The following X-related manuals are available through SunExpress or your local bookstore. Contact your Sun Microsystems representative for information on ordering any of these books.
XView Reference Manual, O'Reilly & Associates
XView Programming Manual, O'Reilly & Associates
Xlib Reference Manual, O'Reilly & Associates
Xlib Programming Manual, O'Reilly & Associates
X Protocol Reference Manual, O'Reilly & Associates
Programmer's Supplement for Release 5, O'Reilly & Associates
X Toolkit Intrinsics Reference Manual, O'Reilly & Associates
X Window System, Third Edition, Digital Press
The X Window System Server, X Version 11, Release 5, Digital Press
The following PostScript and DPS-related manuals are available through SunExpress or your local bookstore. Contact your Sun Microsystems representative for information on ordering.
PostScript Language Reference Manual, Second Edition, Adobe® Systems Incorporated
PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook, Adobe Systems Incorporated
Programming the Display PostScript System with X, Adobe Systems Incorporated
PostScript Language Program Design, Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Type I Font Format, Adobe Systems Incorporated
What Is Intel Architecture (IA)?
Note - In this document the term "IA" refers to the Intel 32-bit processor architecture, which includes the Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium II Xeon, Celeron, Pentium III, and Pentium III Xeon processors and compatible microprocessor chips made by AMD and Cyrix.
Accessing Sun Documentation Online
The docs.sun.comSM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output | Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output | machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value | To delete a file, type rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 | Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized. | Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P-2 Shell Prompts
Shell | Prompt |
|---|---|
| C shell prompt | machine_name% |
| C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |