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- Directories in the SIMTEL20 Unix-C Respository
- ----------------------------------------------
-
- All the software in the UNIX-C repository is stored in subdirectories of the
- directory PD6:<UNIX-C>. You can "cd" to this directory and then issue a
- "dir" command to see a listing of all the subdirectories available to you;
- they will all be called "something.DIRECTORY".
-
- The directories presently in the repository are as follows. See the file
- 000-INDEX.TXT within each directory for a list of what it contains, or see
- the file PD6:<UNIX-C>000-MASTER-INDEX.TXT for a complete listing.
-
- ARC-PROGS - Software which implements the ARC library/archive utility
- popular in the personal computer areas.
- BENCHMARKS - Various programs for benchmarking UNIX and other systems.
- CALENDARS - Programs for producing calendars, converting to and from
- various date formats, reminder services, etc.
- CKERMIT - The source for the latest UNIX versions of the KERMIT file
- transfer protocol.
- CPM - Utilities for moving data between UNIX and CP/M systems.
- DATABASE - Database utilities.
- DIR-MGMT - Tools for managing directory hierarchies.
- EDITORS - Text editors. GNU EMACS is stored in the GNU directory.
- FILE-MGMT - Tools for manipulating files.
- GNU - Software from Richard Stallman's GNU project.
- GRAPHICS - Programs to do graphics, image processing, etc.
- INFO - Miscellaneous text files that provide information about all
- sorts of things.
- KERNEL - Device drivers, system calls, and other things related to
- the UNIX kernel.
- LANGUAGES - Compileres, interpreters, cross-referencers, and subroutine
- libraries for various programming languages, including Ada,
- assembler, BASIC, C, Forth, FORTRAN, FP, LISP, LOGO,
- Modula-2, OPS5, Pascal, and Smalltalk.
- MACINTOSH - Software for moving data between UNIX systems and Apple
- Macintoshes.
- MAIL - Programs for manipulating and delivering electronic mail.
- NETWORKS - Programs for dealing with networks such as TCP/IP. UUCP
- stuff is in the TELECOM directory.
- PRINTERS - Device drivers and output filters for line printers, laser
- printers, and so on. Many programs here can be used to
- convert from one format to another.
- SYSADMIN - Tools for system administration.
- TAPES - Programs for reading and writing magnetic tapes, performing
- file system backups, etc.
- TELECOM - Programs related to telecommunications, including stuff for
- maintaining UUCP.
- TEXTPROC - Tools for text processing - text formatters, spelling
- checkers, etc.
- USENET - Tools for sending, reading, and administering the USENET
- network news.
- UTILS - Miscellaneous utility programs that don't really fit into
- one of the other categories.
- WINDOWS - Windowing systems.
- XYZMODEM - Programs which implement the XMODEM (and YMODEM and ZMODEM)
- file transfer protocol.
-
-
- Handy Files to Know About
- -------------------------
- The following files may prove useful to you:
-
- PD6:<UNIX-C>000-MASTER-INDEX.TXT
- The master index of all files in the repository, including short
- descriptions of what each one contains.
-
- PD6:<UNIX-C>000-INTRO-UNIX-SW.TXT
- This file. Check it from time to time for any new information
- about the repository.
-
- PD6:<UNIX-C>NEW-ADDITIONS.TXT
- A listing in the same format as the *-INDEX.TXT files of additions
- to the repository since the last UNIX-SW mailing. These additions
- will also be represented in the *-INDEX.TXT files. This is the
- file which will be sent out to the UNIX-SW mailing list from
- time to time (probably monthly or bi-monthly).
-
- PD6:<UNIX-C>FILES.IDX
- A listing of all the files and directories in the archive.
-
- PD6:<UNIX-C.subdir>000-INDEX.TXT
- A file list 000-MASTER-INDEX.TXT, except for the files in this
- subdirectory only.
-
-
- Specifics on Transferring Files
- -------------------------------
- Most of the files in the UNIX-SW repository are ASCII files, and you can
- transfer them directly. However, there are some types of files which
- are stored in TOPS-20 binary format, which cannot be transferred as ASCII
- files. These files all have file types of .ARC, .TAR, .TAR-Z, or any
- other file type which ends in "-Z".
-
- To transfer these files, you need to do something special before you use
- the FTP "get" command:
-
- - If you are on a TOPS-10, TENEX, TOPS-20, or ITS system, you can
- use "image" or "paged" mode for ALL files you transfer.
-
- - If you are on a UNIX system, you should use "ascii" mode for
- ASCII files, and "tenex" mode for binary files. To do this,
- you can enter:
-
- ftp> type ascii for ASCII files, and
-
- ftp> type l 8 (that's lower-case-L 8) or
- ftp> type tenex for BINARY files
-
- - On MULTICS, you can use "ascii" mode for ASCII files, but
- binary files require that you enter:
-
- user_ftp: !quote "type l 8"
-
- This will store the file with one 8-bit byte per 9-bit word.
-
- If you cannot use "tenex" mode and have to use "binary" mode (which is
- "type l 32"), you should get a copy of PD6:<UNIX-C.UTILS>BINTNX.C or
- BINTNXVMS.C. These programs convert files transferred in "binary"
- format to "tenex" format, like they should be.
-
-
- Submitting Software to the UNIX-C collection
- --------------------------------------------
- If you have a program you'd like to submit to the repository, please
- send a message to Action@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL. In the message,
- describe the program, what version(s) of UNIX it runs on, what it's
- for, and so on.
-
-
- The Obligatory Cover-Our-Behinds Statement
- ------------------------------------------
- All the software in the UNIX-SW repository is provided AS IS with NO
- WARRANTY. We cannot guarantee that it is good for any particular
- purpose, or even that it works.
-
- I make an attempt to examine the software submitted to me to at least
- make sure it doesn't contain Trojan horses and what-have-you, and the
- moderator of comp.sources.unix, where a lot of this stuff comes from,
- also does this. But, as with all free software written by strangers,
- MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE INSTALLING BEFORE YOU INSTALL IT!
-
-
- Final Words
- -----------
- If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free
- to send mail to: Action@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
-