Altos 586 User manual

COMPUTER

SYSTEMS

ALTOS

586

and ACS

8600

Computer

Systems

XENIXDevelopment

System

Programmer's

Reference Guide

Part Number: 690-13500-001 May 1983

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ALTOS

586

ARD

ACS

8688

COIIPtrnR

SYSTEMS

XENIX

DEVELOPMENT

SYSTEM

PROGRAMMER'S

REFERENCE

GUIDE

Altos

Computer

Systems

2641

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Park

Way

San

Jose,

95134

THE

INFORllATION

IN THIS

DOCUMEIft

SUBJECT

CHANGE

WITHOUT

NOTICE.

NEW

EDITIONS

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DOCUMEIft'

WILL

INCORPORATE

CHARGES

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ARE

PUBLISHED.

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rights

reserved.

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Coaputer

Systeas.

ALTOS

Manual

Number:

698-13588-881

May

1983

ACKNOWLEDGEME~S

ALTOS

registered

trademark

Altos

Computer

Systems.

XENIX

trademark

Microsoft,

Incorporated

and

l6-bit

microcomputer

implementation

the

UNIX

operating

system,

version

UNIX

trademark

Bell

Laboratories

UNET

trademark

3eom

Corporation

TABLE

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

USING

THIS

MANUAL

Purpose/Scope

Organization

OTHER

DOCUMENTATION

AVAILABLE

Altos

586

ACS

8699

Operator's

Guide

Altos

Introduction

XENIX

Manual

XENIX

Reference

Card

Altos

Application

Software

Guide

Altos

UNET

User

Guide

Bell

Laboratories

Manuals

UNIX

Programmer's

Manual

Commercially

Available

Books

USIBG XENIX

TOPICS

COVERED

INTRODUCTION

XENIX

MANUAL

INSTALLING

XENIX

DEVELOPMENT

SYSTEM

LEARN

PROGRAM

Installing

Learn

Running

Learn

CREATING

NEW

MENUS

UTILITY

PROGRAMS

RBFERBBCE

GUIDE

USEFUL

UTILITIES

UNIX

MANUAL

CHANGES

AND

ADDITIONS

ADD.CT(l)

ADD.HD(l)

AEMAIL(

APROPOS

(1)

BSH(l)

CSH(

CXREF(l)

DATE(l)

DIGEST(l)

DISABLE(C)

DUMP.HD(l)

ENABLE

(C)

EDIT(l)

(1)

FCOPY(l)

FINGER(l)

FLEECE(l)

1-2

1-4

1-5

2-2

2-3

2-7

2-8

2-9

3-1

3-3

3-6

3-7

3-8

3-19A

3-11

3-15

3-38A

3-38B

3-39

3-49A

3-49B

3-49C

3-41

3-45

3-49

3-49A

3-49B

TABLE

COftBftS

3 • UTILI'l'Y

PROGRAMS

REFERENCE

GUIDE

(Continued)

FOLD(l)

FORMAT(l)

FROM(I)

FSCK

(1)

FTP(I)

HEAD(l)

IUL

(1)

LAST(I)

LAYOUT

(1)

LEAVE(l)

LS(l)

MAIL(I)

MAKE.HD(I)

MAKEWHATIS(I)

MAP(l)

MKCONF(IM)

MODEM(l),

UNMODEM(l)

(1)

MULTIUSER(I)

PAGE

(1)

PRINTENV(I)

PS(

RANLIB(l)

RESET(I)

RESTORE.HD(I)

SDDATE(IM)

SETMODE(l)

SIZEFS(l)

TAR(I)

TRANSP(l)

UA(l)

(1)

LOCKING(2)

RDCHK

(2)

CURSES(3)

MENUS

(5)

TERMCAP(5)

TTYTYPE(5)

3-49C

3-59

3-59A

3-51

3-54

3-55A

3-55B

3-55C

3-56

3-57A

3-58

3-61

3-68A

3-68B

3-69

3-69A

3-69C

3-69D

3-79

3-79A

3-71

3-72

3-74A

3-75

3-75A

3-75B

3-76

3-77

3-78

3-89A

3-81

3-85

3-87

3-89

3-99

3-92

3-97

3-198

APPBNDICBS:

NUMBRIC

FORMATS,

AND

FORTRAN

INTEGER

FORMATS

FLOATING-POINT

FORMATS

VALUES

MEMORY

SAMPLB

LIST

XBNIX

DEVELOPMBNT

SYSTEM

UTILITIBS

TRANSFBRRIRG

FILBS

BETNEER

ACS

8681

AND

ALTOS

586

OTHER

COMPUTER

SYSTEIIS

(ASY.CBRaBOUS

COIUIURICATIORS)

USING

FACILITY

TRANSFERRING

FILES

UNDER

UUCP

FACILITY

CONNECTING

THE

ACS

8699

AND

THE

586

PREPARING

THE

CONFIGURATION

FILES

Recommended

Entries

YOU

HAVE

SPECIAL

REQUIREMENTS

Assigning

the

System

Names

Defining

the

Communications

Line

Characteristics

Supplying

the

Information

Defining

the

File

Accessibility

DISABLING

AND

ENABLING

THE

TTY

PORTS

TESTING

THE

UUCP

NETWORK

COPYING

FILES

USING

UUCP

USING

THE

UUCP

COMMAND

USING

MODEMS

WITH

ALTOS

XENIX

SYSTEMS

D. 8886

ASSEllBLY

LARGOAGE

RBFERERCE

MANUAL

XENIX

Software

Development

Extract

from

Microsoft

Manual

TUTORIAL

AND

REFERBRCB

MATERIAL

(UNIVERSITY

CALIFORNIA,

BERKELEY

MANUALS)

Introduction

the

Shell

Introduction

Display

Editing

with

Quick

Reference

for

Ex,Vi

Reference

Manual

Edit:

Tutorial

Ex/Edit

Command

Summary

(Version

3.6)

Mail

Reference

Manual

-ME

Reference

Manual

Screen

Updating

and

Cursor

Movement

Optimization:

Library

Package

iii

OTHER

DOCUllEftATION

AVAILABLE

The

following

documentation

furnished

with

your

XENIX

operating

system.

The

only

commercially-available

book

that

provided

User

Guide

the

UNIX

Syste

••

Altos

586

ACS

8688

Operator's

Guide

This

manual

describes

the

Altos

computer

system

and

its

operating

specifications.

provides

step-by-step

procedures

how

unpack

and

set

the

computer

system,

how

install

peripherals,

how

verify

proper

functioning

the

system,

and

briefly

describes

how

use

the

Altos

diagnostics

software.

Altos

Introduction

XENIX

Manual

This

manual,

describes

the

Altos

implementation

the

XENIX

operating

system

the

Altos

586

and

ACS

86~~

computer

systems.

provides

background

information

and

step-by-step

procedures,

which

are

primarily

aimed

first-time

computer

user,

how

install

XENIX, how

log

on/off,

how

shut

down

the

system

properly,

how

save

and

restore

files,

and

describes

system

maintenance.

XENIX

Reference

Card

concise

reference

card,

which

contains

information

how

use

the

tos

implemen

tion

XENIX,

descr

ibes

the

XENIX

commands,

and

lists

the

Business

Shell

(BSH)

menus.

Altos

Application

Software

Guide

(The

ABS

Shell

optional

package.)

The

Altos

XENIX

Applica-

tions

Software

Guide

provides

information

how

install

the

optional

ABS

Shell

and

the

application

programs,

and

how

access

the

ABS

menus.

Altos

URET

User

Guide

(The

communication

network

services

optional

package.)

This

document

provides

information

how

install

the

optional

communication

network

services

and

how

use

them.

Bell

Laboratories

Manuals

UNIX

Progra

••

er's

Manual,

Seventh

Edition.

This

three-

volume

set.

Volume

provides

general

information

about

UNIX

and

about

the

manual

set.

contains

reference

informa-

tion

utilities

and

system

calls,

organized

into

chapters.

1-4

USING

THIS

MARUAL

purpose/Scope

This

manual

describes

items

that

are

unique

the

Altos

implementation

the

XENIX

operating

system

that

are

useful

for

the

programmer

advanced

system

user.

also

serves

guide

the

other

documentation

that

available

XENIX/UNIX.

Organization

This

manual

divided

into

three

chapters:

Chapter

lists

other

Altos

documents

that

you

receive

part

your

XENIX

operating

system.

also

lists

commercially-avail-

able

documentation.

Chapter

provides

instructions

for

installing

the

XENIX

Develop-

ment

System,

and

discusses

the

online

tutorial,

learn,

and

tells

you

how

create

new

menus.

Chapter

lists

useful

utilities

and

describes

the

changes

and

additions

that

exist

between

the

Altos

implementation

XENIX

and

the

Bell

Laboratories

Standard

Version

the

UNIX

operating

system.

The

variations

and

additions

are

documented

the

standard

Bell

Laboratories

format.

The

Altos

documentation

can

left

this

supplement

can

inserted

into

the

Bell

Laboratories

UNIX

Programmer's

Manual.

The

Appendices

contain

general

reference

material.

Appendix

Numeric

Formats,

and

Fortran

77:

Reference

information

the

internal

format

used

for

numerical

representation

these

languages.

Appendix

Sample

List

XENIX

Utilities:

sample

list

utilities

furnished

with

your

system.

Appendix

Transferring

Files

Between

ACS

8600

and

ALTOS

586

Other

Computer

Systems

(Asynchronous

Communications):

description

how

transfer

files

between

the

ACS

8600

and

Altos

586

XENIX

computer

systems,

between

two

Altos

XENIX

computer

systems

which

support

asynchronous

(serial)

communications.

discusses

the

(call

UNIX)

and

(UNIX-to-UNIX

copy)

facilities.

For

ACS

8600

versions

2.2d

and

Altos

586

versions

2.3

and

higher,

refer

description

the

File

Transfer

Utility

for

Xenix-

1-2

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