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1.1       root        1: .PP
                      2: This is a test of the refer program.
                      3: Because the bibliography supplied by Bell Labs
                      4: contains nothing but programming references, 
                      5: that will be the subject here.
                      6: .PP
                      7: For serious programmers, there are several
                      8: indispensable reference works.
                      9: The book describing the C programming language
                     10: is an excellent starting place for those
                     11: who already know another language such as Pascal or Fortran.\*([.1\*(.]
                     12: .ds [F 1
                     13: .]-
                     14: .ds [T The C Programming Language
                     15: .ds [A B. W. Kernighan
                     16: .as [A " and D. M. Ritchie
                     17: .ds [I Prentice-Hall
                     18: .ds [C Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
                     19: .ds [D 1978
                     20: .ds [P 34-39
                     21: .nr [P 1
                     22: .nr [T 0
                     23: .nr [A 0
                     24: .nr [O 0
                     25: .][ 2 book
                     26: It is rich with examples of programs that work,
                     27: probably the most valuable resource a programming book can provide.
                     28: .PP
                     29: When learning the Unix system,
                     30: it will be necessary to have a reference guide
                     31: such as the Programmer's Manual.
                     32: Section 1 is useful for everyone,
                     33: but only programmers need sections 2 through 8.\*([.2\*(.]
                     34: .ds [F 2
                     35: .]-
                     36: .ds [T U\s-2NIX\s0 Programmer's Man\&ual
                     37: .ds [A K. Thompson
                     38: .as [A " and D. M. Ritchie
                     39: .ds [K unix
                     40: .ds [I Bell Laboratories
                     41: .ds [O Seventh Edition.
                     42: .ds [D 1978
                     43: .ds [O The version 6 manual is outdated by now.
                     44: .nr [T 0
                     45: .nr [A 0
                     46: .nr [O 1
                     47: .][ 2 book
                     48: Be sure to get the Version 7 edition,
                     49: if you have a Version 7 installation.
                     50: .PP
                     51: One of the strong suits of the Unix system is the ability
                     52: to build parsers and compilers for new languages.
                     53: Several tools are provided to this end,
                     54: most notably \fIlex\fP and \fIyacc\fP.
                     55: For an introduction to the theory involved,
                     56: see the book by Aho and Ullman on LALR parsing.\*([.3\*(.]
                     57: .ds [F 3
                     58: .]-
                     59: .ds [A A. V. Aho
                     60: .as [A " and J. D. Ullman
                     61: .ds [T Principles of Compiler Design
                     62: .ds [I Addison-Wesley
                     63: .ds [C Reading, Mass.
                     64: .ds [D 1977
                     65: .nr [T 0
                     66: .nr [A 0
                     67: .nr [O 0
                     68: .][ 2 book
                     69: Several of the most unusual Unix software tools,
                     70: such as \fIeqn\fP, \fIawk\fP, and \fBbc\fP,
                     71: were developed with the aid of \fIyacc\fP.
                     72: Of course, the reference of last resort is\*([.4\*(.]
                     73: .ds [F 4
                     74: .]-
                     75: .ds [T U\s-2NIX\s0 Programmer's Man\&ual
                     76: .ds [A K. Thompson
                     77: .as [A " and D. M. Ritchie
                     78: .ds [K unix
                     79: .ds [I Bell Laboratories
                     80: .ds [O Seventh Edition.
                     81: .ds [D 1978
                     82: .nr [T 0
                     83: .nr [A 0
                     84: .nr [O 1
                     85: .][ 2 book
                     86: as mentioned above.

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