Index (Solaris Advanced User's Guide)

Solaris Advanced User's Guide


Numbers and Symbols

	!
		See exclamation point (!)

	#
		See pound sign (#)

	$
		See dollar sign ($)

	%
		See percent sign (%)

	&
		See ampersand (&)

	*
		See asterisk (*)

	-, command option designator ( )

	.
		See dot (.)

	/
		See forward slash (/)

	:
		See colon (:)

	;
		See semicolon (;)

	?
		See question mark (?)

	@
		See at sign (@)

	\
		See backslash (\)

	^
		See carat (^)

	~
		See tilde (~ )

	-9 option (pkill command) ( )

	+, mailx folder designator ( )

	\|, pipe symbol ( )

	>, redirect symbol ( )

	\, vi search command ( )

	.., parent directory ( ) ( ) ( )


A

	a command (vi) ( )

	A command (vi) ( )

	-a option
		lpstat command ( )
		ls command ( )

	aborting
		See canceling

	absolute permissions ( ) ( )

	accelerators
		See keyboard equivalents

	access control mechanisms ( ) ( )

	accounts, defined ( )

	Again operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	aging of passwords ( )

	alias environment variable ( )

	aliases ( )

	aliases (mail) ( ) ( )
		.mailrc file compared to /etc/aliases file ( )
		defined ( )
		private ( )
		public ( )
		sending messages to
			.mailrc aliases ( ) ( )
			/etc/aliases aliases ( ) ( )
		setting up
			in /etc/aliases file ( ) ( )
			in .mailrc file ( ) ( )

	aliases file
		See /etc/aliases file

	ampersand (&)
		background symbol ( )
		escaping ( )
		mailx prompt ( )
		metacharacter ( )
		searching for ( )

	appending text (vi) ( )

	apropos command ( )

	arrow keys, moving with (vi) ( )

	asterisk (*)
		grep command operator ( ) ( ) ( )
		mailx saved-message designator ( )
		metacharacter ( )
		searching for ( )
		wildcard character
			changing permissions with ( ) ( )
			copying files with ( )
			deleting files with ( )
			grep command ( ) ( )
			vi search command ( )

	at sign (@)
		in email addresses ( )
		in passwords ( )

	-auth option (Xsun command) ( ) ( )

	authorization protocols ( ) ( )
		MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 authorization protocol ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		SUN-DES-1 authorization protocol ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	autowrap, command entry and ( )


B

	~b command (mailx) ( )

	b command (vi) ( )

	B command (vi) ( )

	“back” command (vi) ( )

	Back Space key, vi and ( )

	background, running commands in ( )

	backslash (\)
		command continuation symbol ( )
		as escape character ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		escaping ( ) ( )
		metacharacter ( )
		searching for ( )
		vi search commands ( )

	backward searching (vi) ( )

	banner page suppression (lp) ( )

	base names ( )

	bash command ( )

	.bash_profile file
		environment variables in ( )
		location of ( )
		environment variables in
			HISTORY ( )
			set commands ( )
			umask (file permissions) ( )
			commonly used ( )
			PATH ( )

	Bcc: prompt (mailx) ( ) ( )

	bdiff command ( )

	beginning of line
		inserting text at (vi) ( )
		moving to (vi) ( )
		searching for (vi) ( )

	beginning of word
		moving to (vi) ( )
		searching for (vi) ( )

	/bin/bash command ( )

	/bin/csh command ( )

	/bin/ksh command ( )

	/bin/sh command ( )

	/bin/tcsh command ( )

	/bin/zsh command ( )

	blind carbon copies (mailx) ( ) ( )

	block operations
		See copying

	bottom of screen, moving to (vi) ( )

	Bourne Again shell
		command for ( )
		command prompt for ( ) ( )
		environment variables for
			See .bash_profile file
		help for ( )
		home directory specification ( )
		repeating commands and ( )
		user profile file for
			See .bash_profile file

	Bourne shell
		as default shell ( )
		command for ( )
		command prompt for ( ) ( )
		environment variables for
			See .profile file
		help for ( )
		home directory specification ( )
		user profile file for
			See .profile file

	buffer (vi) ( )


C

	c command (mailx) ( )

	~c command (mailx) ( ) ( )

	-c option, lpstat command ( )

	C shell
		command for ( )
		command prompt for ( ) ( ) ( )
		environment variables for
			See .cshrc file
		help for ( )
		home directory specification ( ) ( )
		repeating commands and ( )
		user profile for
			See .cshrc file

	campus area network (CAN), defined ( )

	CAN (campus area network), defined ( )

	cancel command ( ) ( )

	canceling
		consulted search-and-replace ( )
		displaying ( )
		mailx messages
			if screen freezes during entry ( )
			unsent messages ( ) ( )
		print requests ( ) ( )
		remote connection ( )

	Caps Lock key, vi and ( )

	carat (^)
		beginning-of-line command (vi) ( ) ( )
		grep command operator ( ) ( )
		searching for ( )

	carbon copies (mailx) ( ) ( )

	case, changing (vi) ( )

	case sensitivity
		command names ( )
		searching files ( )
		vi
			command names ( ) ( )
			searches ( )

	cat command ( )

	Cc: prompt (mailx) ( ) ( )

	cc command (vi) ( )

	cd command ( ) ( ) ( )

	CDE (Common Desktop Environment), described ( )

	CDPATH environment variable ( )

	changing
		access to server ( ) ( )
		authorization protocol ( )
		case (vi) ( )
		command prompt ( ) ( )
		directories ( ) ( ) ( )
		keyboard ( ) ( )
		passwords ( ) ( )
		permissions ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		text
			from command line ( )
			email (unsent) ( )
			from vi ( ) ( ) ( )
		vi mode ( )
		working directory ( ) ( )

	character strings, defined ( )

	characters
		deleting (vi) ( )
		moving left or right one character (vi) ( )
		replacing (vi) ( )
		substituting (vi) ( )

	chmod command
		absolute permissions ( ) ( )
		relative permissions ( ) ( )
		umask command vs. ( ) ( )

	clearing screen (vi) ( )

	client authority file ( ) ( )

	client_program program ( )

	:co command (ex) ( ) ( )

	colon (:)
		in mail alias names ( )
		vi commands beginning with ( )

	command history ( ) ( ) ( )

	command line interface (CLI), described ( )

	command mode (vi) ( )

	command prompt
		changing ( ) ( )
		default ( ) ( )
		described ( )
		environment variable for defining ( )

	Command Tool
		remote machines ( )
		typing commands using ( ) ( )

	commands ( ) ( )
		aliases ( )
		background running of ( )
		case sensitivity ( )
		as executable files ( )
		executing remotely ( ) ( )
		help for ( ) ( ) ( )
		keyword lookup ( )
		long ( )
		multiple ( )
		options ( )
		PATH environment variable and ( ) ( ) ( )
		piping output ( )
		redirecting output ( ) ( )
		remote execution ( ) ( )
		repeating ( ) ( ) ( )
		repeating vi ( )
		status of ( )
		syntax ( )
		typing ( ) ( ) ( )
			correcting typing mistakes ( )
			long commands ( )
			multiple commands ( )
			options ( )
			overview ( )
			remote entry ( ) ( )
			repeating previous commands ( ) ( ) ( )
			repeating vi commands ( )

	commenting out /etc/aliases file lines ( )

	Common Desktop Environment (CDE), described ( )

	comparing, files ( ) ( )

	Compose Key, disabling/enabling ( ) ( )

	concatenating files ( )

	(continue): message (mailx) ( )

	Control key remapping (IA based systems only) ( ) ( )

	copy
		of directories ( )
		from clipboard, keyboard equivalent ( )
		to clipboard, keyboard equivalent ( )
		directories ( )
		keyboard equivalent for ( )
		of directories remotely ( )
		of files
			description ( ) ( )
			remotely ( ) ( )
		of lines
			in ex ( ) ( )
			in vi ( ) ( )
		of mail
			to a file ( ) ( )
			to a folder ( ) ( )
		of previous commands ( ) ( ) ( )

	copy and paste
		See copy

	Copy operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	correcting typing mistakes
		command line ( )
		email (unsent) ( )
		vi ( )

	counts, for repeating commands (vi) ( )

	cp command ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	cpu time ( )

	creation of
		directories ( )
		files
			touch command ( )
			vi command for ( )

	csh command ( )

	.cshrc file
		described ( )
		environment variables in
			history ( )
		listing ( )
		location of ( )
		environment variables in ( )
			commonly used ( ) ( )
			alias ( )
			PATH ( ) ( )
			set commands ( ) ( ) ( )
			umask (file permissions) ( ) ( )

	Ctrl-B command (vi) ( )

	Ctrl-C command (command line) ( )

	Ctrl-C command (mailx) ( ) ( )

	Ctrl characters, in passwords ( )

	Ctrl-D command
		mailx ( ) ( )
		vi ( )

	Ctrl-F command (vi) ( )

	Ctrl-L command (vi) ( )

	Ctrl-U command (vi) ( )

	~Ctrl-Z command, suspending remote connection ( )

	~~Ctrl-Z command, suspending remote connection ( )

	cursor
		See moving around in files (vi)

	customization ( )
		of environment variables ( ) ( )
		of file permissions ( ) ( )
		of initialization files ( ) ( )
		overview ( )

	cut and paste
		See moving

	Cut operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	cw command (vi) ( )


D

	:d command (ex) ( ) ( )

	d command (mailx) ( ) ( )

	~d command (mailx) ( )

	-d option
		lp command ( ) ( ) ( )
		lpstat command ( )

	dash (-)
		command option designator ( )
		file type indicator ( )

	date command ( ) ( )

	dd command (vi) ( ) ( )

	dead.letter file ( ) ( )

	defaults
		authorization protocol ( )
			See also security
		command prompt ( ) ( )
		directory ( )
		file permissions ( ) ( )
		permissions ( )
		printer ( )
		shell ( ) ( ) ( )
		vi mode ( )

	deletion
		of command line ( )
		of directories ( )
		of files
			description ( ) ( )
			temporary work files ( )
		of mail ( ) ( )
		of text
			ex command ( ) ( )
			vi commands ( )
		of typing mistakes ( )

	devices ( )

	df command ( )

	diff3 command ( )

	diff command ( ) ( )

	directories ( ) ( )
		changing ( ) ( ) ( )
		changing permissions ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		copying ( ) ( )
		copying remotely ( )
		creation ( )
		current directory (.) ( )
		default ( )
		defined ( )
		deletion ( )
		determining current location ( ) ( )
		as files ( )
		display of directory disk usage ( )
		display of permissions ( ) ( )
		display of remotely ( )
		display of status ( ) ( )
		environment variables for ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		folder ( ) ( )
		hierarchy of ( )
		home directory
			changing to ( ) ( ) ( )
			defined ( )
			defining absolute path to ( )
			remote login and ( )
		listing ( )
		moving ( )
		overview ( )
		parent directory (..) ( ) ( ) ( )
		path names ( ) ( )
			defined ( ) ( )
			environment variables for ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		permissions ( )
			absolute ( ) ( )
			changing ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			default setting ( ) ( )
			defaults described ( )
			described ( )
			displaying ( ) ( )
		print working (pwd) ( ) ( )
		renaming ( )
		root directory (/) ( )
		searching
			See searching, files and directories
		status, displaying ( ) ( )
		subdirectories ( )
		working ( ) ( )

	disabling Compose Key ( ) ( )

	disk storage, managing ( )

	display
		of Command Tool window ( )
		of directories remotely ( )
		of directory disk usage ( )
		of directory permissions ( ) ( )
		of directory status ( ) ( )
		of disk usage ( )
		of environment variables ( )
		of file contents ( )
		of file permissions ( ) ( )
		of file status ( ) ( )
		of file type ( )
		of history list ( ) ( )
		interruption of ( )
		of mail headers ( ) ( )
		of manual pages ( )
		of network user information ( ) ( )
		of permissions ( ) ( )
		of printer status ( ) ( )
		of property window, keyboard equivalent ( )
		of remote login location ( )
		of remote user information ( ) ( )
		of Shell Tool window ( )
		of users on your file server ( )

	DISPLAY environment variable ( ) ( ) ( )

	ditroff program ( )

	documents, defined ( )

	dollar sign ($)
		command prompt ( ) ( )
		end-of-file designator (ex) ( )
		end-of-line command (vi) ( ) ( )
		escaping ( ) ( )
		grep command operator ( ) ( )
		metacharacter ( )

	dot (.)
		~. command (mailx) ( )
		current directory ( )
		current line designator (ex) ( )
		escaping ( )
		file prefix ( )
		grep command operator ( ) ( )
		listing hidden (dot) files ( )
		metacharacter ( )
		search wildcard character (vi) ( )
		searching for ( )

	dot-dot (..), parent directory ( ) ( ) ( )

	dot files ( )

	double quotes, grep command and ( )

	double quotes, grep command and ( ) ( )

	down one line, moving (vi) ( )

	du command ( )

	dumb terminals ( )

	duplicating
		See copy

	dw command (vi) ( )


E

	e command (vi) ( )

	echo, passwords and ( ) ( )

	editing
		See changing

	editor
		See vi editor

	electronic mail
		See mail

	email
		See mail

	enabling Compose Key ( ) ( )

	“end” command (vi) ( )

	end of file
		copying to in ex ( )
		marking in mailx ( ) ( )

	end of line
		appending text to (vi) ( )
		moving to (vi) ( )
		searching for (vi) ( )

	end of word, moving to (vi) ( )

	ending
		See quitting

	entering commands
		See commands, typing

	entry mode (vi) ( ) ( )

	env command ( )

	environment variables ( ) ( )
		alias ( )
		CDPATH ( )
		defined ( ) ( ) ( )
		DISPLAY ( ) ( ) ( )
		displaying ( )
		HISTORY ( ) ( )
		HOME ( )
		LANG ( )
		LOGNAME ( )
		LPDEST ( )
		MAIL ( )
		MANSECTS ( )
		networked applications and ( )
		noclobber ( )
		PATH ( ) ( ) ( )
		PS1 ( ) ( ) ( )
		SHELL ( )
		TERM ( )
		TERMINFO ( )
		TZ ( )
		umask ( ) ( )
		user profile ( ) ( )

	erasing
		See deleting

	error messages
		“Sorry” ( )
		“Stranger: unknown host” ( )
		“No write since last change” ( )
		password ( )

	Esc key, vi command mode ( ) ( )

	escape character (\) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	escaping escape character ( ) ( )

	escaping to shell command (mailx) ( )

	/etc/aliases file ( ) ( )
		.mailrc file compared to ( )
		sending mail to ( ) ( )
		setting up aliases in ( ) ( )

	/etc/hosts.equiv file ( ) ( ) ( )

	/etc/passwd file ( ) ( )

	/etc/profile file ( )

	ex commands ( ) ( ) ( )
		case sensitivity on/off (:set ic, :set noic) ( )
		copying lines (:co) ( ) ( )
		deleting lines (:d) ( ) ( )
		described ( ) ( )
		inserting files (:r) ( ) ( )
		line numbering (:set nu, :set nonu) ( ) ( )
		moving lines (:m) ( )
		opening files (:n) ( )
		quitting, saving (:wq) and not saving (:q, :q!) ( ) ( )
		saving changes, quitting (:wq) and not quitting (:w) ( ) ( )
		searching and replacing (:g) ( ) ( )
		undoing (:u) ( )

	exclamation point (!)
		~! command (mailx) ( )
		command repetition operator ( ) ( )
		escaping ( )
		metacharacter ( )
		not operator ( )
		searching for ( )

	-exec option (find command) ( )

	executable files, defined ( )

	execute permission
		absolute ( ) ( ) ( )
		relative ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	executing commands remotely ( ) ( )

	exit command (SunOS) ( )

	exiting
		See quitting


F

	~f command (mailx) ( )

	-f option
		lpstat command ( )
		mailx program ( )

	fc -l command ( )

	fc -s command, command repetition operator (Korn shell) ( )

	fg command, reactivating remote connection ( )

	file command ( )

	File Manager ( )

	file systems, managing disk storage for ( )

	files ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		changing permissions ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		comparing ( ) ( )
		concatenating ( )
		copying ( ) ( )
			remotely ( )
		copying mail to ( ) ( )
		copying remotely ( )
		creating
			with touch command ( )
			with vi ( )
		defined ( ) ( )
		deleting ( )
			permanent files ( )
			temporary work files ( )
		display of contents ( )
		display of permissions ( ) ( )
		display of status ( ) ( )
		displaying type ( )
		dot ( )
		editing
			See vi editor
		executable ( )
		hidden, listing ( )
		initialization ( ) ( )
		inserting into mail ( ) ( )
		inserting into other files ( ) ( )
		large, comparing ( )
		length of, displaying ( )
		listing ( ) ( ) ( )
		listing hidden ( )
		loading new, keyboard equivalent ( )
		moving ( )
		naming
			base name ( )
			renaming ( )
			uniqueness requirements ( )
		opening
			with ex ( )
			keyboard equivalent ( )
			with vi ( )
		overview ( ) ( )
		overwrite prevention ( )
		path names ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		permissions ( )
			absolute ( ) ( )
			changing ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			default setting ( ) ( )
			defaults described ( )
			described ( )
			displaying ( ) ( )
		printing
			See printing
		reading mail saved in ( )
		renaming ( )
		saving, keyboard equivalent ( )
		saving mail in ( ) ( )
		searching
			See searching, files and directories
		searching for ( ) ( )
		sending mail directly to ( )
		size of, displaying ( )
		status, displaying ( ) ( )
		temporary, deleting ( )
		wildcard characters and ( ) ( )

	filtering, grep command and ( ) ( )

	find command ( ) ( )

	Find operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	finding
		See searching

	finger command ( )

	folders (mailx) ( ) ( )
		listing ( )
		previous folder ( )
		reading mail saved in ( ) ( )
		saving and copying mail to ( ) ( )
		sending mail directly to ( )
		switching to/from mailbox ( )
		switching to/from mailbox to/from ( )

	foreign languages, environment variable for ( )

	forward slash (/)
		root directory ( )
		vi search command ( )

	forwarding mail ( )

	function key remapping (IA based systems only) ( ) ( )


G

	:g command (ex) ( ) ( )

	G command (vi) ( )

	GNOME desktop, described ( )

	graphical user interface (GUI), described ( )

	greater than sign (>), redirect symbol ( )

	grep command ( ) ( )
		basic search ( ) ( )
		case sensitivity ( )
		escape character ( ) ( ) ( )
		filter function ( ) ( )
		lines not part of file ( )
		metacharacters
			as operators ( ) ( )
			searching for ( ) ( )
		multi-word strings ( )
		multiword strings ( )
		regular expressions and ( ) ( ) ( )
		single or double quotes ( ) ( ) ( )

	-group option (find command) ( )

	Group user category ( )

	groups
		changing permissions for ( )
		sending mail to ( ) ( )

	GUI (graphical user interface), described ( )


H

	h- command (mailx) ( )

	h command
		mailx ( )
		vi ( )

	~h command (mailx) ( ) ( )

	H command (vi) ( )

	headers, mailx
		See mailx program, headers

	help
		for commands ( ) ( ) ( )
		keyboard equivalent for ( )
		mailx program ( ) ( ) ( )

	hidden files, listing ( )

	“high” command (vi) ( )

	history command ( ) ( )

	HISTORY environment variable ( ) ( )

	$home command ( ) ( )

	home directory
		changing to ( ) ( ) ( )
		defined ( )
		defining absolute path to ( )
		remote login and ( )

	HOME environment variable ( )

	host-based access control ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	hosts.equiv file ( ) ( ) ( )

	hyphen
		See dash (-)


I

	I command (vi) ( )

	i command (vi) ( ) ( ) ( )

	IA based machines
		Compose Key disabling/enabling ( ) ( )
		keyboard modification
			function key remapping ( ) ( )
			undoing remapping ( ) ( )
		Solaris keyboard equivalents (accelerators) ( ) ( )

	icons, keyboard equivalents ( )

	ID number, canceling print requests by ( )

	idle state ( )

	initialization files ( ) ( )

	inserting
		files
			mailx ( ) ( )
			vi ( ) ( )
		messages (mailx) ( ) ( )
		text (vi) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	internetworks, defined ( )

	interrupting display ( )


J

	j command (vi) ( )


K

	k command (vi) ( )

	-k option (df command) ( )

	keyboard equivalents (accelerators) ( ) ( )

	keyboard modification ( ) ( )
		Compose Key disabling/enabling ( ) ( )
		Control key remapping (IA based systems only) ( ) ( )
		left-handed key remapping (SPARC only) ( ) ( )
		undoing remapping
			IA ( ) ( )
			SPARC ( ) ( )

	keyword lookup, for command help ( )

	Korn shell
		command for ( )
		command prompt for ( ) ( )
		environment variables for
			See .profile file
		help for ( )
		home directory specification ( )
		repeating commands and ( )
		user profile file for
			See .profile file

	ksh command ( )


L

	l command (vi) ( ) ( )

	L command (vi) ( )

	-l option
		ls command ( )
		ps command ( )
		rlogin command ( )
		rusers command ( )

	LAN (local area network), defined ( )

	LANG environment variable ( )

	large files, comparing ( )

	last-line mode (vi) ( )

	left
		deleting one character to left of cursor (vi) ( )
		inserting text to left of cursor (vi) ( ) ( )
		moving to (vi) ( )

	left-handed keyboard remapping (SPARC only) ( ) ( )

	left-handed mouse button remapping ( )

	lefty.data file ( )

	length of files, displaying ( )

	line numbering (vi) ( ) ( )

	line printer subsystem
		See printing

	line wrap, command entry and ( )

	lines
		appending text to end (vi) ( )
		changing (vi) ( )
		copying
			ex command ( ) ( )
			vi commands ( ) ( )
		deleting
			ex command ( ) ( )
			vi command ( )
		erasing command line ( )
		inserting text at beginning (vi) ( )
		moving to beginning or end (vi) ( )
		moving
			ex command ( )
			vi commands ( )
		moving down one line (vi) ( )
		moving to specific (vi) ( )
		opening (vi) ( )
		undoing changes (vi) ( )

	listing
		directories ( )
		files ( ) ( ) ( )
		folders (mailx) ( )
		hidden files ( )
		mail ( )
		mailx commands ( )
		tilde commands (mailx) ( )

	loading new files, keyboard equivalent ( )

	local area network (LAN), defined ( )

	local language ( )

	logging in
		basic procedure ( ) ( )
		remotely ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		as someone else ( )

	logging out ( )

	.login file
		environment variables in ( ) ( )
		described ( )
		listing ( )
		location of ( )

	login names
		defined ( )
		defining ( )
		determining for other users ( ) ( )

	login shells ( ) ( )
		default shell ( ) ( ) ( )
		identifying your login shell ( ) ( )
		remote shell command ( ) ( )
		user profile for ( )

	logname command ( )

	LOGNAME environment variable ( )

	logout command ( )

	long commands, typing ( )

	long files, comparing ( )

	looking up
		See searching

	“low” command (vi) ( )

	lowercase
		See case sensitivity

	lp command
		defined ( )
		instruction ( ) ( )
		options summary ( ) ( )

	LP print service
		See printing

	LPDEST environment variable ( )

	lpstat command ( ) ( )
		options summary ( ) ( )

	ls command ( ) ( ) ( )


M

	:m command (ex) ( )

	~m command (mailx) ( ) ( )

	M command (vi) ( )

	-m option (lp command) ( ) ( )

	-m time option (find command) ( )

	magic cookie authorization protocol
		See MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 authorization protocol

	mail
		See mailx program

	mail aliases
		See aliases (mail)

	MAIL environment variable ( )

	Mail Tool ( )

	mailbox ( ) ( )

	.mailrc file
		alias setup in ( ) ( )
		/etc/aliases file compared to ( )
		set askcc variable ( )
		set folder variable ( )

	mailx program ( ) ( )
		address lookup ( ) ( )
		aliases
			See aliases (mail)
		basics ( ) ( )
		blind carbon copies ( ) ( )
		canceling messages
			if screen freezes during entry ( )
			unsent messages ( ) ( )
		carbon copies ( ) ( )
		copying messages
			to a file ( ) ( )
			to a folder ( ) ( )
		correcting typing errors ( )
		dead.letter file ( ) ( )
		deleting messages from mbox file
			and saving elsewhere ( ) ( )
			without saving ( ) ( )
		folders ( ) ( )
			listing ( )
			previous folder ( )
			reading mail saved in ( ) ( )
			saving and copying mail to ( ) ( )
			sending mail directly to ( )
			switching to/from mailbox ( )
			switching to/from mailbox to/from ( )
		forwarding messages ( )
		headers
			described ( ) ( ) ( )
			displaying ( ) ( )
			prompts for ( ) ( ) ( )
		help ( ) ( ) ( )
		inserting files into current message ( ) ( )
		inserting saved messages into current message ( ) ( )
		listing commands ( )
		listing messages ( )
		login name ( )
		mailbox ( ) ( )
		(continue): message ( )
		maximum line length ( )
		mbox file ( ) ( )
		multiple recipients
			carbon copies to ( )
			sending messages to ( ) ( )
		overview ( )
		printing messages ( ) ( )
		quitting ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		reading messages
			basic procedure ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			in files or folders ( ) ( )
		replying to messages ( ) ( ) ( )
		saving messages
			current message ( )
			in mbox file ( ) ( )
			from mbox file to folder ( ) ( )
			from mbox file to other file ( ) ( )
		sending messages ( )
			basic procedure ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			blind carbon copies ( ) ( )
			canceling unsent messages ( )
			carbon copies ( ) ( )
			directly to a file or folder ( )
			to /etc/aliases aliases ( ) ( )
			group mailings ( ) ( )
			inserting files into current message ( ) ( )
			inserting saved messages into current message ( )
			to .mailrc aliases ( ) ( )
			multiple recipients ( ) ( )
			undeliverable messages ( )
		starting ( )
		tilde commands
			See tilde commands (mailx)
		To: prompt ( ) ( )
		undeleting messages ( )
		undeliverable messages ( )
		version number ( ) ( )
		vi usage with ( )

	man command ( )

	MANSECTS environment variable ( )

	manual pages (man pages)
		described ( )
		displaying ( )
		setting available sections of ( )

	mbox file, described ( ) ( )

	messages
		See error messages
		See mail

	Meta key ( ) ( )

	metacharacters (grep command) ( ) ( )

	“middle” command (vi) ( )

	middle of screen, moving to (vi) ( )

	MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 authorization protocol
		allowing access when using ( )
		as default ( ) ( )
		described ( )
		.Xauthorithy file and ( )

	mkdir command ( )

	modes (vi) ( ) ( )

	more command ( )

	mouse buttons, remapping ( )

	moving
		directories ( )
		files ( )
		lines
			ex command ( )
			vi commands ( )

	moving around in files (vi) ( ) ( )
		arrow keys and ( )
		beginning of line ( )
		beginning of word ( )
		bottom of screen ( )
		down one line ( )
		end of line ( )
		end of word ( )
		left one character ( )
		left one word ( )
		middle of screen ( )
		overview ( )
		paging ( ) ( )
		right one character ( ) ( )
		right one word ( )
		scrolling ( ) ( )
		specific line ( )
		top of screen ( )

	multiple commands, typing ( )

	multiple copies, printing ( ) ( )

	multiple mail recipients ( ) ( ) ( )

	multiple vi operations
		multiple, simultaneous sessions ( )
		multiple-file editing ( )

	mv command ( ) ( )


N

	:n command (ex ( )

	N command (vi) ( )

	n command (vi) ( )

	-n option (lp command) ( ) ( )

	-name option (find command) ( )

	naming
		directories, renaming ( )
		files
			base name ( )
			renaming ( )
			uniqueness requirements ( )
		passwords ( ) ( ) ( )

	navigating
		See moving around in files

	networks ( ) ( )
		aborting remote connection ( )
		copying files remotely ( ) ( )
		defined ( ) ( )
		displaying user information ( ) ( )
		executing commands remotely ( ) ( )
		logging in remotely ( ) ( )
			basic procedure ( ) ( )
			without home directory ( )
			as someone else ( )
			to unknown machine ( )
		overview ( ) ( )
		protocols, defined ( )
		running networked applications ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		security fundamentals ( ) ( )
			access control mechanisms ( ) ( )
			caution ( )
			manipulating server access ( ) ( )
			MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 authorization protocol ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			overview ( ) ( )
			running clients remotely or locally as another user ( ) ( )
			SUN-DES-1 authorization protocol ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		suspending remote connection ( )
		verifying your location ( )

	New operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	-newer option (find command) ( )

	next occurrence, vi search ( )

	next screen, moving to ( ) ( )

	“No write since last change” message ( )

	-noauth option (Xsun command) ( ) ( ) ( )

	nohup command ( )

	not operation (grep command) ( )

	not operator (!) ( )

	nroff program ( )

	numbering lines (vi) ( ) ( )


O

	o command (vi) ( )

	O command (vi) ( )

	-o flag (find command) ( )

	-o nobanner option (lp command) ( )

	-o option (lpstat command) ( )

	on-line help
		See help

	Open File operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	Open Window operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	opening
		files
			ex ( )
			keyboard equivalent ( )
			vi ( )
		lines (vi) ( )

	options, command ( )

	Others user category ( )


P

	~p command (mailx) ( ) ( )

	P command (vi) ( ) ( )

	p command (vi) ( ) ( )

	-p option (lpstat command) ( ) ( )

	paging (vi) ( ) ( )

	parent directory (..) ( ) ( ) ( )

	passwd command ( ) ( )

	/passwd file ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	password error message ( )

	passwords ( ) ( )
		aging ( )
		changing ( ) ( )
		choosing ( ) ( ) ( )
		defined ( )
		error message ( )
		overview ( ) ( )
		“Sorry” error message ( )
		remote login ( )
		typing ( )
		when to change ( )

	Paste operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	pasting
		See copy

	PATH environment variable ( ) ( ) ( )

	path names ( ) ( )
		defined ( ) ( )
		environment variables for ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	percent sign (%)
		command prompt ( )
		reactivating remote connection ( )

	period (.)
		See dot (.)

	permissions ( )
		absolute ( ) ( )
		changing ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		defaults
			described ( )
			setting ( ) ( )
		described ( )
		displaying ( ) ( )
		wildcard character (*) and ( ) ( )

	PIDs (process identification numbers) ( )

	piping
		command output ( )
		command output through grep ( ) ( )
		du output through sort ( )
		mail to lp command ( )

	pkill command ( )

	plus sign (+), mailx folder designator ( )

	pound sign (#)
		/etc/aliases file comment designator ( )
		in passwords ( )
		root prompt ( ) ( )

	previous folder (mailx) ( )

	previous occurrence, vi search ( )

	previous screen, moving to (vi) ( ) ( )

	Print operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	-print option (find command) ( )

	printing ( ) ( )
		banner page suppression ( )
		canceling ( ) ( )
		command output ( )
		to default printer ( )
		default printer environment variable ( )
		file search results ( )
		files ( ) ( )
		keyboard equivalent for ( )
		mail ( ) ( )
		multiple copies ( )
		options summary for ( ) ( )
		requesting completion notification ( ) ( )
		to specific printer ( ) ( )
		status determination ( ) ( )
			all status information ( ) ( )
			available printers ( )
			options summary for ( ) ( )
			overview ( )
			print requests ( ) ( )
			printer status ( ) ( )
		submitting print requests ( ) ( )
		titling printout ( )
		vi files ( ) ( )
		working directory ( ) ( )

	process identification numbers (PIDs) ( )

	processes ( ) ( ) ( )

	.profile file
		described ( )
		environment variables in ( ) ( )
			commonly used ( ) ( )
			HISTORY ( )
			PATH ( ) ( )
			PS1 (command prompt) ( )
			set commands ( )
			umask (file permissions) ( ) ( )
		listing ( )
		location of ( )

	profile file, described ( )

	prompts
		See command prompt

	property window, displaying, keyboard equivalent ( )

	Props operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	protocols ( ) ( )

	PS1 environment variable ( ) ( ) ( )

	ps command ( )

	put command (vi) ( ) ( )

	pwd command ( ) ( )


Q

	:q command (ex) ( )

	:q! command (ex) ( )

	q command (mailx) ( ) ( ) ( )

	~q command (mailx) ( )

	question mark (?)
		~? command (mailx) ( )
		escaping ( )
		mailx help command ( ) ( )
		metacharacter ( )
		searching for ( )
		vi search command ( )

	quitting
		mailx program ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		processes ( )
		SunOS ( )
		vi ( ) ( )

	quotation marks
		See double quotes


R

	r command
		mailx ( ) ( )
		vi ( )

	:r command (ex) ( ) ( )

	R command (mailx) ( )

	~r command (mailx) ( ) ( )

	-R option (lpstat command) ( )

	-r option
		cp command ( )
		lpstat command ( )
		rcp command ( )
		rm command ( )

	rcp command ( ) ( ) ( )

	read permission
		absolute ( ) ( ) ( )
		relative ( ) ( ) ( )

	reading files into files (vi) ( ) ( )

	reading mail
		See mailx program, reading messages

	recursive copy ( )

	recursive removal ( )

	redirecting command output ( ) ( )

	Redo operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	redrawing screen (vi) ( )

	regular expressions ( ) ( )

	relative path names ( ) ( )

	relays, defined ( )

	remapping
		keyboard ( ) ( )
		mouse buttons ( )

	remote login ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	remote machines
		See networks

	remote shell command ( ) ( )

	renaming
		directories ( )
		files ( )

	repeating
		command line commands ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		operations, keyboard equivalent ( )
		vi commands ( )

	replacing, searching and (vi) ( ) ( ) ( )

	replying to mail (mailx) ( ) ( ) ( )

	Return key, vi and ( )

	right
		appending text to right of cursor (vi) ( )
		moving to (vi) ( ) ( )

	rlogin command ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		aborting a connection ( )
		basic procedure ( ) ( )
		without home directory ( )
		networked applications and ( ) ( )
		as someone else ( )
		suspending a connection ( )
		to unknown machine ( )

	rm command ( ) ( ) ( )

	rmdir command ( )

	root directory (/) ( )

	root prompt ( ) ( )

	root user, becoming ( )

	rsh command ( ) ( )

	runnable state ( )

	rusers command ( ) ( ) ( )


S

	s command (mailx) ( ) ( )

	~s command (mailx) ( )

	s command (vi) ( )

	-s option (lpstat command) ( ) ( )

	-S option (lpstat command) ( )

	Save operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	saving
		keyboard equivalent for ( )
		mail
			current message ( )
			in mbox file ( ) ( )
			from mbox file to folder ( ) ( )
			from mbox file to other file ( ) ( )
		vi changes
			and quitting ( )
			without quitting ( )

	screen, redrawing (vi) ( )

	scrolling (vi) ( ) ( )

	searching
		command keyword lookup ( )
		for files ( ) ( )
		files and directories ( ) ( )
			basic search ( ) ( )
			case sensitivity ( )
			escape character ( ) ( ) ( )
			filtering ( ) ( )
			metacharacters and ( ) ( )
			multi-word strings ( ) ( )
			not operation ( )
			regular expressions for ( ) ( )
			single or double quotes and ( ) ( ) ( )
		mail addresses ( ) ( )
		for metacharacters ( ) ( )
		vi ( ) ( ) ( )

	searching and replacing (vi) ( ) ( ) ( )

	security ( ) ( )
		access control mechanisms ( ) ( )
		caution regarding ( )
		manipulating server access ( ) ( )
		MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 authorization protocol ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		overview ( ) ( )
		running clients remotely or locally as another user ( ) ( )
		SUN-DES-1 authorization protocol ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		xauth program ( ) ( ) ( )
		.Xauthority file ( ) ( )

	semicolon (;)
		command line concatenator ( )
		escaping ( )

	sending mail
		See mailx program, sending messages

	series of files, editing (vi) ( )

	set askcc variable (.mailrc file) ( )

	set folder variable (.mailrc file) ( )

	set history command ( )

	:set ic command (ex) ( )

	set noclobber command ( )

	:set noic command (ex) ( )

	:set nonu command (vi) ( )

	:set nu command (vi) ( )

	set prompt command ( ) ( )

	sh command ( )

	SHELL environment variable ( )

	Shell Tool window, typing commands by using ( ) ( )

	shells ( ) ( )
		default shell ( ) ( ) ( )
		identifying your login shell ( ) ( )
		remote shell command ( ) ( )
		user profile files for ( )

	shortcuts, home directory specification ( ) ( )

	single quotes, grep command and ( ) ( ) ( )

	size of files, displaying ( )

	slash
		See backslash

	sleeping state ( )

	“Sorry” error message ( )

	sort command ( )

	source command ( )

	Space Bar, vi and ( )

	space on disk, managing ( )

	SPARC machines
		keyboard modification
			left-handed key remapping ( ) ( )
			undoing remapping ( ) ( )
		Solaris keyboard equivalents (accelerators) ( ) ( )

	standard work sessions, defined ( )

	start of line
		See beginning of line

	start of word
		See beginning of word

	starting
		mailx program ( )
		vi ( ) ( )

	status
		file ( ) ( )
		printer ( ) ( )
		process ( )

	status line (vi) ( )

	Stop operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	“Stranger: unknown host” message ( )

	strings, defined ( )

	subdirectories, described ( )

	Subject: prompt (mailx) ( ) ( ) ( )

	substituting characters (vi) ( )

	SUN-DES-1 authorization protocol
		allowing access when using ( )
		described ( ) ( )
		.Xauthority file and ( )

	SunOS commands ( ) ( )

	suspending remote connection ( )

	swapping
		between files (vi) ( )
		between folders and mailbox (mailx) ( ) ( )

	SXBRK state ( )

	syntax, commands ( )

	system administrators, functions of ( ) ( )

	system clock ( )

	system management
		See admintool

	system profile file ( )


T

	~t command (mailx) ( )

	-t option (lp command) ( )

	-t option (lpstat command) ( ) ( )

	TC shell
		command for ( )
		command prompt for ( ) ( )
		environment variables for
			See .tcshrc file
		help for ( )
		home directory specification ( )
		repeating commands and ( )
		user profile file for
			See .tcshrc file

	tcsh command ( )

	.tcshrc file
		environment variables in
			commonly used ( )
			alias ( )
			set commands ( ) ( )
			umask (file permissions) ( )
			history ( )
		location of ( )

	temporary files, deleting ( )

	TERM environment variable ( )

	terminals
		environment variables for ( ) ( )
		from which command started ( )

	terminating
		See quitting

	TERMINFO environment variable ( )

	text mode (vi) ( ) ( )

	tilde (~)
		aborting remote connection ( )
		home directory specifier ( ) ( )
		in mail ( )
		suspending remote connection ( )
		vi case toggle ( )
		vi editing screen marker ( )

	tilde commands (mailx)
		inserting a message ( )
		listing ( )
		literal tilde entry ( )
		overview ( )
		replying to email ( )
		sending carbon copies ( ) ( )
		starting vi while composing email ( )
		summary of ( )
		viewing a complete message ( )

	time zone, setting ( )

	titling printouts (lp) ( )

	To: prompt (mailx) ( ) ( )

	toggling
		See changing

	top of screen, moving to (vi) ( )

	touch command ( )

	traced state ( )

	troff program ( )

	troubleshooting, vi ( )

	typing mistakes
		See correcting typing mistakes

	TZ environment variable ( )


U

	u command
		mailx ( )
		vi ( )

	:u command (ex) ( )

	U command (vi) ( )

	-u option (lpstat command) ( )

	umask command ( ) ( )

	undeleting mail ( )

	undeliverable messages ( )

	Undo operation, keyboard equivalent ( )

	undoing changes (vi) ( ) ( )

	undoing keyboard remapping
		IA ( ) ( )
		SPARC ( ) ( )

	undoing undo
		keyboard equivalent ( )
		vi ( )

	uppercase
		See case sensitivity

	user-based access control ( ) ( ) ( )

	User category ( )

	user names, defined ( )

	-user option (find command) ( )

	user profile file
		defined ( )
		environment variables in ( ) ( )
		location of ( )

	user types, for setting permissions ( )

	/usr/openwin/bin/xauth program ( ) ( ) ( )


V

	~v command (mailx) ( )

	-v option
		grep command ( )
		lpstat command ( )

	/var/mail directory ( )

	version number, mailx program ( ) ( )

	vertical bar (\|), pipe symbol ( )

	vi editor ( ) ( )
		appending text ( )
		buffers ( )
		Caps Lock key and ( )
		case sensitivity
			command names ( ) ( )
			searches ( )
		case toggle ( )
		changing text ( ) ( ) ( )
		command mode ( )
		commands
			case sensitivity ( ) ( )
			entering ( )
			repeating ( )
			summary of ( ) ( )
		copying lines
			ex command ( ) ( )
			vi commands ( ) ( )
		creating files ( )
		cursor movement
			See moving around in files
		deleting text
			ex command ( ) ( )
			vi commands ( )
		described ( )
		editing screen ( ) ( )
		entry mode ( ) ( )
		Esc key and ( )
		ex commands and
			See ex commands
		inserting files ( ) ( )
		inserting text ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			repeatedly ( )
		last-line mode ( )
		line numbering ( ) ( )
		mailx use of ( )
		modes ( ) ( )
		moving around in files
			See moving around in files
		moving lines
			ex command ( )
			vi commands ( )
		multiple, simultaneous sessions ( )
		multiple-file editing ( )
		“No write since last change” message ( )
		opening files ( )
		opening lines ( )
		overview ( )
		paging ( ) ( )
		printing files ( ) ( )
		put command ( ) ( )
		quitting
			and saving changes ( )
			without saving changes ( )
		read-only version ( )
		redrawing screen ( )
		repeating commands ( )
		saving changes
			and quitting ( )
			without quitting ( )
		scrolling in ( ) ( )
		searching and replacing ( ) ( ) ( )
		shell environment variable for ( )
		starting ( ) ( )
		status line ( )
		substituting characters ( )
		text entry ( ) ( )
		troubleshooting unpredictable behavior ( )
		undoing changes ( ) ( )
		undoing undo ( )
		yank command ( ) ( )

	vi search command ( )

	view command ( ) ( )

	viewing
		See display


W

	:w command (ex ( )

	~w command (mailx) ( )

	w command (vi) ( )

	W command (vi) ( )

	-w option (lp command) ( ) ( )

	WAN (wide area network), defined ( )

	whatis command ( ) ( )

	who am i command, remote login ( )

	who command ( )

	wide area network (WAN), defined ( )

	wildcard characters
		asterisk (*)
			changing permissions with ( ) ( )
			copying files with ( )
			deleting files with ( )
			grep command ( ) ( )
			vi search command ( )
		dot (.), vi search command ( )

	windows
		closing to icons, keyboard equivalent ( )
		opening icons, keyboard equivalent ( )

	“word” command (vi) ( )

	words
		changing (vi) ( )
		deleting (vi) ( )
		moving to end of word (vi) ( )
		moving one word (vi) ( )
		searching for beginning of (vi) ( )

	working directory
		changing ( ) ( )
		printing ( ) ( )

	:wq command (ex) ( )

	wrapped lines, command entry and ( )

	write permission
		absolute ( ) ( ) ( )
		relative ( ) ( )


X

	X11 server, security fundamentals ( ) ( )

	x command
		mailx ( ) ( ) ( )
		vi ( )

	~x command (mailx) ( )

	X command (vi) ( )

	xauth program ( ) ( ) ( )

	.Xauthority file ( ) ( )

	xhost command, running networked applications with ( )

	xhost program ( ) ( ) ( )

	.xinitrc file, Compose Key disabling/enabling ( )

	xmodmap command ( ) ( )

	Xsun command
		-auth option ( ) ( )
		-noauth option ( ) ( ) ( )


Y

	Y command (vi) ( ) ( )

	yank command (vi) ( ) ( )

	yy command (vi) ( ) ( )


Z

	z command (mailx) ( )

	Z shell
		command for ( )
		command prompt for ( ) ( )
		environment variables for
			See .zshrc file
		help for ( )
		home directory specification ( )
		repeating commands and ( )
		user profile file for
			See .zshrc file

	.zlogin file, location of ( )

	zombie state ( )

	zsh command ( )

	.zshrc file
		environment variables in
			commonly used ( )
			alias ( )
			HISTORY ( )
			set commands ( )
			umask (file permissions) ( )
		location of ( )

	ZZ command (vi) ( )