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HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems Task Reference HP Part No. B3813-90009 Printed in USA Edition First Edition E0494
________________________________________________________________________ |The information contained in this document is subject to change | |without notice. | | | |Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this | |material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of | |merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard | |shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for direct, | |indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection | |with the furnishing or use of this material. | | | |Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability | |of its software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett-Packard.| | | |This document contains proprietary information which is protected by | |copyright. All rights are reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or | |translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as | |allowed under the copyright laws. | ________________________________________________________________________ Copyright (c) 1994 by Hewlett-Packard Company ________________________________________________________________________ |Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to | |restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights | |in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013. | |Rights for non-DoD U.S. Government Departments and agencies are as set| |forth in FAR 52.227-19 (c) (1,2). | | | |Hewlett-Packard Company | |3000 Hanover Street | |Palo Alto, CA 94304 U.S.A. | ________________________________________________________________________ Restricted Rights Legend Printed 1994 Printing History The following table lists the printings of this document, together with the respective release dates for each edition. The software version indicates the version of the software product at the time this document was issued. Many product releases do not require changes to the document; therefore, do not expect a one-to-one correspondence between product releases and document editions. Edition Date Software Version --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Edition April 1994 C.50.00 In This Book This book describes how to communicate with your system using MPE/iX commands and how to perform tasks using these commands. The book also includes a chapter on troubleshooting and a glossary. It contains the following chapters described below: Chapter 1: Learning to Use MPE/iX Commands Provides practice in using MPE/iX commands instead of the HP Easytime/iX menus. It includes learning how to use the editor, which allows you to create text files. Chapter 2: Performing Tasks Using MPE/iX Commands Gives procedures for the tasks that you can perform on the HP 3000 by using MPE/iX commands. Chapter 3: Getting More Information Introduces some of Hewlett-Packard's HP 3000 support services, HP 3000 educational services and provides a bibliography. Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Describes basic troubleshooting and problem identification procedures. Related Manuals The Task Reference is the third book in a set of five manuals that includes the following: Understanding Your If you are new to computers, this is a good place System (B3813-90001) to start. It provides an introduction to what computers do and how they do it. Getting Started Familiarizes you with your computer and computer (B3813-90003) peripherals. It also explains how to get your system ready for use, how to use and maintain your tape drives and how to communicate with your system using HP Easytime/iX. Task Reference Describes how to communicate with your system using (B3813-90009) MPE/iX commands. This book also includes a chapter on how to get more information on your system, a chapter on troubleshooting and a glossary. Commands Reference Provides a detailed explanation of each MPE/iX (B3813-90011) command. New Features of Describes the changes to MPE/iX as of Release 4.5 MPE/iX: Using the and 5.0, which enhanced MPE/iX to make it Hierarchical File "POSIX-compatible." The book also describes the System (32650-90351) features of the hierarchical file system.
NOTE The MPE/iX operating system has been enhanced as of Release 4.5 and 5.0 to include additional features that include POSIX compatibility and the hierarchical file system. The hierarchical file system is tree structured and can contain files at many different levels. This organization provides a special kind of file called a directory. Instead of holding data, directories contain lists of files and pointers to those files. For more information on POSIX and the hierarchical file system, refer to the book, New Features of MPE/iX: Using the Hierarchical File System (32650-90351), included in this documentation set. This book includes an overview of the following enhancements of MPE/iX as of Release 4.5 and 5.0: * Open systems environment * Hierarchical file system (HFS) * Expanded file naming syntax * New and enhanced commands and utilities * MPE/iX Shell and Utilities * MPE/iX Developer's Kit