Lexicon -- Technical Information

Format of the COHERENT manual pages

The  COHERENT  manual  pages use  a  unique  format,  which  we call  ``the
Lexicon.'' Under  this format, each  function, each command,  and each term
has its own entry in the  manual.  All manual entries are printed together,
instead of being  divided into segments.  The purpose of  this format is to
make it  easy for  you to find  the manual entry  for any given  command or
function.   Anyone  who as  struggled  with the  multiple  volumes of  UNIX
documentation can appreciate this feature of the COHERENT Lexicon.

For  more  details on  the  Lexicon  format, see  the  introduction to  the
Lexicon.

Changes to the Lexicon

The following summarizes the changes  made to the Lexicon entries since the
manual  was  last printed.   These  changes appear  in  on-line version  of
Lexicon, which you can view with the command man.

Revised Articles
     The following articles have been heavily revised:

     backup
          This has been rewritten to cover tape backups.

     mail [overview]
          This article has been rewritten to reflect the fact that COHERENT
          release 4.2.14 uses release 3.1.28 of smail.

     tape This has  been rewritten to cover  the COHERENT implementation of
          floppy tape.

     UUCP This has been rewritten  to reflect the fact that COHERENT 4.2.14
          ships release  1.05 of the Taylor UUCP package.   It gives a much
          fuller of the configuration  tables and log files that UUCP uses,
          which will be helpful in debugging your UUCP installation.

New Articles
     The following articles have been added to the Lexicon:

     bcmp()
          Berkeley function to compare to blocks of memory.
     bcopy()
          Berkeley function to copy one block of memory to another.
     bzero()
          Berkeley function to initialize a block of memory to zero.
     cdplayer
          Play audio CDs on a CD-ROM drive.
     CD-ROM
          Summarize how to install and use a CD-ROM drive.
     cdrom.h
          Header file for CD-ROM structures and ioctls.
     cdu31
          Device driver for Sony CDU31A CD-ROM drives.
     cdv  Script for reading files from a CD-ROM device.
     cdview
          Low-level command for reading files from a CD-ROM device.
     cfgetispeed()
          A termios routine.
     cfgetospeed()
          A termios routine.
     cfsetispeed()
          A termios routine.
     cfsetospeed()
          A termios routine.
     checkerr
          Check mail configuration files for errors.
     compression
          Summarize  COHERENT  commands  for  compressing data,  and  their
          commonly used formats.
     config
          General configuration file used by smail.
     config
          General configuration file used by Taylor UUCP.
     directors
          Describe smail's configuration file for director routines.
     dbm.h
          Declare DBM routines.
     dbm_close()
          Close an NDBM data base.
     dbm_delete()
          Delete records from an NDBM data base.
     dbm_dirfno()
          Return the file descriptor for an NDBM .dir file.
     dbm_fetch()
          Fetch a record from an NDBM data base.
     dbm_firstkey()
          Retrieve the first key from an NDBM data base.
     dbm_nextkey()
          Retrieve the next key from an NDBM data base.
     dbm_open()
          Open an NDBM data base.
     dbm_pagfno()
          Return the file descriptor for an NDBM .pag file.
     dbm_rdonly()
          Set an NDBM data base into read-only mode.
     dbm_store()
          Store a record into an NDBM data base.
     dbmclose()
          Close a DBM data base.
     dbminit()
          Open a DBM data base.
     delete()
          Delete a record from a DBM data base.
     drand48()
          A 48-bit random-number routine.
     elvprsv
          Command to preserve modifications made with elvis.
     elvrc
          Command to recover modifications made with elvis.
     endspent()
          Function for manipulating shadow-password file.
     endutent()
          Function for manipulating login logging file.
     erand48()
          A 48-bit random-number routine.
     fetch()
          Fetch a record from a DBM data base.
     firstkey()
          Retrieve the first record from a DBM data base.
     freemem
          Device that returns system's free memory.
     ft   Floppy-tape driver.
     ftbad
          Manipulate the bad-block list on a floppy-tape cartridge.
     gdbm.h
          Declare the GNU DBM routines.
     gdbm_close()
          Close a GDBM data base.
     gdbm_delete()
          Delete a record from a GDBM data base.
     gdbm_exists()
          Check whether a GDBM data base contains a given record.
     gdbm_fetch()
          Retrieve a record from a GDBM data base.
     gdbm_firstkey()
          Return the first record from a GDBM data base.
     gdbm_nextkey()
          Return the next record from a GDBM data base.
     gdbm_open()
          Open a GDBM data base.
     gdbm_reorganize()
          Reorganize a GDBM data base.
     gdbm_setopt()
          Set GDBM options.
     gdbm_store()
          Add records to a GDBM data base.
     gdbm_strerror()
          Translate a GDBM error code into text.
     gdbm_sync()
          Flush buffered GDBM data into its data base.
     gethostbyaddr()
          Sockets routine.
     gethostbyname()
          Sockets routine.
     getmap
          A command to get a routing map for your mail system.
     getspent()
          Shadow-password routine.
     getspnam()
          Shadow-password routine.
     gettimeofday()
          Sockets routine.
     getutent()
          Routine for manipulating login logging file.
     getutid()
          Routine for manipulating login logging file.
     getutline()
          Routine for manipulating login logging file.
     idbld
          Reconfigure the COHERENT kernel.
     ideinfo
          This  command displays  information  about how  an  IDE drive  is
          configured.
     IRQ  Interrupts commonly used on the IBM PC.
     jrand48()
          A 48-bit random number routine.
     Latin 1
          The ISO Latin 1 table.
     lcong48()
          A 48-bit random number routine.
     libgdbm
          Library of the GNU DBM routines.
     lrand48()
          A 48-bit random number routine.
     mailq
          Route or deliver the messages in your mail queue.
     makeboot
          Build a bootable floppy disk for COHERENT.
     makedepend
          Generate a list of dependencies, to be used in makefile.
     mcd  Driver for Mitsumi CD-ROM drives.
     makedepend
          Generate a list of dependencies for a Makefile.
     mkdbm
          Create a DBM-style data base from an smail configuration file.
     mkfnames
          Generate a data base of users' names, for use by smail.
     mkhpath
          Build a pathalias data base.
     mkline
          Massage a line of  input from one of smail's configuration files,
          in preparation for being added to a DBM-style data base.
     mkpath
          Create a pathalias data base.
     mksort
          Sort extremely  long lines of  text, for use by  an smail utility
          program.
     mrand48()
          A 48-bit random number routine.
     ndbm.h
          Declare the ``new'' DBM routines.
     newaliases
          Build the smail aliases data base.
     nextkey()
          Retrieve the next record from a DBM data base.
     nptx Generate permutations of users'  full names, for use by the smail
          system.
     nrand48()
          A 48-bit random number routine.
     pathalias
          Generate a set of paths, for use by smail.
     pathmerge
          Merge multiple paths files into one, for use by smail.
     pututline()
          Routine for manipulating login logging file.
     recursion
          Definition of programming technique.
     regcomp()
          A regular-expression function.
     regerror()
          A regular-expression function.
     regexec()
          A regular-expression function.
     regexp.h
          The header file used with the regular-expression functions.
     regsub()
          A regular-expression function.
     seed48()
          A 48-bit random number routine.
     routers
          A configuration file for smail.
     rsmtp
          Processed batched SMTP-style mail.
     runq Process mail messages residing in a mail queue.
     savelog
          Compress and store smail's log files.
     setspent()
          Manipulate shadow-password file.
     setutent()
          Routine for manipulating login logging file.
     shadow.h
          Declare functions that manipulate shadow-password file.
     sigaddset()
          Add a signal to a set of signals.
     sigdelset()
          Delete a signal from a set.
     sigemptyset()
          Initialize a set of signals.
     sigfillset()
          Initialize a set of signals.
     sigismember()
          Check if a signal is a member of a set.
     smtpd
          Daemon for processing SMTP-style mail.
     store()
          Write a record into a DBM data base.
     sockaddrlen()
          Sockets routine.
     srand48()
          A 48-bit random number routine.
     tcdrain()
          A termios routine.
     tcflow()
          A termios routine.
     tcflush()
          A termios routine.
     tcgetattr()
          A termios routine.
     tcsendbreak()
          A termios routine.
     tcsetattr()
          A termios routine.
     termios
          Give an  overview of the  termios routines.  These  are the POSIX
          Standard's extension of the UNIX termio routines for manipulating
          terminal devices.
     termios.h
          The header file that defines the termios functions and macros.
     tr   The  ``trace'' driver.   Store and dump  error messages  from the
          kernel.
     transports
          An smail configuration file.
     uuchk
          Check UUCP performance.  This replaces the command uucheck, which
          is obsolete.
     zcmp Compare zipped files.
     zdiff
          Compare zipped files.
     zforce
          Force suffix onto zipped files.
     zgrep
          Look for a string within a zipped file.
     zmore
          Display a zipped file page by page.
     znew Zip compressed files.

The  following  Lexicon  entries have  been  rewritten  heavily to  reflect
changes to this release of COHERENT:

backups
     This has  been been  rewritten to  reflect the availability  of floppy
     tape and SCSI tape.

ft   The description  of the  driver ft has  been expanded to  describe how
     this driver works in detail.

hai  All  hai  modules  are now  documented.   The  article  has also  been
     rewritten to reflect hai's support for CD-ROM devices, and for tape on
     Seagate and Future Domain host adapters.

tape This has  been rewritten to  reflect the availability  of floppy tape,
     and a wider variety of SCSI tape devices.

UUCP This article  has been  rewritten and  expanded.  It now  describes in
     detail all  files that UUCP uses.  It also  reflects changes UUCP that
     are brought about by Taylor release 1.05.

See Also

Administering COHERENT,
Programming COHERENT,
Using COHERENT

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness