UNIX User's Supplementary Documents (USD)
4.4 Berkeley Software Distribution
June, 1993
This volume contains documents which supplement the manual
pages in The Unix User's Reference Manual for the 4.4BSD sys-
tem as distributed by U.C. Berkeley.
Getting Started
Unix for Beginners - Second Edition USD:1
An introduction to the most basic uses of the system.
+ 01.begin(USD)
Learn - Computer-Aided Instruction on UNIX (Second Edition) USD:2
Describes a computer-aided instruction program that walks new
users through the basics of files, the editor, and document
prepararation software.
Basic Utilities
An Introduction to the UNIX Shell USD:3
Steve Bourne's introduction to the capabilities of sh(1), a
command interpreter especially popular for writing shell
scripts. + 03.shell(USD)
An Introduction to the C shell USD:4
This introduction to csh(1), a command interpreter popular for
interactive work, describes many commonly used UNIX commands,
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assumes little prior knowledge of UNIX, and has a glossary
useful for beginners.
DC - An Interactive Desk Calculator USD:5
A super HP calculator, if you do not need floating point.
+ 05.dc(USD) + dc(1)
BC - An Arbitrary Precision Desk-Calculator Language USD:6
A front end for DC that provides infix notation, control flow,
and built-in functions. + 06.bc(USD) + bc(1)
Communicating with the World
Mail Reference Manual USD:7
Complete details on one of the programs for sending and read-
ing your mail(1). + 07.mail(USD)
The Rand MH Message Handling System USD:8
This system for managing your computer mail uses lots of small
programs, instead of one large one.
Text Editing
A Tutorial Introduction to the Unix Text Editor USD:9
An easy way to get started with the line editor, ed(1).
+ 09.edtut(USD)
Advanced Editing on Unix USD:10
The next step. + 10.edadv(USD)
Ex: A Tutorial USD:11
The document to learn to use the ex(1) editor. + 11.edit(USD)
An Introduction to Display Editing with Vi USD:12
The document to learn to use the vi(1) screen editor.
+ 12.vi(USD)
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Vi/Ex Reference Manual USD:13
The definitive reference for the nvi, nex editors.
+ 13.viref(USD)
Ex Reference Manual USD:14
The definitive reference for the nex editor. + 14.exref(USD)
SED - A Non-interactive Text Editor USD:15
Describes a one-pass variant of ed useful as a filter for pro-
cessing large files. + 15.sed(USD) + sed(1)
AWK - A Pattern Scanning and Processing Language (Second Edition) USD:16
A program for data selection and transformation.
+ 16.awk(USD) + awk(1)
Document Preparation
Typing Documents on UNIX: Using the -ms Macros with roff USD:17
Describes and gives examples of the basic use of the typeset-
ting tools and ``-ms'', a frequently used package of format-
ting requests that make it easier to lay out most documents.
+ 17.msmacros(USD) + ms(7)
A Revised Version of -ms USD:18
A brief description of the Berkeley revisions made to the -ms
formatting macros for nroff and troff. + 18.msdiffs(USD)
Writing Papers with nroff using -me USD:19
Another popular macro package for nroff.
+ 19.memacros(USD) + me(7)
-me Reference Manual USD:20
The final word on -me. + 20.meref(USD)
NROFF/TROFF User's Manual USD:21
Extremely detailed information about these document formatting
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programs. + 21.troff(USD)
A TROFF Tutorial USD:22
An introduction to the most basic uses of nroff(1) for those
who really want to know such things, or want to write their
own macros. + 22.trofftut(USD)
A System for Typesetting Mathematics USD:23
Describes eqn(1), an easy-to-learn language for high-quality
mathematical typesetting. + 23.eqn(USD)
Typesetting Mathematics - User's Guide (Second Edition) USD:24
More details about how to use eqn. + 24.eqnguide(USD)
Tbl - A Program to Format Tables USD:25
A program for easily typesetting tabular material.
+ 25.tbl(USD) + tbl(1)
Refer - A Bibliography System USD:26
An introduction to one set of tools used to maintain biblio-
graphic databases. The major program, refer(1), is used to
automatically retrieve and format the references based on
document citations. + 26.refer(USD)
Some Applications of Inverted Indexes on the UNIX System USD:27
Mike Lesk's paper describes the refer programs in a somewhat
larger context. + 27.invert(USD)
BIB - A Program for Formatting Bibliographies USD:28
This is an alternative to refer for expanding citations in
documents. + 28.bib(USD)
Writing Tools - The STYLE and DICTION Programs USD:29
These are programs which can help you understand and improve
your writing style. + 29.diction(USD)
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Amusements
A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom USD:30
An introduction to the popular game of rogue, a fantasy game
which is one of the biggest known users of VAX cycles.
Star Trek USD:31
You are the Captain of the Starship Enterprise. Wipe out the
Klingons and save the Federation.
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