Preface

Simplified Chinese Solaris Release Overview contains information specific to the Simplified Chinese Solaris^TM 8 operating environment.

Who Should Use This Book

This document is for someone who wants a brief overview of the localized product features of the Simplified Chinese Solaris 8 operating environment.

How This Book Is Organized

The chapters of this book address the following:

Chapter 1, Overview of Features lists the Simplified Chinese Solaris facilities for handling Simplified Chinese text and cultural conventions, including new features.

Chapter 2, System Environment introduces basic terms and features of the Simplified Chinese Solaris 8 localization.

Related Books

For the most up-to-date information about the release, see the document that relates to your hardware platform:

• Asian Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Release Notes

• Asian Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Release Notes

For general users:

• Solaris User's Guide

• Solaris Advanced User's Guide

• Simplified Chinese Solaris User's Guide

For system administrators and advanced users:

• Simplified Chinese Solaris System Administrator's Guide

For developers/programmers and advanced users:

• International Language Environments Guide

What Typographic Changes Mean

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% You have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	machine_name% su Password:
AaBbCc123	Command-line placeholder:  replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	machine_name%
C shell superuser prompt	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	#