About This Manual

This manual contains release notes for Digital UNIX® Version 4.0. The release notes are available in both hardcopy and an HTML version you can view with the Netscape Navigator. Digital has changed the name of its UNIX operating system from DEC OSF/1 to Digital UNIX. The new name reflects Digital's commitment to UNIX and its conformance to UNIX standards.

Audience

These release notes are for the person who installs the product and for anyone using the product following installation.

Organization

This manual is organized as follows:

Chapter 1 Contains installation notes and subset sizes.

Chapter 2 Contains processor-specific information.

Chapter 3 Contains information about the base operating system software.

Chapter 4 Contains information about the development environment.

Chapter 5 Contains information about the window system software.

Chapter 6 Contains information about the documentation.

Appendix A Contains information about the maximum system limits.

Appendix B Contains release notes that arrived after the base level was shipped. These notes are included in the hardcopy version but are not in the online version due to time constraints.

Related Documents

You should have the following documentation available during the installation of this release.

The hardware documentation for your system
The online or hardcopy reference pages
The book New and Changed Features

The printed version of the Digital UNIX documentation set is color coded to help specific audiences quickly find the books that meet their needs. (You can order the printed documentation from Digital.) This color coding is reinforced with the use of an icon on the spines of books. The following list describes this convention:

Audience Icon Color Code

General users G Blue

System and network administrators S Red

Programmers P Purple

Device driver writers D Orange

Reference page users R Green

Some books in the documentation set help meet the needs of several audiences. For example, the information in some system books is also used by programmers. Keep this in mind when searching for information on specific topics.

The Documentation Overview, Glossary, and Master Index provides information on all of the books in the Digital UNIX documentation set.

Reader's Comments

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The section numbers and page numbers of the information on which you are commenting.
The version of Digital UNIX that you are using.
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The Digital 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 Digital technical support office. Information provided with the software media explains how to send problem reports to Digital.

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this guide:

%
$ A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne and Korn shells.

# A number sign represents the superuser prompt.

% cat Boldface type in interactive examples indicates typed user input.

file Italic (slanted) type indicates variable values, placeholders, and function argument names.

[ | ]
{ | } In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that are optional and braces indicate items that are required. Vertical bars separating items inside brackets or braces indicate that you choose one item from among those listed.

. . . In syntax definitions, a horizontal ellipsis indicates that the preceding item can be repeated one or more times.

cat(1) A cross-reference to a reference page includes the appropriate section number in parentheses. For example, cat(1) indicates that you can find information on the cat command in Section 1 of the reference pages.

Ctrl/x This symbol indicates that you hold down the first named key while pressing the key or mouse button that follows the slash. In examples, this key combination is enclosed in a box (for example, [Ctrl/C]).

Chapter 1	Contains installation notes and subset sizes.
Chapter 2	Contains processor-specific information.
Chapter 3	Contains information about the base operating system software.
Chapter 4	Contains information about the development environment.
Chapter 5	Contains information about the window system software.
Chapter 6	Contains information about the documentation.
Appendix A	Contains information about the maximum system limits.
Appendix B	Contains release notes that arrived after the base level was shipped. These notes are included in the hardcopy version but are not in the online version due to time constraints.

Audience	Icon	Color Code
General users	G	Blue
System and network administrators	S	Red
Programmers	P	Purple
Device driver writers	D	Orange
Reference page users	R	Green

`%` `$`	A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne and Korn shells.
`#`	A number sign represents the superuser prompt.
`%` `cat`	Boldface type in interactive examples indicates typed user input.
`file`	Italic (slanted) type indicates variable values, placeholders, and function argument names.
[ \| ] { \| }	In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that are optional and braces indicate items that are required. Vertical bars separating items inside brackets or braces indicate that you choose one item from among those listed.
. . .	In syntax definitions, a horizontal ellipsis indicates that the preceding item can be repeated one or more times.
`cat`(1)	A cross-reference to a reference page includes the appropriate section number in parentheses. For example, `cat`(1) indicates that you can find information on the `cat` command in Section 1 of the reference pages.
Ctrl/x	This symbol indicates that you hold down the first named key while pressing the key or mouse button that follows the slash. In examples, this key combination is enclosed in a box (for example, `[Ctrl/C]`).