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appendixa/bison-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 13 13 Bison is a parser generator, a replacement for YACC. YACC stands for Yet 14 14 Another Compiler Compiler. What is Bison then? It is a program that 15 generates a program that analy ses the structure of a textfile. Instead15 generates a program that analyzes the structure of a text file. Instead 16 16 of 17 17 writing the actual program a user specifies how things should be connected 18 18 and with 19 those rules a program is constructed that analy ses the textfile.19 those rules a program is constructed that analyzes the text file. 20 20 </para> 21 21 22 22 <para> 23 There are a lot of examples where structure is needed and one of them is23 There are a lot of examples where structure is needed and one of them is 24 24 the 25 25 calculator. … … 37 37 A human can easily come to the result 7. Why? Because of the structure. 38 38 Our brain knows 39 how to interpret etthe string. The computer doesn't know that and Bison39 how to interpret the string. The computer doesn't know that and Bison 40 40 is a 41 41 tool to help it understand by presenting the string in the following way -
appendixa/diffutils-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 22 22 23 23 <para> 24 The difference between diff and diff3 is that diff comp rares 2 files,24 The difference between diff and diff3 is that diff compares 2 files, 25 25 diff3 compares 3 files. 26 26 </para> -
appendixa/flex-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 11 11 12 12 <para> 13 Flex is a tool for generating programs which re gognizepatterns in text.13 Flex is a tool for generating programs which recognizes patterns in text. 14 14 Pattern recognition is very useful in many applications. A user sets up rules 15 15 what to look for and flex will make a program that looks for those -
appendixa/gcc-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 25 25 26 26 <para> 27 A preprocessor pre processes a source file, such as including27 A preprocessor pre-processes a source file, such as including 28 28 the contents of header files into the source file. It's a good idea to 29 29 not -
appendixa/glibc-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 18 18 19 19 <para> 20 The C library (actually almost every library) come in two flavo urs:20 The C library (actually almost every library) come in two flavors: 21 21 dynamic ones and static ones. In short when a program uses a static C 22 22 library, the code from the C library will be copied into the executable -
appendixa/groff-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 51 51 <para> 52 52 groff is a front-end to the groff document formatting system. Normally it 53 runs the troff program and a post processor appropriate for the selected53 runs the troff program and a post-processor appropriate for the selected 54 54 device. 55 55 </para> … … 87 87 88 88 <para> 89 grops translates the output of GNU troff to Post Script.89 grops translates the output of GNU troff to Postscript. 90 90 </para> 91 91 … … 159 159 160 160 <para> 161 pfbtops translates a Post Script font in .pfb format to ASCII.161 pfbtops translates a Postscript font in .pfb format to ASCII. 162 162 </para> 163 163 … … 176 176 177 177 <para> 178 psbb reads a file which should be a Post Script document conforming to the178 psbb reads a file which should be a Postscript document conforming to the 179 179 Document Structuring conventions and looks for a %%BoundingBox comment. 180 180 </para> … … 226 226 troff is highly compatible with Unix troff. Usually it should be invoked 227 227 using the groff command, which will also run preprocessors and 228 post processors in the appropriate order and with the appropriate options.228 post-processors in the appropriate order and with the appropriate options. 229 229 </para> 230 230 -
appendixa/gzip-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 84 84 <para> 85 85 Zmore is a filter which allows examination of compressed or plain text 86 files one screen fulat a time on a soft-copy terminal (similar to the86 files one screen at a time on a soft-copy terminal (similar to the 87 87 more program). 88 88 </para> … … 93 93 94 94 <para> 95 Znew re compresses files from .Z (compress) format to .gz (gzip) format.95 Znew re-compresses files from .Z (compress) format to .gz (gzip) format. 96 96 </para> 97 97 -
appendixa/kbd-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 134 134 135 135 <para> 136 A screen shot utility for the console.136 A screen shot utility for the console. 137 137 </para> 138 138 … … 161 161 162 162 <para> 163 setleds sets the keyboard leds. Many people find it useful to have numlock163 setleds sets the keyboard LEDs. Many people find it useful to have numlock 164 164 enabled by default, and it is by using this program that you can achieve this. 165 165 </para> -
appendixa/m4-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 13 13 <para> 14 14 M4 is a macro processor. It copies input to output expanding macros as it 15 goes. Macros are either built in or user-defined and can take any number16 of arguments. Besides just doing macro expansion m4 has built in functions15 goes. Macros are either built-in or user-defined and can take any number 16 of arguments. Besides just doing macro expansion m4 has built-in functions 17 17 for including named files, running UNIX commands, doing integer arithmetic, 18 18 manipulating text in various ways, recursion, etc. M4 can be used either -
appendixa/man-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 42 42 <para> 43 43 makewhatis reads all the manual pages contained in given sections of 44 manpath or the pre formatted pages contained in the given sections of44 manpath or the pre-formatted pages contained in the given sections of 45 45 catpath. For each page, it writes a line in the whatis database; each 46 46 line consists of the name of the page and a short description, -
appendixa/nettools-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 85 85 86 86 <para> 87 slattach attaches a network interface to a serial line, i e. puts a normal87 slattach attaches a network interface to a serial line, i.e.. puts a normal 88 88 terminal line into one of several "network" modes. 89 89 </para> -
appendixa/procps-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 108 108 109 109 <para> 110 watch runs command repeatedly, displaying its output (the first screen full).110 watch runs command repeatedly, displaying its output (the first screen full). 111 111 </para> 112 112 -
appendixa/shadowpwd-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 26 26 27 27 <para> 28 chfn changes user full name, office number, office extension, and home28 chfn changes user full name, office number, office extension, and home 29 29 phone number information for a user's account. 30 30 </para> … … 127 127 128 128 <para> 129 dpasswd adds, deletes, and updates dial up passwords for user login shells.129 dpasswd adds, deletes, and updates dial-up passwords for user login shells. 130 130 </para> 131 131 … … 204 204 205 205 <para> 206 newusers reads a file of user name and clear text password pairs and uses206 newusers reads a file of user name and clear text password pairs and uses 207 207 this information to update a group of existing users or to create new users. 208 208 </para> -
appendixa/sysvinit-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 143 143 sulogin is invoked by init when the system goes into single user mode 144 144 (this is done through an entry in /etc/inittab). Init also tries to 145 execute sulogin when it is passed the -b flag from the boot monitor (eg, LILO).145 execute sulogin when it is passed the -b flag from the boot loader (eg, LILO). 146 146 </para> 147 147 -
appendixa/tar-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 14 14 <para> 15 15 tar is an archiving program designed to store and extract files from 16 an archive file known as a tar file.16 an archive file known as a tar file. 17 17 </para> 18 18 -
appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 50 50 51 51 <para> 52 more is a filter for paging through text one screen ful at a time.52 more is a filter for paging through text one screen full at a time. 53 53 </para> 54 54 … … 115 115 116 116 <para> 117 elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue basis.117 elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue basis. 118 118 </para> 119 119 … … 346 346 347 347 <para> 348 ipcs provides information on ipcfacilities.348 ipcs provides information on IPC facilities. 349 349 </para> 350 350 … … 454 454 455 455 <para> 456 ul reads a file and translates occur ences of underscores to the sequence456 ul reads a file and translates occurrences of underscores to the sequence 457 457 which indicates underlining for the terminal in use. 458 458 </para> … … 528 528 529 529 <para> 530 tunelp sets various parameters for the lpdevice.530 tunelp sets various parameters for the LP device. 531 531 </para> 532 532 -
appendixa/vim-desc.xml
rf044f4c ra9cb6f08 27 27 etags does the same as ctags but it can generate cross reference files 28 28 which list information about the various source objects found in a set 29 of lan ugage files.29 of language files. 30 30 </para> 31 31
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