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MPE/iX Release 5.0: POSIX Information and More
by Gayla Kohlmoos
Commercial Systems Division
The information provided in this Communicator gives you a good
understanding about the POSIX changes introduced with MPE/iX Release 5.0.
For System Managers, there is a Computer-Based Training program that
helps you learn how to manage the POSIX directory structure called the
Hierarchical File System (HFS). For more information, refer to the
article, "POSIX Computer-Based Training", in Chapter 5 of this
Communicator.
If you want to dig further into understanding or utilizing specific POSIX
functionality, we recommend the following four Hewlett-Packard customer
manuals:
1. New Features of MPE/iX: Using the Hierarchical File System
(32650-90351) 4/94
2. MPE/iX Shell and Utilities User's Guide (36431-90002) 4/94
3. MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Vol 1 & 2 (36431-60001) 4/94
4. MPE/iX Developer's Kit Reference Vol 1 & 2 (36430-60001) 4/94
Following are content overviews of each manual. The information that may
be of most interest to you is indicated by **.
** New Features of MPE/iX: Using the Hierarchical File System
This manual describes changes to MPE/iX as of Release 4.5 and 5.0. These
changes enhance MPE/iX to make it "POSIX-compatible."
This manual contains information on the following topics:
* What's new for system administrators.
* What's new for programmers.
* Managing accounts, groups and users.
* Managing directories and files.
* Backing up and recovering MPE/iX.
* Handling security on MPE/iX.
MPE/iX Shell and Utilities User's Guide
This manual is part of the complete MPE/iX Developer's Kit, which
introduces the various components of MPE/iX Shell and Utilities through a
series of tutorials and guides.
This manual contains information on the following topics:
* Command overview.
* MPE/iX Shell tutorial.
* AWK tutorial--AWK is a programming language, a report-generating
program, a utility for examining files, and more.
* Vi tutorial.
* LEX and YACC programs.
* Make software management tool.
* RCS (Revision Control System).
MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual Volumes 1 and 2
This manual is a two-volume set and is part of the complete MPE/iX
Developer's Kit. The first volume describes the MPE/iX shell commands
and utilities alphabetically (A through P).
The second volume contains information on the following topics:
* Shell command and utility descriptions alphabetically from Q
through Z.
* C Runtime library functions.
* File format descriptions.
* Implementation considerations.
**MPE/iX Developer's Kit Reference Manual Volumes 1 and 2
This manual is a two-volume set and is part of the complete MPE/iX
Developer's Kit.
Volume 1 describes the POSIX/iX library and contains information on the
following topics:
* Using the library.
* Implementation considerations.
* Function descriptions.
* Header descriptions.
Volume 2 describes the supplemental POSIX/iX library and contains
information on the following topics:
* SVID IPC library function descriptions interprocess communication
services.
* TERMINFO database for terminal and printer capabilities.
* CURSES routines and macros.