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13: <h2>Getting Started</h2>
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15: <h3>Unix for Beginners - Second Edition</h3>
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17: An introduction to the most basic uses of the system.
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19: <h3>Learn - Computer-Aided Instruction on UNIX (Second Edition)</h3>
20:
21: Describes a computer-aided instruction program that walks new users through
1.4 miod 22: the basics of files, the editor, and document preparation software.
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24: <h2>Basic Utilities</h2>
25:
26: <h3>An Introduction to the UNIX Shell</h3>
27:
28: Steve Bourne's introduction to the capabilities of
1.6 david 29: <b>sh</b> a command interpreter especially popular for writing shell scripts.
1.1 deraadt 30:
31: <h3>An Introduction to the C shell</h3>
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1.6 david 33: This introduction to <b>csh</b> (a command interpreter popular for interactive work) describes many
1.1 deraadt 34: commonly used UNIX commands, assumes little prior knowledge of UNIX,
35: and has a glossary useful for beginners.
36:
37: <h3>DC - An Interactive Desk Calculator</h3>
38:
39: A super HP calculator, if you do not need floating point.
40:
41: <h3>BC - An Arbitrary Precision Desk-Calculator Language</h3>
42:
43: A front end for DC that provides infix notation, control flow, and
44: built-in functions.
45:
46: <h2>Communicating with the World</h2>
47:
48: <h3>Mail Reference Manual</h3>
49:
50: Complete details on one of the programs for sending and reading your mail.
51:
52: <h3>The Rand MH Message Handling System</h3>
53:
54: This system for managing your computer mail uses lots of small programs,
55: instead of one large one.
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57: <h2>Text Editing</h2>
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59: <h3>A Tutorial Introduction to the Unix Text Editor</h3>
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61: An easy way to get started with the line editor,
62: <b>ed</b>.
63:
64: <h3>Advanced Editing on Unix</h3>
65:
66: The next step.
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68: <h3>An Introduction to Display Editing with Vi</h3>
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70: The document to learn to use the <b>vi</b> screen editor.
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72: <h3>Ex Reference Manual (Version 3.7)</h3>
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74: The final reference for the <b>ex</b> editor.
75:
76: <h3>Vi Reference Manual</h3>
77:
78: The definitive reference for the <b>nvi</b> editor.
79:
80: <h3>Jove Manual for UNIX Users</h3>
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82: Jove is a small, self-documenting, customizable display editor, based on EMACS.
83: A plausible alternative to
84: <b>vi</b>.
85:
86: <h3>SED - A Non-interactive Text Editor</h3>
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88: Describes a one-pass variant of
89: <b>ed</b>
90: useful as a filter for processing large files.
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92: <h3>AWK - A Pattern Scanning and Processing Language (Second Edition)</h3>
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94: A program for data selection and transformation.
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96: <h2>Document Preparation</h2>
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98: <h3>Typing Documents on UNIX: Using the -ms Macros with Troff and Nroff</h3>
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100: Describes and gives examples of the basic use of the typesetting tools and
101: ``-ms'', a frequently used package of formatting requests that make it easier
102: to lay out most documents.
103:
104: <h3>A Revised Version of -ms</h3>
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106: A brief description of the Berkeley revisions made to the -ms formatting
107: macros for nroff and troff.
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109: <h3>Writing Papers with <b>nroff</b> using -me</h3>
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111: Another popular macro package for
112: <b>nroff</b>.
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114: <h3>-me Reference Manual</h3>
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116: The final word on -me.
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118: <h3>NROFF/TROFF User's Manual</h3>
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120: Extremely detailed information about these document formatting programs.
121:
122: <h3>A TROFF Tutorial</h3>
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124: An introduction to the most basic uses of
125: <b>troff</b>
126: for those who really want to know such things, or want to write their
127: own macros.
128:
129: <h3>A System for Typesetting Mathematics</h3>
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131: Describes
132: <b>eqn</b>,
133: an easy-to-learn language for high-quality mathematical typesetting.
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135: <h3>Typesetting Mathematics - User's Guide (Second Edition)</h3>
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137: More details about how to use
138: <b>eqn</b>.
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140: <h3>Tbl - A Program to Format Tables</h3>
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142: A program for easily typesetting tabular material.
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144: <h3>Refer - A Bibliography System</h3>
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146: An introduction to one set of tools used to maintain bibliographic databases.
147: The major program,
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150: based on document citations.
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152: <h3>Some Applications of Inverted Indexes on the UNIX System</h3>
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154: Mike Lesk's paper describes the
155: <b>refer</b>
156: programs in a somewhat larger context.
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158: <h3>BIB - A Program for Formatting Bibliographies</h3>
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160: This is an alternative to
161: <b>refer</b>
162: for expanding citations in documents.
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164: <h3>Writing Tools - The STYLE and DICTION Programs</h3>
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166: These are programs which can help you understand and improve your
167: writing style.
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169: <h2>Amusements</h2>
170:
171: <h3>A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom</h3>
172:
173: An introduction to the popular game of <b>rogue</b>, a fantasy game
174: which is one of the biggest known users of VAX cycles.
175:
176: <h3>Star Trek</h3>
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178: You are the Captain of the Starship Enterprise.
179: Wipe out the Klingons and save the Federation.
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