexes on the UNIX System''USD:30'
193: .QP
194: Mike Lesk's paper describes the
195: .I refer
196: programs in a somewhat larger context.
197: .IP
198: .tl 'BIB \- A Program for Formatting Bibliographies''USD:31'
199: .QP
200: This is an alternative to
201: .I refer
202: for expanding citations in documents.
203: .IP
204: .tl 'Writing Tools \- The STYLE and DICTION Programs''USD:32'
205: .QP
206: These are programs which can help you understand and improve your
207: writing style.
208: .SH
209: Amusements
210: .IP
211: .tl 'A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom''USD:33'
212: .QP
213: An introduction to the popular game of \fIrogue\fP, a fantasy game
214: which is one of the biggest known users of VAX cycles.
215: .IP
216: .tl 'Star Trek''USD:34'
217: .QP
218: You are the Captain of the Starship Enterprise. Wipe out the
219: Klingons and save the Federation.
220: .IP
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