From owner-svn-src-all@freebsd.org Thu May 18 16:24:11 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4822D73E4D; Thu, 18 May 2017 16:24:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 727DF1DA4; Thu, 18 May 2017 16:24:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id v4IGOA1M013193; Thu, 18 May 2017 16:24:10 GMT (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gjb@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id v4IGOAIx013191; Thu, 18 May 2017 16:24:10 GMT (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201705181624.v4IGOAIx013191@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: gjb set sender to gjb@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Glen Barber Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 16:24:10 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-11@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r318467 - in stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1: hardware readme X-SVN-Group: stable-11 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 16:24:11 -0000 Author: gjb Date: Thu May 18 16:24:10 2017 New Revision: 318467 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/318467 Log: Fix FDP style nits reported by igor(1). Bump copyright year in readme/article.xml. Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.xml stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.xml Modified: stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.xml ============================================================================== --- stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.xml Thu May 18 15:41:59 2017 (r318466) +++ stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.xml Thu May 18 16:24:10 2017 (r318467) @@ -1,16 +1,20 @@ %release; %devauto; ]> -
- &os; &release.current; Hardware Notes - +
- The &os; Documentation Project + + &os; &release.current; Hardware Notes + + + The &os; Documentation Project + $FreeBSD$ @@ -33,7 +37,8 @@ 2015 2016 2017 - The &os; Documentation Project + The &os; Documentation + Project @@ -112,8 +117,8 @@ - The single-core &intel; &xeon; - processors Nocona, Irwindale, + The single-core &intel; &xeon; processors + Nocona, Irwindale, Potomac, and Cranford have EM64T support. @@ -132,7 +137,8 @@ - All &intel; ¢rino; Duo and ¢rino; Pro platforms + All &intel; ¢rino; Duo and ¢rino; Pro + platforms @@ -142,11 +148,11 @@ - Some &intel; &pentium; 4s and &celeron; Ds using - the Prescott core have EM64T support. See - the Intel - Processor Spec Finder for the definitive answer about - EM64T support in Intel processors. + Some &intel; &pentium; 4s and &celeron; Ds using the + Prescott core have EM64T support. See the + Intel + Processor Spec Finder for the definitive answer + about EM64T support in Intel processors. @@ -171,14 +177,14 @@ i386 &os;/&arch.i386; runs on a wide variety of IBM PC - compatible machines. Due to the wide range of + compatible machines. Due to the wide range of hardware available for this architecture, it is impossible to exhaustively list all combinations of equipment supported by &os;. Nevertheless, some general guidelines are presented here. Almost all &i386;-compatible processors with a floating - point unit are supported. All &intel; processors beginning + point unit are supported. All &intel; processors beginning with the 80486 are supported, including the 80486, &pentium;, &pentium; Pro, &pentium; II, &pentium; III, &pentium; 4, and variants thereof, such as the &xeon; and &celeron; processors. @@ -248,11 +254,13 @@ (DSDT) provided by each machine's BIOS. Some machines have bad or incomplete DSDTs, which prevents ACPI from functioning correctly. Replacement DSDTs for some machines can be found - at the DSDT - section of the ACPI4Linux project - Web site. &os; can use these DSDTs to override the DSDT - provided by the BIOS; see the &man.acpi.4; manual page for - more information. + at the DSDT + section of the ACPI4Linux + project Web site. &os; can use these DSDTs to override the + DSDT provided by the BIOS; see the &man.acpi.4; manual page + for more information. @@ -287,8 +295,8 @@ powerpc - All Apple PowerPC machines with built-in USB are supported, - as well a limited selection of non-Apple machines, + All Apple PowerPC machines with built-in USB are + supported, as well a limited selection of non-Apple machines, including KVM on POWER7 SMP is supported on all systems with more than @@ -299,8 +307,8 @@ sparc64 This section describes the systems currently known to be - supported by &os; on the Fujitsu &sparc64; and Sun &ultrasparc; - platforms. + supported by &os; on the Fujitsu &sparc64; and Sun + &ultrasparc; platforms. SMP is supported on all systems with more than 1 processor. @@ -310,8 +318,8 @@ supported by the &man.creator.4; (Sun Creator, Sun Creator3D and Sun Elite3D) or &man.machfb.4; (Sun PGX and Sun PGX64 as well as the ATI Mach64 chips found onboard in for example - &sun.blade; 100, &sun.blade; 150, &sun.ultra; 5 and &sun.ultra; 10) - driver must use the serial console. + &sun.blade; 100, &sun.blade; 150, &sun.ultra; 5 and + &sun.ultra; 10) driver must use the serial console. If you have a system that is not listed here, it may not have been tested with &os; &release.current;. We encourage @@ -456,10 +464,11 @@ The following systems are partially supported by &os;. In - particular the fiber channel controllers in SBus-based systems are not - supported. However, it is possible to use these with a SCSI controller - supported by the &man.esp.4; driver (Sun ESP SCSI, Sun FAS Fast-SCSI - and Sun FAS366 Fast-Wide SCSI controllers). + particular the fiber channel controllers in SBus-based systems + are not supported. However, it is possible to use these with + a SCSI controller supported by the &man.esp.4; driver (Sun ESP + SCSI, Sun FAS Fast-SCSI and Sun FAS366 Fast-Wide SCSI + controllers). @@ -471,9 +480,9 @@ - Starting with 7.2-RELEASE, &arch.sparc64; systems based on Sun - &ultrasparc; III and beyond are also supported by &os;, which includes - the following known working systems: + Starting with 7.2-RELEASE, &arch.sparc64; systems based on + Sun &ultrasparc; III and beyond are also supported by &os;, + which includes the following known working systems: @@ -501,7 +510,8 @@ - &sun.fire; V215 (support first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE) + &sun.fire; V215 (support first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE + and 8.1-RELEASE) @@ -509,7 +519,8 @@ - &sun.fire; V245 (support first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE) + &sun.fire; V245 (support first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE + and 8.1-RELEASE) @@ -522,9 +533,10 @@ - &sun.fire; V480 (501-6780 and 501-6790 centerplanes only, for - which support first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE, - other centerplanes might work beginning with 8.3-RELEASE and 9.0-RELEASE) + &sun.fire; V480 (501-6780 and 501-6790 centerplanes + only, for which support first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE and + 8.1-RELEASE, other centerplanes might work beginning with + 8.3-RELEASE and 9.0-RELEASE) @@ -532,8 +544,9 @@ - &sun.fire; V890 (support first appeared in 7.4-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE, - non-mixed &ultrasparc; IV/IV+ CPU-configurations only) + &sun.fire; V890 (support first appeared in 7.4-RELEASE + and 8.1-RELEASE, non-mixed &ultrasparc; IV/IV+ + CPU-configurations only) @@ -550,14 +563,16 @@ - &sun.fire; V490 (support first appeared in 7.4-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE, - non-mixed &ultrasparc; IV/IV+ CPU-configurations only) + &sun.fire; V490 (support first appeared in 7.4-RELEASE + and 8.1-RELEASE, non-mixed &ultrasparc; IV/IV+ + CPU-configurations only) - Starting with 7.4-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE, &arch.sparc64; systems based on - Fujitsu &sparc64; V are also supported by &os;, which - includes the following known working systems: + Starting with 7.4-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE, &arch.sparc64; + systems based on Fujitsu &sparc64; V are also supported by + &os;, which includes the following known working + systems: @@ -565,8 +580,8 @@ - The following Fujitsu &primepower; systems are not tested but - believed to be also supported by &os;: + The following Fujitsu &primepower; systems are not tested + but believed to be also supported by &os;: @@ -682,7 +697,7 @@ [&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Booting from these - controllers is supported. EISA adapters are not + controllers is supported. EISA adapters are not supported. @@ -712,7 +727,7 @@ [&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Booting from these - controllers is supported. EISA adapters are not + controllers is supported. EISA adapters are not supported. @@ -765,8 +780,8 @@ support CD-ROM commands are supported for read-only access by the CD-ROM drivers (such as &man.cd.4;). WORM/CD-R/CD-RW writing support is provided by &man.cdrecord.1;, which is a - part of the sysutils/cdrtools port in the Ports - Collection. + part of the sysutils/cdrtools port in the + Ports Collection. The following CD-ROM type systems are supported at this time: @@ -1020,8 +1035,8 @@ 4965AGN IEEE 802.11n PCI network adapters (&man.iwn.4; driver) - [&arch.i386;, &arch.amd64;] Marvell Libertas IEEE 802.11b/g - PCI network adapters (&man.malo.4; driver) + [&arch.i386;, &arch.amd64;] Marvell Libertas IEEE + 802.11b/g PCI network adapters (&man.malo.4; driver) Marvell 88W8363 IEEE 802.11n wireless network adapters (&man.mwl.4; driver) @@ -1032,8 +1047,8 @@ &hwlist.rsu; - Realtek RTL8188CE based PCIe IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless network - adapters (&man.rtwn.4; driver) + Realtek RTL8188CE based PCIe IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless + network adapters (&man.rtwn.4; driver) &hwlist.rum; @@ -1147,12 +1162,13 @@ - [&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Avlab Technology, PCI IO 2S - and PCI IO 4S + [&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Avlab Technology, PCI IO + 2S and PCI IO 4S - [&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Comtrol RocketPort 550 + [&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Comtrol RocketPort + 550 @@ -1222,7 +1238,7 @@ [&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] SIIG Cyber 4S PCI - 16C550/16C650/16C850 + 16C550/16C650/16C850 @@ -1305,7 +1321,7 @@ "flags 0x15000?01" is necessary in kernel - configuration. + configuration. [&arch.pc98;] Media Intelligent RSB-384 (&man.sio.4; @@ -1453,8 +1469,9 @@ - [&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;, &arch.pc98;] - USB Bluetooth adapters can be found in Bluetooth section. + [&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;, &arch.pc98;] USB Bluetooth + adapters can be found in Bluetooth section. &hwlist.ohci; @@ -1576,7 +1593,8 @@ Information regarding specific video cards and compatibility with Xorg can be - found at http://www.x.org/. + found at http://www.x.org/. [&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;, &arch.pc98;] @@ -1631,7 +1649,8 @@ &man.moused.8; has more information on using pointing devices with &os;. Information on using pointing devices - with Xorg can be found at http://www.x.org/. + with Xorg can be found at http://www.x.org/. [&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] PC standard @@ -1664,8 +1683,9 @@ [&arch.i386;] Xilinx XC6200-based reconfigurable hardware - cards compatible with the HOT1 from Virtual Computers (xrpu - driver). + cards compatible with the HOT1 from Virtual Computers + (xrpu driver). [&arch.pc98;] Power Management Controller of NEC PC-98 Note (pmc driver) Modified: stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.xml ============================================================================== --- stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.xml Thu May 18 15:41:59 2017 (r318466) +++ stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.xml Thu May 18 16:24:10 2017 (r318467) @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ %release; ]> - -
- &os; &release.current; README - +
+ + + &os; &release.current; README The &os; Project @@ -37,7 +39,10 @@ 2013 2014 2015 - The &os; Documentation Project + 2016 + 2017 + The &os; Documentation + Project @@ -48,35 +53,36 @@ &tm-attrib.general; - - This document gives a brief introduction to &os; - &release.current;. It includes some information on how to - obtain &os;, a listing of various ways to contact the &os; - Project, and pointers to some other sources of - information. - + + This document gives a brief introduction to &os; + &release.current;. It includes some information on how to + obtain &os;, a listing of various ways to contact the &os; + Project, and pointers to some other sources of + information. + Introduction - This distribution is a &release.type; of &os; &release.current;, the - latest point along the &release.branch; branch. + This distribution is a &release.type; of &os; + &release.current;, the latest point along the &release.branch; + branch. About &os; &os; is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite for AMD64 and Intel EM64T based PC hardware (&arch.amd64;), - Intel, AMD, Cyrix or NexGen x86 based PC hardware (&arch.i386;), - NEC PC-9801/9821 series PCs and compatibles (&arch.pc98;), - and &ultrasparc; machines (&arch.sparc64;). Versions - for the &arm; (&arch.arm;), &mips; (&arch.mips;), and - &powerpc; (&arch.powerpc;) architectures are currently under - development as well. &os; works with a wide variety of - peripherals and configurations and can be used for everything - from software development to games to Internet Service - Provision. + Intel, AMD, Cyrix or NexGen x86 based PC + hardware (&arch.i386;), NEC PC-9801/9821 series PCs and + compatibles (&arch.pc98;), and &ultrasparc; machines + (&arch.sparc64;). Versions for the &arm; (&arch.arm;), &mips; + (&arch.mips;), and &powerpc; (&arch.powerpc;) architectures + are currently under development as well. &os; works with + a wide variety of peripherals and configurations and can be + used for everything from software development to games to + Internet Service Provision. This release of &os; contains everything you need to run such a system, including full source code for the kernel and @@ -88,61 +94,63 @@ A large collection of third-party ported software (the Ports Collection) is also provided to make it - easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional &unix; - utilities for &os;. Each port consists of a - set of scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install a - piece of software, with a single command. Over &os.numports; - ports, from editors to programming languages to graphical - applications, make &os; a powerful and comprehensive operating - environment that extends far beyond what's provided by many - commercial versions of &unix;. Most ports are also available as - pre-compiled packages, which can be quickly - installed from the installation program. + easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional + &unix; utilities for &os;. Each port consists + of a set of scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install + a piece of software, with a single command. Over + &os.numports; ports, from editors to programming languages to + graphical applications, make &os; a powerful and comprehensive + operating environment that extends far beyond what's provided + by many commercial versions of &unix;. Most ports are also + available as pre-compiled packages, which can + be quickly installed from the installation program. Target Audience - This &release.type; is aimed primarily at early adopters - and various other users who want to get involved with the - ongoing development of &os;. While the &os; development team - tries its best to ensure that each &release.type; works as - advertised, &release.branch; is very much a - work-in-progress. - - The basic requirements for using this &release.type; are - technical proficiency with &os; and an understanding of the - ongoing development process of &os; &release.branch; (as - discussed on the &a.current;). - - For those more interested in doing business with &os; than - in experimenting with new &os; technology, formal releases - (such as &release.prev.stable;) are frequently more appropriate. - Releases undergo a period of testing and quality assurance - checking to ensure high reliability and dependability. - - This &release.type; is aimed primarily at early adopters - and various other users who want to get involved with the - ongoing development of &os;. While the &os; development team - tries its best to ensure that each &release.type; works as - advertised, &release.branch; is very much a - work-in-progress. - - The basic requirements for using this &release.type; are - technical proficiency with &os; and an understanding of the - ongoing development process of &os; &release.branch; (as - discussed on the &a.current;). - - For those more interested in doing business with &os; than - in experimenting with new &os; technology, formal releases - (such as &release.prev.stable;) are frequently more appropriate. - Releases undergo a period of testing and quality assurance - checking to ensure high reliability and dependability. - - This &release.type; of &os; is suitable for all users. It - has undergone a period of testing and quality assurance - checking to ensure the highest reliability and - dependability. + This &release.type; is aimed + primarily at early adopters and various other users who want + to get involved with the ongoing development of &os;. While + the &os; development team tries its best to ensure that each + &release.type; works as advertised, &release.branch; is very + much a work-in-progress. + + The basic requirements for using + this &release.type; are technical proficiency with &os; and an + understanding of the ongoing development process of &os; + &release.branch; (as discussed on the &a.current;). + + For those more interested in doing + business with &os; than in experimenting with new &os; + technology, formal releases (such as &release.prev.stable;) + are frequently more appropriate. Releases undergo a period of + testing and quality assurance checking to ensure high + reliability and dependability. + + This &release.type; is aimed + primarily at early adopters and various other users who want + to get involved with the ongoing development of &os;. While + the &os; development team tries its best to ensure that each + &release.type; works as advertised, &release.branch; is very + much a work-in-progress. + + The basic requirements for using + this &release.type; are technical proficiency with &os; and an + understanding of the ongoing development process of &os; + &release.branch; (as discussed on the &a.current;). + + For those more interested in doing + business with &os; than in experimenting with new &os; + technology, formal releases (such as &release.prev.stable;) + are frequently more appropriate. Releases undergo a period of + testing and quality assurance checking to ensure high + reliability and dependability. + + This &release.type; of &os; is + suitable for all users. It has undergone a period of testing + and quality assurance checking to ensure the highest + reliability and dependability. @@ -166,16 +174,18 @@ Collection, or other extra material. A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the - project are listed in the Obtaining - &os; appendix to the Handbook. + project are listed in the Obtaining + &os; appendix to the Handbook. FTP You can use FTP to retrieve &os; and any or all of its - optional packages from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/, which is the official - &os; release site, or any of its + optional packages from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/, + which is the official &os; release site, or any of its mirrors. Lists of locations that mirror &os; can be found in the @@ -187,8 +197,9 @@ Additional mirror sites are always welcome. Contact freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org for more details on becoming an official mirror site. You can also find useful - information for mirror sites at the Mirroring - &os; article. + information for mirror sites at the Mirroring &os; + article. Mirrors generally contain the ISO images generally used to create a CDROM of a &os; release. They usually also contain @@ -208,16 +219,18 @@ For any questions or general technical support issues, please send mail to the &a.questions;. - If you're tracking the &release.branch; development efforts, you - must join the &a.current;, in order to - keep abreast of recent developments and changes that may - affect the way you use and maintain the system. - - Being a largely-volunteer effort, the &os; - Project is always happy to have extra hands willing to help—there are already far more desired enhancements than - there is time to implement them. To contact the developers on - technical matters, or with offers of help, please send mail to - the &a.hackers;. + If you're tracking the &release.branch; development + efforts, you must join the &a.current;, + in order to keep abreast of recent developments and changes + that may affect the way you use and maintain the + system. + + Being a largely-volunteer effort, the &os; Project is + always happy to have extra hands willing to help—there + are already far more desired enhancements than there is time + to implement them. To contact the developers on technical + matters, or with offers of help, please send mail to the + &a.hackers;. Please note that these mailing lists can experience significant amounts of traffic. If you @@ -226,13 +239,15 @@ preferable to subscribe instead to the &a.announce;. All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone - wishing to do so. Visit the - &os; Mailman Info Page. This will give you more - information on joining the various lists, accessing archives, - etc. There are a number of mailing lists targeted at special - interest groups not mentioned here; more information can be - obtained either from the Mailman pages or the mailing - lists section of the &os; Web site. + wishing to do so. Visit the &os; Mailman Info + Page. This will give you more information on joining + the various lists, accessing archives, etc. There are + a number of mailing lists targeted at special interest groups + not mentioned here; more information can be obtained either + from the Mailman pages or the mailing + lists section of the &os; Web site. Do not send email to the lists @@ -286,48 +301,48 @@ provided in various formats. Most distributions will include both ASCII text (.TXT) and HTML (.HTM) renditions. Some distributions - may also include other formats such as Portable Document Format - (.PDF). + may also include other formats such as Portable Document + Format (.PDF). - - - README.TXT: This file, which - gives some general information about &os; as well as - some cursory notes about obtaining a - distribution. - - - - RELNOTES.TXT: The release - notes, showing what's new and different in &os; - &release.current; compared to the previous release (&os; - &release.prev;). - - - - HARDWARE.TXT: The hardware - compatibility list, showing devices with which &os; has - been tested and is known to work. - - - - ERRATA.TXT: Release errata. - Late-breaking, post-release information can be found in - this file, which is principally applicable to releases - (as opposed to snapshots). It is important to consult - this file before installing a release of &os;, as it - contains the latest information on problems which have - been found and fixed since the release was - created. - - - + + + README.TXT: This file, which + gives some general information about &os; as well as + some cursory notes about obtaining a + distribution. + + + + RELNOTES.TXT: The release + notes, showing what's new and different in &os; + &release.current; compared to the previous release (&os; + &release.prev;). + + + + HARDWARE.TXT: The hardware + compatibility list, showing devices with which &os; has + been tested and is known to work. + + + + ERRATA.TXT: Release errata. + Late-breaking, post-release information can be found in + this file, which is principally applicable to releases + (as opposed to snapshots). It is important to consult + this file before installing a release of &os;, as it + contains the latest information on problems which have + been found and fixed since the release was + created. + + On platforms that support &man.bsdinstall.8; (currently - &arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;, &arch.pc98;, and &arch.sparc64;), these documents are generally available via the - Documentation menu during installation. Once the system is - installed, you can revisit this menu by re-running the - &man.bsdinstall.8; utility. + &arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;, &arch.pc98;, and &arch.sparc64;), + these documents are generally available via the Documentation + menu during installation. Once the system is installed, you + can revisit this menu by re-running the &man.bsdinstall.8; + utility. It is extremely important to read the errata for any @@ -338,8 +353,9 @@ other copies are kept updated on the Internet and should be consulted as the current errata for this release. These other copies of the errata are located at - &url.base;/releases/ (as - well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this + &url.base;/releases/ + (as well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this location). @@ -347,18 +363,19 @@ Manual Pages - As with almost all &unix; like operating systems, &os; comes - with a set of on-line manual pages, accessed through the - &man.man.1; command or through the hypertext manual - pages gateway on the &os; Web site. In general, the - manual pages provide information on the different commands and - APIs available to the &os; user. + As with almost all &unix; like operating systems, &os; + comes with a set of on-line manual pages, accessed through the + &man.man.1; command or through the hypertext + manual pages gateway on the &os; Web site. In + general, the manual pages provide information on the different + commands and APIs available to the &os; user. In some cases, manual pages are written to give information on particular topics. Notable examples of such - manual pages are &man.tuning.7; (a guide to performance tuning), - &man.security.7; (an introduction to &os; security), and - &man.style.9; (a style guide to kernel coding). + manual pages are &man.tuning.7; (a guide to performance + tuning), &man.security.7; (an introduction to &os; security), + and &man.style.9; (a style guide to kernel coding). @@ -366,31 +383,34 @@ Two highly-useful collections of &os;-related information, maintained by the &os; Project, - are the &os; Handbook and &os; FAQ (Frequently Asked - Questions document). On-line versions of the Handbook - and FAQ - are always available from the &os; Documentation - page or its mirrors. If you install the + are the &os; Handbook and &os; FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions + document). On-line versions of the Handbook and FAQ are always + available from the &os; Documentation + page or its mirrors. If you install the doc distribution set, you can use a Web browser to read the Handbook and FAQ locally. In particular, note that the Handbook contains a step-by-step guide to installing &os;. A number of on-line books and articles, also maintained by - the &os; Project, cover more-specialized, &os;-related topics. - This material spans a wide range of topics, from effective use - of the mailing lists, to dual-booting &os; with other - operating systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like the - Handbook and FAQ, these documents are available from the &os; - Documentation Page or in the doc - distribution set. + the &os; Project, cover more-specialized, &os;-related topics. + This material spans a wide range of topics, from effective use + of the mailing lists, to dual-booting &os; with other + operating systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like the + Handbook and FAQ, these documents are available from the &os; + Documentation Page or in the doc + distribution set. A listing of other books and documents about &os; can be - found in the bibliography - of the &os; Handbook. Because of &os;'s strong &unix; heritage, - many other articles and books written for &unix; systems are - applicable as well, some of which are also listed in the - bibliography. + found in the bibliography + of the &os; Handbook. Because of &os;'s strong &unix; + heritage, many other articles and books written for &unix; + systems are applicable as well, some of which are also listed + in the bibliography. @@ -399,10 +419,11 @@ &os; represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals from around the world who have worked - countless hours to bring about this &release.type;. For a - complete list of &os; developers and contributors, please see - Contributors - to &os; on the &os; Web site or any of its + countless hours to bring about this &release.type;. For + a complete list of &os; developers and contributors, please see + Contributors + to &os; on the &os; Web site or any of its mirrors. Special thanks also go to the many thousands of &os; users