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.OH '''USD Contents'
.EH 'USD Contents'''
.TL
UNIX User's Supplementary Documents (USD)
.sp
\s-24.3 Berkeley Software Distribution, Virtual \s-2VAX\s+2\-11 Version\s+2
.sp
\fRFebruary, 1986\fR
.PP
This volume contains documents which supplement the manual pages in
.I
The Unix User's Reference Manual
.R
for the Virtual \s-2VAX\s0-11 version of the system as distributed by U.C.
Berkeley, and Volumes 2a and 2b as provided by Bell Laboratories.

.SH
Getting Started
.IP
.tl 'Unix for Beginners \- Second Edition''USD:1'
.QP
An introduction to the most basic uses of the system.
.IP
.tl 'Learn \- Computer\-Aided Instruction on UNIX (Second Edition)''USD:2'
.QP
Describes a computer-aided instruction program that walks new users through
the basics of files, the editor, and document prepararation software.
.SH
Basic Utilities
.IP
.tl 'An Introduction to the UNIX Shell''USD:3'
.QP
Steve Bourne's introduction to the capabilities of 
.I sh,
a command interpreter especially popular for writing shell scripts.
.IP
.tl 'An Introduction to the C shell''USD:4'
.QP
This introduction to
.I csh,
(a command interpreter popular for interactive work)  describes many 
commonly used UNIX commands, assumes little prior knowledge of UNIX,
and has a glossary useful for beginners.
.IP
.tl 'DC \- An Interactive Desk Calculator''USD:5'
.QP
A super HP calculator, if you do not need floating point.
.IP
.tl 'BC \- An Arbitrary Precision Desk-Calculator Language''USD:6'
.QP
A front end for DC that provides infix notation, control flow, and 
built\-in functions.
.SH
Communicating with the World
.IP
.tl 'Mail Reference Manual''USD:7'
.QP
Complete details on one of the programs for sending and reading your mail.
.IP
.tl 'The Rand MH Message Handling System''USD:8'
.QP
This system for managing your computer mail uses lots of small programs, 
instead of one large one.
.IP
.tl 'How to Read the Network News''USD:9'
.QP
Describes how news works (generally) and some alternatives for reading it,
.I readnews
and 
.I vnews .
.IP
.tl 'How to Use USENET Effectively''USD:10'
.QP
Describes the customs, protocols, and etiquette of network news, plus answers
to the questions most frequently asked by newcomers to the network.
.IP
.tl 'Notesfile Reference Manual''USD:11'
.QP
This feature-packed system for maintaining computer-aided discussion groups is
also useful for reading netnews.
.SH
Text Editing
.IP
.tl 'A Tutorial Introduction to the Unix Text Editor''USD:12'
.QP
An easy way to get started with the line editor, 
.I ed.
.IP
.tl 'Advanced Editing on Unix''USD:13'
.QP
The next step.
.IP
.tl 'Edit: A Tutorial''USD:14'
.QP
An introduction to 
.I edit, 
a line\-oriented editor which is a version of 
.I ex, 
assuming no previous knowledge of UNIX or text editing.
.IP
.tl 'An Introduction to Display Editing with Vi''USD:15'
.QP
The document to learn to use the \fIvi\fR screen editor.
.IP
.tl 'Ex Reference Manual (Version 3.7)''USD:16'
.QP
The final reference for the \fIex\fR editor, which underlies both \fIedit\fR
and \fIvi\fR. 
.IP
.tl 'Jove Manual for UNIX Users''USD:17'
.QP
Jove is a small, self-documenting, customizable display editor, based on
EMACS.  A plausible alternative to 
.I vi.
.IP
.tl 'SED \- A Non-interactive Text Editor''USD:18'
.QP
Describes a one-pass variant of 
.I ed
useful as a filter for processing large files.
.IP
.tl 'AWK \- A Pattern Scanning and Processing Language (Second Edition)''USD:19'
.QP
A program for data selection and transformation.
.SH
Document Preparation
.IP
.tl 'Typing Documents on UNIX: Using the \-ms Macros with Troff and Nroff''USD:20'
.QP
Describes and gives examples of the basic use of the typesetting tools and 
``-ms'', a frequently used package of formatting requests that make it easier 
to lay out most documents.
.IP
.tl 'A Revised Version of \-ms''USD:21'
.QP
A brief description of the Berkeley revisions made to the \-ms formatting
macros for nroff and troff.
.IP
.tl 'Writing Papers with \fInroff\fR using \-me''USD:22'
.QP
Another popular macro package for
.I nroff.
.IP
.tl '\-me Reference Manual''USD:23'
.QP
The final word on \-me.
.IP
.tl 'NROFF/TROFF User\'s Manual''USD:24'
.QP
Extremely detailed information about these document formatting programs.
.KS
.IP
.tl 'A TROFF Tutorial''USD:25'
.QP
An introduction to the most basic uses of
.I troff 
for those who really want to know such things, or want to write their 
own macros.
.KE
.KS
.IP
.tl 'A System for Typesetting Mathematics''USD:26'
.QP
Describes 
.I eqn, 
an easy-to-learn language for high-quality mathematical typesetting.
.IP
.tl 'Typesetting Mathematics \- User\'s Guide (Second Edition)''USD:27'
.QP
More details about how to use 
.I eqn.
.IP
.KE
.tl 'Tbl \- A Program to Format Tables''USD:28'
.QP
A program for easily typesetting tabular material.
.IP
.tl 'Refer \- A Bibliography System''USD:29'
.QP
An introduction to one set of tools used to maintain bibliographic databases. 
The major program, 
.I refer,
is used to automatically retrieve and format the references 
based on document citations.
.IP
.tl 'Some Applications of Inverted Indexes on the UNIX System''USD:30'
.QP
Mike Lesk's paper describes the
.I refer 
programs in a somewhat larger context.
.IP
.tl 'BIB \- A Program for Formatting Bibliographies''USD:31'
.QP
This is an alternative to
.I refer
for expanding citations in documents.
.IP
.tl 'Writing Tools \- The STYLE and DICTION Programs''USD:32'
.QP
These are programs which can help you understand and improve your 
writing style.
.SH 
Amusements
.IP
.tl 'A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom''USD:33'
.QP
An introduction to the popular game of \fIrogue\fP, a fantasy game
which is one of the biggest known users of VAX cycles.
.IP
.tl 'Star Trek''USD:34'
.QP
You are the Captain of the Starship Enterprise.  Wipe out the
Klingons and save the Federation.
.IP