Unix Pocket Guide
Klosky
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Fri Feb 17 06:15:48 AEST 1984
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Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 15:15:48 EST
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Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
>>>I have been recently introduced to Unix and have found the need for
>>>what I would call a pocket guide. The MAN facility is neat but...
We have assembled a UNIX Pocket Guide for our own use. It is about
3.5" x 6.25" and 76 pages long, with small type, like a dictionary.
The pocket guide contains terse descriptions for programs listed in the
first section of volume one of the regular manuals. Each entry has a
brief sentence describing the command's action, a list of options, and
cross references. The guide also contains a list of known environment
variables, regular expression syntax and the ubiquitous ascii chart.
When we assembled our pocket guide, we had vaxen running 4.1
and 11/70s running 2.? Berkeley. The pocket guide does attempt
to point out differences between these and also describes local mods.
We are reluctant to release copies, but if you have a license to unix,
contact us for a copy.
Purdue University Computing Center
Attn: Peter Klosky (317)49-41787x226
Math Sciences, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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