This manual describes the documentation that comes with the
Compaq Tru64 UNIX
operating system.
It also provides information
about the structure of the documentation kits and gives you information to
help you order printed versions of the documentation.
Audience
This manual is for anyone who needs to access documentation about the
Tru64 UNIX operating system.
It can help you decide which manuals in
the documentation set are most useful to you and how you can use those manuals.
New and Changed Features
This manual has been revised to provide you with information about changes to the Tru64 UNIX documentation that have been made since the last release of the operating system. The Glossary of Common UNIX and General Computer Term, previously included in this manual, is now in the Technical Overview.
For an overview of the major changes to the Version 5.0A documentation
set, see
Section 1.2.
Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
| Chapter 1 | Provides general information about the Tru64 UNIX documentation set. |
| Chapter 2 | Describes the Tru64 UNIX documentation set, provides a description of each manual, and describes how the documentation is packaged. |
| Chapter 3 | Describes documentation that supplements the Tru64 UNIX documentation set. Some of these documents are produced by Compaq and others are produced by other organizations and provided by Compaq to help meet specific needs when working with the Tru64 UNIX operating system. |
| Chapter 4 | Describes the Tru64 UNIX reference pages, shows the various ways of displaying the reference pages on line, and describes the contents of the Reference Pages Documentation Kit. |
| Chapter 5 | Describes the Device Driver Kit and the contents of the books in that kit. |
| Chapter 6 | Provides information on how to order Tru64 UNIX printed documentation. |
Compaq welcomes any comments and suggestions you have on this and other Tru64 UNIX manuals.
You can send your comments in the following ways:
Fax: 603-884-0120 Attn: UBPG Publications, ZKO3-3/Y32
Internet electronic mail:
readers_comment@zk3.dec.com
A Reader's Comment form is located on your system in the following location:
/usr/doc/readers_comment.txt
Mail:
Compaq Computer Corporation
UBPG Publications Manager
ZKO3-3/Y32
110 Spit Brook Road
Nashua, NH 03062-2698
A Reader's Comment form is located in the back of each printed manual. The form is postage paid if you mail it in the United States.
Please include the following information along with your comments:
The full title of the book and the order number. (The order number is printed on the title page of this book and on its back cover.)
The section numbers and page numbers of the information on which you are commenting.
The version of Tru64 UNIX that you are using.
If known, the type of processor that is running the Tru64 UNIX software.
The Tru64 UNIX Publications group cannot respond to system problems or
technical support inquiries.
Please address technical questions to your
local system vendor or to the appropriate Compaq technical support office.
Information provided with the software media explains how to send problem
reports to Compaq.
Online Conventions
References to much of the documentation discussed in this manual have links attached to them. In general, when the document is first mentioned the link will take you to the place in Chapter 2 or Chapter 3 were the document is described. Once there, clicking on the title will take you to the book itself.
To use the links to the books, you must be viewing this Documentation Overview in the same environment in which the Tru64 UNIX documentation set is installed, for example from the Documentation CD–ROM or on the World Wide Web.