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Index

Symbols


`..` symbol	35

A


absolute permissions	50 to 53
.....See also permission
account	1
aliases	150
append command	78
application
.....networked
............with DNI (DECnet)	183
.....on a remote machine	172
`apropos` command	25
authorization protocols,*See* security

B


background jobs	23
`bdiff` command	41
blind copies	108
Bourne shell
.....and initialization files	145 to 146

C


C shell
.....and aliases	150
.....and command history	20 to 21
.....and initialization files	145 to 146
campus area network	136
`cancel` command	132
carbon copies	108
case sensitivity
.....and commands	18
.....and the`vi` editor	75, 87
`cat` command	31
`cd` command	28, 34 to 36
CDPATH variable	147
changing directories	34 to 36
character string	87
`chmod` command	46, 50
.....and`umask`	153
command history	20 to 21
command mode	71, 72
command options	21
command prompt	17
.....defining	148, 151
Command Tool
.....on a remote machine	172
commands
.....and case sensitivity	18
.....and determining funtionality	24
.....and keyword lookup	25


.....and options	21
.....and piping output	22
.....and redirecting output	21 to 22
.....and syntax	24
.....entering long	19
.....entering multiple	19
.....executing on a remote machine	142 to 143
.....repeating previous	20 to 21
.....repeating`vi`	84
.....running in the background	23
.....tilde	120
commenting out text	119
compose key, disable/enable	165
concatenate,*See*`cat` command	31
`convert_to_Xdefaults` program	160
copying
.....directories	38
.....files	29
.....from a remote machine	141
.....lines between`vi` files	92
.....mail to a file	111
.....mail to folders	111 to 112
.....to a remote machine	142
.....`vi` text	82
.....`vi` text with`ex` commands	85
`cp` command	29, 38
cpu time	66
.cshrc file	146 to 153

D


`date` command	18
default
.....command prompt	17
.....directory	28
.....file permissions	153 to 154
.....printer	124, 148
.....shell	145
default ring on menus	xvi
`.defaults` file	159
deleting
.....directories	38
.....files	31
......mail	103 to 104
......`vi` text	81
......`vi` text with`ex` commands	86
`df` command	68
`diff` command	39 to 40
`diff3` command	41
directory
......and path name	32
......changing	34 to 36
......changing permissions	47 to 49
......checking usage	68
......copying	37
......creating a new	36
......dead.letter	107
......definition of	28
......displaying current	34
......hierarchy	33
......home	34
......moving	37
......removing	38
......renaming	37
......root	33
......security	44 to 53
......setting default permissions	153 to 154
......setting up a folder	111
disk usage	68
`DISPLAY` environment variable	181
displaying
......contents of a remote directory	142
......directory usage	68
......disk usage	68
......file contents	31
......file permissions	45
......mailbox list	102
......printer status	128 to 130
......remote users	143 to 144
......users on your file server	105
......your remote login location	140
displays, starting OpenWindows withmore than one monitor	13
`ditroff` program	69
dot files	46
......`.xinitrc`	161


`du` command	68

E


echo	2, 64
electronic mail,*See* mail
email,*See* mail
entry mode	71
env command	147
environment variables
.....in initialization files	147 to 150
`ex` commands	72, 84 to 87
executable files	27
execute permission	44

F


file
......cshrc	146
......login	146
......mailrc	115
......profile	146
...../etc/aliases	117
.....`/etc/hosts.equiv`	141, 143
.....`/etc/passwd`	141, 143, 145
...../etc/profile	146
.....and the`diff` command	39 to 41
.....changing permissions	47 to 49
.....checking type	32
.....copying	29
.....creating new	29
.....definition of	27 to 28
.....displaying contents	31
.....initialization	145 to 146
.....inserting in a letter	109
.....listing invisible	46
.....permissions	44
.....printing	124
.....saving mail in	110 to 111
.....searching for	41 to 44
.....security	44 to 53
.....setting default permissions	153 to 154
`file` command	32
find command	41 to 44
finger command	106
folders	111 to 114
fonts
......changing default	155
......for networked applications	186
......listing	158

G


`grep` command
......and metacharacters	60 to 61
......and regular expressions	58 to 60
......and strings	57
......as a filter	56
......syntax for	55 to 56

H


hidden files
......`.xinitrc`	161
history command
......setting	148
`history` command	20
HISTORY variable	148
home directory	28, 34
......and`rlogin` command	137
......and the tilde shortcut	34
......defining	148
HOME variable	148

I


initialization files	145 to 146
insert command	78
internetwork	136

K


keyboard
......remapping for left-handed use	166
......undoing left-handed mapping	168
`kill` command	67
Korn shell
......and initialization files	145 to 146

L


LANG variable	148
left-handed use
.....of keyboard	166
.....of mouse	165
line printer subsystem,*See* printing
local area network	136
local language	148
logging in to the system	1
.....as someone else	138
.....remotely	136 to 140
.....with windows	11
logging out of the system	3
.login file	146
login name	1
.....defining	148
login shell	2 to 3, 145
`logname` command	19
LOGNAME variable	148
`lp` command	123
.....table of options	127
LP print service,*See* printing
LPDEST variable	148
`lpstat` command	127 to 132
.....syntax for	131
.....table of options	132
`ls` command	29
.....and listing invisible files	46
.....and long format option	45 to 46

M


mail
.....aliases
............comparison table	120
............definition of	115
............in .mailrc file	115 to 117
............in /etc/aliases	117 to 120
.....and the mailbox	98
.....and undeliverable letters	107
.....blind copies	108
.....canceling unsent letters	107
.....carbon copies	108
......checking version	100
......copy command	111
......deleting letters	103 to 104
......determining a user's address	106
......displaying list of letters	102
......folders	111 to 114
......getting help	121
......inserting a file	109
......inserting another letter	109
......mbox file	98
......printing	105
......quitting	101
......reading	100, 102 to 103
......replying to	109 to 110
......saving	110 to 113
......sending	105 to 107
............multiple recipients	106
......starting	98
......tilde commands	120
......using vi with	114
mail alias	115
......See alsomail
mail folder	111
......See alsofolder
MAIL variable	148
mailbox	98
......See alsomail
......setting the path for	148
.mailrc file	115
mailx program
......quitting	101
`mailx` program
......See alsomail
`man` command	2, 24
man pages,*See* manual reference pages
MANSECTS variable	148
manual reference pages	2, 24, 148
mbox file	98
......See alsomail
metacharacters	58
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE security	184
mkdir command
......and mail	111


`mkdir` command	36
modem
.....(defined)	189
monitors
.....side by side display ofOpenWindows	14
.....top/bottom display ofOpenWindows	15
`more` command	31
mouse
.....remapping buttons	165
moving
.....directories	37
.....files	30
.....`vi` text	83
.....`vi` text with`ex` commands	86
multiple screens, start-up	13
`mv` command	30

N


named buffers	84
network
.....definition of	135
.....protocol	136
network, larger	xiii
networked applications
.....with DECnet	183
`-noauth` option to`openwin`	12, 176
`nohup` command	23
`nroff` program	69

O


on-line help	24
open line command	79
`openwin`
.....`-dev` option	13, 14, 15
.....`deviceoptions` option	14
.....`-noauth` option	12, 174, 176
OpenWindows
.....and initialization files	146
.....and logging in and out	11
.....and mail	97
......on dual monitors	13
......security with MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE	184
options	21

P


parallel port	192
parameters
......setting for`vi`	92
parent directory	35
`passwd` command	65
password	1
......aging	65
......changing	64
......choosing	63
Passwords, Processes and DiskStorage	63
path name	32
......relative	36
PATH variable	148, 149 to 150
permission
......and the * wildcard character	49
......categories for	44
......changing	47 to 49
......setting absolute	50 to 53
......setting default	153 to 154
......types of	44
PIDs	66 to 67
pipe symbol	22
piping
......command output	22
......`du` output through`sort`	68
......mail to the lp command	105
......output through`grep`	56
......`ps` output through`grep`	67
print queue	130
printers
......port
............parallel versus serial	192
printing
......See also`lp` command
......and determining printer type	130
......and requesting a completion


...................notice	125
.....canceling requests	132 to 133
.....checking printer availability	128
.....checking status of	127 to 130
.....mail	105
.....multiple copies	126
.....request id number	133
.....to a specific printer	124 to 125
.....to the default printer	124
.....`vi` files	75
process identification numbers,*See*PIDs
processes
.....killing	67
.....running	66
.profile file	146 to 153
`ps` command	66
PS1 variable	148, 151
put command	83
`pwd` command	28, 34

Q


quotation marks	61

R


`rcp` command	141 to 142
read permission	44
recursive copy	38
regular expressions	58
relative path name	36
relay	136
remapping mouse buttons	165
remote logins,*See*`rlogin` command
renaming
.....directories	37
.....files	30
repeating commands	20 to 21
request id number	133
`rlogin` command	136 to 140
.....and aborting a connection	139
.....and suspending a connection	140
`rm` command	31, 38
`rmdir` command	38
root directory	33
root user	117
`rsh` command	142 to 143
rusers command	106
`rusers` command	143

S


searching
......with find	41 to 44
......with`grep`	55 to 62
security
.......Xauthority file	177 to 178
......access control mechanisms
............definition of	174
......authorization protocols	175 to 181
......MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1authorization protocol	175
......`-noauth` option	174
......`xauth` program	179
SELECT	xv
serial port	192
SHELL variable	148
`sort` command	68
standard work session	1
start-up
......compose key, disable/enable	165
......multiple screens, how to run	15
............examples	14 to 15
......special cases	12
......SunView compatibility	159
status line	71
string	55
SunLink, networking	185
SunOS commands	xiv
SunView compatibility	159
......`.defaults` file (SunView)	159
......`.Xdefaults` file	159
......`convert_to_Xdefaults`program	160
system administrator	1
system clock	149


system profile	146

T


TERM variable	149
TERMINFO variable	148
text files	27
tilde commands	120
tilde escapes,*See*tilde commands
`touch` command	29
`troff` program	69
TZ variable	149

U


umask command	153 to 154
user name	1
user profile	146

V


VAX, as host to X11 client application	183
vi
.....using with mail	114
`vi`
.....and`ex` commands	72, 84 to 87
.....append command	78
.....breaking lines	80
.....case sensitivity in a search	87
.....changing a line	79
.....changing a word	79
.....changing text in	79 to 80
.....command mode	71, 72
.....copying text	82
.....crash recovery	93
.....creating a file	70
.....cursor	70
............movement	75
.....definition of	69
.....deleting a character	81
.....deleting a line	81
.....deleting a word	81
.....deleting text	81 to 82
.....entry mode	71 to 72
.....`ex` copy command	85
......`ex` delete command	86
......`ex` move command	86
......going to a specific line	90
......insert command	78
......inserting other files	90
......inserting text	78 to 79
......joining lines	80
......line numbering	84
......moving text	83
......named buffers	84
......navigating in	75 to 78
......open line command	79
......paging through files	77
......printing files	75
......put command	83
......quitting
............comprehensive	73 to 93
......repeated inserts	84
......repeating commands	84
......replacing a character	80
......scrolling in	77
......search and replace	87 to 90
......setting parameters	92
......status line	70 to 71
......substituting characters	79
......summary of basic commands	93
......transposing characters	80
......undoing changes	80
......using a count	84
......working with multiple files	91 to 92
......yank command	82
`vi` editor,*See*`vi`
`view` command	69

W


`whatis` command	24
who command	105
wide area network	136
wildcard	30
write permission	44

X


`xauth` program	179


.Xauthority file	177 to 178
`.Xdefaults`
.....and SunView applications	159
`.xinitrc` file	161
`xmodmap`
.....and keyboard remapping	166
.....command	165

Y


yank command	82

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