This manual describes the documentation that comes with the DIGITAL 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.
This manual is for anyone who needs to access documentation about the DIGITAL 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.
This online version of the Documentation Overview has been revised to incorporate changes to the documentation set since the previous release of the operating system. The Glossary of common UNIX and other computer terms has been updated and included at the back of this book. The Master Index, which has not been revised, is a separate book on line.
Currently, this book in printed form is from the Version 4.0 release and is included in the book called Documentation Overview, Glossary, and Master Index.
A new printed version of the Documentation Overview will be offered in a future release of DIGITAL UNIX. At that time, the Master Index will be updated and provided as a separate book in both online and printed versions.
This manual is divided into six chapters and a glossary, as follows:
| Chapter 1 | Provides general information about the DIGITAL UNIX documentation set. |
| Chapter 2 | Describes the DIGITAL UNIX documentation set, provides a description of each manual, and describes how the documentation is packaged. |
| Chapter 3 | Describes documentation that supplements the DIGITAL 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 DIGITAL UNIX operating system. |
| Chapter 4 | Describes the DIGITAL 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 DIGITAL UNIX printed documentation. |
| Glossary of Common UNIX and General Computer Terms | Provides definitions for many of the terms you may see while using the DIGITAL UNIX documentation. Although the majority of terms deal with the UNIX environment, you will also find other common terms that you will encounter; for example, words releated to the Internet. |