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<title>GNO Master Documentation Page</title>
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<H1>The GNO Multitasking Environment</H1>
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GNO is a UNIX-like software package for the Apple IIgs, which
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runs on top of the native operating system, GS/OS.
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This is master documentation site for GNO.
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It consists of the following sections:
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<ol>
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<li><A HREF="#faq">Frequently Asked Questions</A>
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<li><A HREF="#refs">Reference Manuals</A>
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<li><A HREF="#man">Manual Pages</A>
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<li><A HREF="#related">GNO-Related Web Links</A>
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<li><A HREF="#old">Old Documentation (August 1996 Revision for GNO v2.0.4)</A>
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</ol>
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<b>Remember</b>:
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If someone comes up to you on the street and offers you some
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Windows (95, NT) ... <em>Just say GNO!</em>
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<A NAME="faq">
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<H2>Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers)</H2>
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</A>
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The newsgroup <b> comp.sys.apple2.gno </b> is the primary source
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for GNO information on USENET. The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions
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list) for this newsgroup is recommended reading and contains
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information that is not covered in the manuals, or that supercedes
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the manuals.
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The FAQ is posted monthy on <b> comp.sys.apple2.gno</b>, and is also
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available online.
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A summary of the most recent changes (typically since the previous
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monthly posting) may be obtained from the (abbreviated) Change Log.
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The online html version of these documents may be found at:
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<ul>
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<li><A HREF="%%FAQ%%">%%FAQ%%</A>
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(FAQ)
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<li><A HREF="%%FAQLOG%%">%%FAQLOG%%</A>
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(Change Log)
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</ul>
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The text version of these documents are available via ftp at the
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following locations:
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<ul>
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<li><A HREF="%%FAQ_TEXT%%">%%FAQ_TEXT%%</A>
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(FAQ)
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<li><A HREF="%%FAQLOG_TEXT%%">%%FAQLOG_TEXT%%</A>
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(Change Log)
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</ul>
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<hr>
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<A NAME="refs">
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<H2>Reference Manuals</H2>
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</A>
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These are based on Procyon's August 1996 v2.0.4 documents, but have
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been updated and enhanced. <em>These manuals are still being revised;
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if you find errors or omissions, please contact the maintainer (Devin
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Reade) at the address at the bottom of this page.</em>
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<dt><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/intro.html">Overview and Installation</A>
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<dd>This document contains introductory information, installation
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instructions, a list of hardware requirements, suggested readings,
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and similar material. It is a good starting point for those new to GNO.
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It is also available for download in various formats:
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<ul>
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<li>Compressed Postscript (Letter):
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<A HREF="%%FTP_INTRO%%.ltr.ps.Z">%%FTP_INTRO%%.ltr.ps.Z</A>
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<li>Compressed Postscript (A4):
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<A HREF="%%FTP_INTRO%%.a4.ps.Z">%%FTP_INTRO%%.a4.ps.Z</A>
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<em>See the <A HREF="#a4note">note</A> on the A4 paper format,
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below.</em>
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<li>Compressed DVI:
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<A HREF="%%FTP_INTRO%%.dvi.Z">%%FTP_INTRO%%.dvi.Z</A>
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<li>Appleworks (Classic) in a NuFX archive:
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<A HREF="unaval.html">(not yet available)</A>
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<li>Text (ASCII) in a NuFX archive:
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<A HREF="unaval.html">(not yet available)</A>
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<dt><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/kern.html">Kernel Reference Manual</A>
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<dd>This is a technical introduction and reference to the GNO Kernel,
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which is the heart of the GNO system. It can be heavy reading for
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the new user, but is a must for the application programmer.
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It is also available for download in various formats:
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<li>Compressed Postscript (Letter):
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<A HREF="%%FTP_KERN%%.ltr.ps.Z">%%FTP_KERN%%.ltr.ps.Z</A>
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<li>Compressed Postscript (A4):
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<A HREF="%%FTP_KERN%%.a4.ps.Z">%%FTP_KERN%%.a4.ps.Z</A>
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<br>
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<em>See the <A HREF="#a4note">note</A> on the A4 paper format,
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below.</em>
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<li>Compressed DVI:
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<A HREF="%%FTP_KERN%%.dvi.Z">%%FTP_KERN%%.dvi.Z</A>
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<li>Appleworks (Classic) in a NuFX archive:
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<A HREF="unaval.html">(not yet available)</A>
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<li>Text (ASCII) in a NuFX archive:
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<A HREF="unaval.html">(not yet available)</A>
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</ul>
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<dt><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/unaval.html">GNO Shell User's Manual</A>
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<dd>This is the reference manual for the GNO Shell, otherwise known
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as <b>gsh</b>. The current version is more of a tutorial than a
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true reference manual.
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It is also available for download in various formats:
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<ul>
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<li>Compressed Postscript (Letter):
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<A HREF="unaval.html">(not yet available)</A>
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<li>Compressed Postscript (A4):
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<A HREF="unaval.html">(not yet available)</A>
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<br>
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<em>See the <A HREF="#a4note">note</A> on the A4 paper format,
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below.</em>
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<li>Compressed DVI:
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<A HREF="unaval.html">(not yet available)</A>
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<li>Appleworks (Classic) in a NuFX archive:
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<A HREF="unaval.html">(not yet available)</A>
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<li>Text (ASCII) in a NuFX archive:
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<A HREF="unaval.html">(not yet available)</A>
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<p>
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<A NAME="a4note">
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<h3>Note on A4 Paper Formats</h3>
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</A>
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Since I do not use the A4 paper format, I would be interested
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in feedback on how the formatting turns out. Currently, the
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DVI files are created for the the letter paper size, and only
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in the DVI to Postscript conversion is the A4 paper size taken
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into account. While this greatly simplifies the document
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"build" process, it might result in less than desirable
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output. Please email your observations to me at the address at
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the bottom of this page.
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<A NAME="man">
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<H2>Manual Pages</H2>
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</A>
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This is the set of manual pages for the GNO base distribution. It does
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not include manual pages for utilities and libraries that are considered
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to be GNO "add-ons".
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<em>Note that these are for GNO v2.0.6, are under active development, and
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are subject to change.</em>
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Some of the documented functions, programs, and files are not available
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for GNO v2.0.4.
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Each of the chapters has an introductory page, titled <b>intro</b>.
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For a brief introduction to the manual pages in general, see the
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<A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/man/man1/intro.1.html">Introduction to Chapter 1</A>.
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<li><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/man/man1/00.index.html">Chapter 1</A>
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Commands and Applications
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<li><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/man/man2/00.index.html">Chapter 2</A> System Calls
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<li><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/man/man3/00.index.html">Chapter 3</A>
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Library Routines
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<li><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/man/man4/00.index.html">Chapter 4</A> Devices
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<li><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/man/man5/00.index.html">Chapter 5</A> File Formats
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<li><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/man/man6/00.index.html">Chapter 6</A> Games
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<li><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/man/man7/00.index.html">Chapter 7</A> Miscellaneous
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<li><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/man/man8/00.index.html">Chapter 8</A>
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System Administration
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These manual pages are part of the GNO base distribution and are therefore
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not available at this time in any other format. They may be published
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in Postscript form after GNO v2.0.6 is released.
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<A NAME="related">
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<H2>GNO-Related Web Links</H2>
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</A>
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The following links are also likely to be of interest to GNO users
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and programmers.
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<ul>
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<li><A HREF="http://www.hypermall.com/companies/procyon">
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Procyon Enterprises Inc</A>
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<li><A HREF="http://www.arrowweb.com/sbehrens/obugs.htm">
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Soenke Behrens' ORCA/C Bug List</A>
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<li><A HREF="http://www.arrowweb.com/sbehrens/describe.htm">
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Soenke Behrens' online describe(1) database</A>
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<li><A HREF="http://www.servtech.com/public/phoenix/computers/gno/index.html">
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Leslie Barstow's GNO Utilities Page.</A>
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(This is an sorted version of the <b>describe</b>(1) database.)
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<li><A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook298.html">
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FreeBSD ftp site list</A>
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<li><A HREF="http://www.Geeks.ORG/~taubert/gstcp/index.html">
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GS/TCP</A>
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<li><A HREF="http://www.zip.com.au/~kashum/marinetti">
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Marinetti</A>
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<li><A HREF="http://www.members.home.com/sheppy/ToolboxGS">
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Eric Shepherd's ToolBox Reference</A>
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The following links have a less direct relevence to GNO, but may still
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be useful:
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<ul>
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<li>The <A HREF="http://www.pathname.com/fhs">File System Hierarchy</A>
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"standard". This is not a true standard in the ANSI/ISO
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sense, but still contains a lot of useful information.
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<b>NOTE:</b> <em>GNO is based on 4.4BSD which does not, at this
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time, completely follow the suggested hierarchy. GNO sites
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should use the hierarchy specified in the
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<A HREF="%%FAQ%%">FAQ</A>. </em>
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<A NAME="old">
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<h2>Old Documentation</H2></A>
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<H3>Reference Manuals (August 1996 Revision)</H3>
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These are the reference manuals that shipped with GNO v2.0.4, translated
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into html source.
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<li><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/docs.Aug96/install.html">
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Introduction and Installation</A>
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<li><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/docs.Aug96/kernel.html">
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GNO Kernel Reference Manual</A>
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<li>GNO Shell User's Manual, <A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/docs.Aug96/gsh-12.html">
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Chapters 1 and 2</A>
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<li>GNO Shell User's Manual, <A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/docs.Aug96/gsh-3.html">
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Chapter 3</A>
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<li>GNO Shell User's Manual, <A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/docs.Aug96/gsh-4.html">
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Chapter 4</A>
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<li>GNO Shell User's Manual, <A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/docs.Aug96/gsh-5.html">
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Chapter 5 and Appendices</A>
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The original MS-Word versions of these documents are also available for
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download via ftp:
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<li>Introduction and Installation:
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<A HREF="%%FTP_ROOT%%/doc/refs/aug96/install.zip">
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%%FTP_ROOT%%/doc/refs/aug96/install.zip</A>
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<li>Kernel Reference Manual:
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<A HREF="%%FTP_ROOT%%/doc/refs/aug96/kernel.zip">
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%%FTP_ROOT%%/doc/refs/aug96/kernel.zip</A>
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<li>GNO Shell Reference Manual:
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<A HREF="%%FTP_ROOT%%/doc/refs/aug96/gsh.zip">
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%%FTP_ROOT%%/doc/refs/aug96/gsh.zip</A>
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<H3>Manual Pages (August 1996 Revision)</H3>
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There are also selected manual pages available. (Be sure to check the ones
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installed on your system as well.) Unfortunately, this set of manual
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pages is not divided along chapter boundries.
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<ul>
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<li><A HREF="%%HTML_ROOT%%/docs.Aug96/man1.html">Part 1</A>
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Chapter 1: Commands and Applications
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(<b>intro</b>(1) and <b>binprint</b>(1) to <b>sum</b>(1))
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Chapter 1: Commands and Applications
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(<b>sz</b>(1) to <b>tar</b>(1))
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<li>Chapter 1: Commands and Applications
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(<b>tee</b>(1) to <b>yes</b>(1))
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<li>Chapter 3: Library Routines
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Devin Reade
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<A HREF="mailto:gdr@eddore.myrias.com">gdr@eddore.myrias.com</A>
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