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Version Location Description Submitted By Corrected
Printed Page x
(in the explanation of square brackets): Change "i.e., the

keyboard" to "e.g., the keyboard"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page xi
changed all the "ora.com"s to "oreilly.com"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page x
(in the explanation of square brackets): Change "i.e., the

keyboard" to "e.g., the keyboard"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page xi
changed all the "ora.com"s to "oreilly.com"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 2
3rd para: Change "branded as UNIX" to "branded as POSIX.1"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 2
3rd para: Change "branded as UNIX" to "branded as POSIX.1"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 26
line -1: changed "See also paste, join, and newform"

to "See also paste and join"

Anonymous  Sep 1998
Printed Page 85
under "paste", line 2: changed "See also cut, join,

newform, and pr" to "See also cut, join, and pr"

Anonymous  Sep 1998
Printed Page 127
description of exec: Change to "Execute a new shell or other

program."

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 127
description of exec: Change to "Execute a new shell or other

program."

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 128
remove the time command (2nd from top). Description of umask

Change to "Set or list permissions on files to be created. Half-way
down under "Differing Features": Change "Read commands in file" to
"Execute commands in file" and put more space between the dot and
"file" in the second column

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 128
remove the time command (2nd from top). Description of umask

Change to "Set or list permissions on files to be created. Half-way
down under "Differing Features": Change "Read commands in file" to
"Execute commands in file" and put more space between the dot and
"file" in the second column

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 130
Description of -nolineediting: Replace description with

"Disable line editing with arrow and control keys."

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 130
Description of -nolineediting: Replace description with

"Disable line editing with arrow and control keys."

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 132
under Command-line Editing: add a paragraph saying "Command

lines can be edited like lines in either Emacs or vi. Emacs is the
default. See the section Line-Edit Mode for more information." Move
the paragraph starting "vi mode has..." on p. 133 to follow this new
paragraph.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 132
under Command-line Editing: add a paragraph saying "Command

lines can be edited like lines in either Emacs or vi. Emacs is the
default. See the section Line-Edit Mode for more information." Move
the paragraph starting "vi mode has..." on p. 133 to follow this new
paragraph.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 133
description of CTRL-T: Change to "Transposes character left of

and under the cursor." Descriptions of ESC c, ESC u, and ESC l:
Change "word after point" to "word under or after cursor". Move
paragraph about vi mode to p. 132 as mentioned above.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 133
description of CTRL-T: Change to "Transposes character left of

and under the cursor." Descriptions of ESC c, ESC u, and ESC l:
Change "word after point" to "word under or after cursor". Move
paragraph about vi mode to p. 132 as mentioned above.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 142
Section "Command History": Remove first sentence ("Note

that...")

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 142
Section "Command History": Remove first sentence ("Note

that...")

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 144
Description of second entry (#!): Change "Not supported on all

systems" to "Some older, non-Linux systems do not support scripts
starting with this line."

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 144
Description of second entry (#!): Change "Not supported on all

systems" to "Some older, non-Linux systems do not support scripts
starting with this line."

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 145
bind command, -v option: Remove "currently bound"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 145
bind command, -v option: Remove "currently bound"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 149
getopts command: Replace "If an option is followed by a

colon..." with "If an option letter is followed by a colon..." Also:
hash command: change "cost (the level of work needed to find the
command" with "command (the full pathname)" and put "command" in
italics

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 149
getopts command: Replace "If an option is followed by a

colon..." with "If an option letter is followed by a colon..." Also:
hash command: change "cost (the level of work needed to find the
command" with "command (the full pathname)" and put "command" in
italics

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 149
code sample 1, line 1: changed

for $file in * do

to

for $file in *
do

Anonymous  Sep 1998
Printed Page 150
history command, -w option: Remove last two sentences, leaving

just the first sentence.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 150
history command, -w option: Remove last two sentences, leaving

just the first sentence.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 161
After first sentence, add another: "On some versions of Linux,

tcsh is used as the C shell, so all the features in this chapter work
even if you run csh." Put "tcsh" and "csh" in bold.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 161
After first sentence, add another: "On some versions of Linux,

tcsh is used as the C shell, so all the features in this chapter work
even if you run csh." Put "tcsh" and "csh" in bold.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 162
-c option: Change explanation to "Execute commmand specified

following the argument." Also: -x option: Remove last sentence "(-x
is often...") Finally, description of ~ under "Filename
Metacharacters": Change to "User's home directory"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 162
-c option: Change explanation to "Execute commmand specified

following the argument." Also: -x option: Remove last sentence "(-x
is often...") Finally, description of ~ under "Filename
Metacharacters": Change to "User's home directory"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 163, 164
needed to be reprinted to adjust page breaks

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 163, 164
needed to be reprinted to adjust page breaks

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 165
first example: add a space and an ampersand after "nroff file"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 165
first example: add a space and an ampersand after "nroff file"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 167
First sentence under "Examples": Change "unique temporary file"

to "file whose name is unique to this process"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 167
First sentence under "Examples": Change "unique temporary file"

to "file whose name is unique to this process"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 171
path variable: Add a space in the third line between the dot

and /usr/ucb

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 171
path variable: Add a space in the third line between the dot

and /usr/ucb

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 177
under "Word Substitution Examples": The third Event Number

should be 16, not 6.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 177
under "Word Substitution Examples": The third Event Number

should be 16, not 6.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 178
"Truncation" section, the :r option: Change "after the last

period" to "before the last period"; also, the :e option: add to
description: "(the portion after the last period)"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 178
"Truncation" section, the :r option: Change "after the last

period" to "before the last period"; also, the :e option: add to
description: "(the portion after the last period)"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 186
complete command, T and D options: change "that begin" to

"whose names begin" Also, the u option should have a single word
"Users"; a sentence beginning with "select should be" should begin on
a line by itself.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 186
complete command, T and D options: change "that begin" to

"whose names begin" Also, the u option should have a single word
"Users"; a sentence beginning with "select should be" should begin on
a line by itself.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 187
eval command, second line: Change "that contains shell

variables" to "that may contain shell variables".

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 187
eval command, second line: Change "that contains shell

variables" to "that may contain shell variables".

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 188
eval command, first example: Change "The following lines" to

"The following line"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 188
eval command, first example: Change "The following lines" to

"The following line"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 191
kill command, -signal option: Remove "(from ps -f)" and insert

"obtained" before "from kill -l"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 191
kill command, -signal option: Remove "(from ps -f)" and insert

"obtained" before "from kill -l"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 199
under "umask" removed the last sentence: "See the umask

entry in Chapter 2 for examples."

Anonymous  Sep 1998
Printed Page 203
last paragraph: Change "and the shell" to "and grep" (putting

"grep" in bold)

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 203
last paragraph: Change "and the shell" to "and grep" (putting

"grep" in bold)

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 204
first table, the ( and ) symbols: Change description from

"Store pattern for later replay" to "Store matched text for later
replay"; second table, the
symbol: Change "Reuse pattern" to "Reuse
matched text"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 204
first table, the ( and ) symbols: Change description from

"Store pattern for later replay" to "Store matched text for later
replay"; second table, the
symbol: Change "Reuse pattern" to "Reuse
matched text"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 205
the ( and ) symbols: Change "Save the pattern" to "Save the

matched text"; the {n,m} symbols: Remove the last sentence

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 205
the ( and ) symbols: Change "Save the pattern" to "Save the

matched text"; the {n,m} symbols: Remove the last sentence

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 209
"Introduction": Remove The last sentence ("On some systems...")

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 209
"Introduction": Remove The last sentence ("On some systems...")

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 214
under "Window Commands", row 2: changed "C-x 5" to "C-x 3"

Anonymous  Sep 1998
Printed Page 218
row 4: changed "C-x 5" to "C-x 3"

Anonymous  Sep 1998
Printed Page 219
M-x binding (last line of table): Change description to

"Execute a command by typing its name"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 219
M-x binding (last line of table): Change description to

"Execute a command by typing its name"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 222
row -6: changed "C-x 5" to "C-x 3"

Anonymous  Sep 1998
Printed Page 253
under "Basic Editing", i command: Change description to

"Inserts text before a line."

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 253
under "Basic Editing", i command: Change description to

"Inserts text before a line."

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 264
second bullet: Remove "they are matched, and"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 264
second bullet: Remove "they are matched, and"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 269
index command: Add a sentence: "Returns 0 if substr is not

contained in str." Put "substr" and "str" in italic.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 269
index command: Add a sentence: "Returns 0 if substr is not

contained in str." Put "substr" and "str" in italic.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 270
printf command, third paragraph: Change "%3.2d" to "%3.2f" and

"decimal" to "floating point"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 270
printf command, third paragraph: Change "%3.2d" to "%3.2f" and

"decimal" to "floating point"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 273
under "Maintaining Programs", change description of imake (last

line) to "Generate makefiles for use with make" where "make" is in
bold

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 273
under "Maintaining Programs", change description of imake (last

line) to "Generate makefiles for use with make" where "make" is in
bold

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 275
as command, -a option: Change "list everything" to "list source

code, assembler listing, and symbol table". Remove -b option and
-Avar option

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 275
as command, -a option: Change "list everything" to "list source

code, assembler listing, and symbol table". Remove -b option and
-Avar option

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 280
ctags command, third para: Change "specify with -f" to "specify

with -t"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 280
ctags command, third para: Change "specify with -f" to "specify

with -t"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 281
etags command, third para: Remove "(which you specify with -f)"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 281
etags command, third para: Remove "(which you specify with -f)"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 282
flex command, -v option: Remove "machine-generated". Only the

first sentence should go under this option. Second sentence must go
under a new -w option. Third sentence must go under a new -B option.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 282
flex command, -v option: Remove "machine-generated". Only the

first sentence should go under this option. Second sentence must go
under a new -w option. Third sentence must go under a new -B option.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 283
flex command, -+ option: Remove second sentence and put it

under a new -C option. Under -CF option: Change description to
"Generate faster scanner tables, like -F." Put "-F" in bold.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 283
flex command, -+ option: Remove second sentence and put it

under a new -C option. Under -CF option: Change description to
"Generate faster scanner tables, like -F." Put "-F" in bold.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 284
gcc command, -m486 option: Add to end of description: "where

x >= 4"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 284
gcc command, -m486 option: Add to end of description: "where

x >= 4"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 286
gcc command, -MM option: put -M in Roman bold. -O option

Change "Optimize compilation" to "Optimize"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 286
gcc command, -MM option: put -M in Roman bold. -O option

Change "Optimize compilation" to "Optimize"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 287
gcc command, -Wl option: The option is -Wl instead of -W1 (the

letter, not the number).

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 287
gcc command, -Wl option: The option is -Wl instead of -W1 (the

letter, not the number).

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 290
gdb command, down subcommand: Change "Move down the stack

frame" to "Move down one stack frame" and, in the up subcommand:
Change "Move up the stack frame" to "Move up one stack frame"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 290
gdb command, down subcommand: Change "Move down the stack

frame" to "Move down one stack frame" and, in the up subcommand:
Change "Move up the stack frame" to "Move up one stack frame"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 294
imake command, "Configuration files" section: After the entry

for "Imake.tmpl" put another one named "Imake.params" with the
definition: "Contains definitions that apply across sites and
vendors."

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 294
imake command, "Configuration files" section: After the entry

for "Imake.tmpl" put another one named "Imake.params" with the
definition: "Contains definitions that apply across sites and
vendors."

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 295
ld command, -L option: Change "must precede -l" to "must

precede the -l option that searches that directory"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 295
ld command, -L option: Change "must precede -l" to "must

precede the -l option that searches that directory"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 296
ld command, -V option: Change "emotion" to "emulation". Also,

m4 command: Change "other program files" to "other files"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 296
ld command, -V option: Change "emotion" to "emulation". Also,

m4 command: Change "other program files" to "other files"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 298
make command, -k option: Change "entry" to "target" and

"entries" to "targets". -t option: Change "causing them to be
updated" to "without remaking them"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 298
make command, -k option: Change "entry" to "target" and

"entries" to "targets". -t option: Change "causing them to be
updated" to "without remaking them"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 299
make command, "dependency lines" section: Change "or are out of

date" to "or are newer than a target"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 299
make command, "dependency lines" section: Change "or are out of

date" to "or are newer than a target"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 302
make command, "Macro string substitution" section: Change

"string s1 for every occurrence of s2" to "string s2 for every
occurrence of s1"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 302
make command, "Macro string substitution" section: Change

"string s1 for every occurrence of s2" to "string s2 for every
occurrence of s1"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 304
patch command, + option (first option in list): Remove the last

sentence ("Must be the last option.")

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 304
patch command, + option (first option in list): Remove the last

sentence ("Must be the last option.")

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 305
patch command, -V option, under "nil,existing": Change "path"

to "patch"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 305
patch command, -V option, under "nil,existing": Change "path"

to "patch"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 309
Change description of "cpio" command to "Create and unpack file

archives". Also Change description of "lpd" command to "Printer
daemon"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 309
Change description of "cpio" command to "Create and unpack file

archives". Also Change description of "lpd" command to "Printer
daemon"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 310
under "Installation": Change the "relist" command to "rdist"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 310
under "Installation": Change the "relist" command to "rdist"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 311
under "Managing Filesystems", description of showmount command

change "mounted directories" to "exported directories"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 311
under "Managing Filesystems", description of showmount command

change "mounted directories" to "exported directories"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 313
under "System Activity and Process Management": Change

reference from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2. Under "Networking Overview",
second para, where lpd is described: Change the parenthetic phrase to
"lpd (which sends documents to a printer, possibly over a network)"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 313
under "System Activity and Process Management": Change

reference from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2. Under "Networking Overview",
second para, where lpd is described: Change the parenthetic phrase to
"lpd (which sends documents to a printer, possibly over a network)"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 315
under "Overview of TCP/IP", first para: Remove "in the form of

datagrams," and change "ensures that the datagrams" to "ensures that
the packets"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 315
under "Overview of TCP/IP", first para: Remove "in the form of

datagrams," and change "ensures that the datagrams" to "ensures that
the packets"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 318
Remove the whole section "Registering Domains"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 318
Remove the whole section "Registering Domains"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 320
under "Daemons": Change "maps RPC calls" to "maps RPC program

numbers", and under "Exporting filesystems": Change "that your host
can reach all of the ones that will mount your filesystem" to "that
all the hosts that will mount your filesystem can reach your host".
Finally, remove "an automounter and"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 320
under "Daemons": Change "maps RPC calls" to "maps RPC program

numbers", and under "Exporting filesystems": Change "that your host
can reach all of the ones that will mount your filesystem" to "that
all the hosts that will mount your filesystem can reach your host".
Finally, remove "an automounter and"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 321
"NIS maps", first para: remove the last sentence ("When maps

land...") Also, point 1: remove the parenthetic phrase: "(choose a
name..."

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 321
"NIS maps", first para: remove the last sentence ("When maps

land...") Also, point 1: remove the parenthetic phrase: "(choose a
name..."

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 322
"RPC and XDR": Change "for data byte-ordering" to "for ordering

bytes and data structures"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 322
"RPC and XDR": Change "for data byte-ordering" to "for ordering

bytes and data structures"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 333
depmod command, end of first para: change the comma to a period

at the beginning of "sp"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 333
depmod command, end of first para: change the comma to a period

at the beginning of "sp"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 334
domainname command: Change "the startup script /etc/nfs" to "a

startup script". Also, e2fsck command: Change index entry from
"32dsck" to "e2fsck". Finally, first para under e2fsck: add a
sentence "When checking a second extended filesystem, fsck calls this
command." fsck should be in bold.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 334
domainname command: Change "the startup script /etc/nfs" to "a

startup script". Also, e2fsck command: Change index entry from
"32dsck" to "e2fsck". Finally, first para under e2fsck: add a
sentence "When checking a second extended filesystem, fsck calls this
command." fsck should be in bold.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 335
fdisk command: After second sentence ("It is possible...") add

"You can also divide a physical partition into several logical
partitions." Last line of text block under fdisk: Change "cfdisck" to
"cfdisk". fdisk command, t subcommand: Change "system ID" to "type".

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 335
fdisk command: After second sentence ("It is possible...") add

"You can also divide a physical partition into several logical
partitions." Last line of text block under fdisk: Change "cfdisck" to
"cfdisk". fdisk command, t subcommand: Change "system ID" to "type".

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 340
gdc command, rmparse subcommand: Change "gated checkconf and

gated checknew" to "gdc checkconf and gdc checknew". Under "Files",
/etc/gated.conf+: Change "gated" to "gdc"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 340
gdc command, rmparse subcommand: Change "gated checkconf and

gated checknew" to "gdc checkconf and gdc checknew". Under "Files",
/etc/gated.conf+: Change "gated" to "gdc"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 342
host command, -D und -E options: Change "-h" to -H"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 342
host command, -D und -E options: Change "-h" to -H"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 343
icmpinfo command, first para: Change "host machine" to

"packets"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 343
icmpinfo command, first para: Change "host machine" to

"packets"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 344
identd command, -a option: Remove "the socket"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 344
identd command, -a option: Remove "the socket"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 345
ifconfig command: at the end of the first para add a sentence

"Used with the a single interface argument, ifconfig displays that
interface's current configuration." Put the first "interface" in
italic and "ifconfig" in bold. Under "Arguments", "Parameters"
argument, "broadcast": Put "inet" in bold.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 345
ifconfig command: at the end of the first para add a sentence

"Used with the a single interface argument, ifconfig displays that
interface's current configuration." Put the first "interface" in
italic and "ifconfig" in bold. Under "Arguments", "Parameters"
argument, "broadcast": Put "inet" in bold.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 346
"netmask": Put "inet" in bold. End of "netmask": Change

"networks" to "/etc/networks"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 346
"netmask": Put "inet" in bold. End of "netmask": Change

"networks" to "/etc/networks"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 347
inetd command, third full para: after "may be started by

inetd:" add imapd and popd to the list (in proper alphabetical order)

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 347
inetd command, third full para: after "may be started by

inetd:" add imapd and popd to the list (in proper alphabetical order)

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 349
install command, -m option: set "octal" and "symbolic" in

regular Roman, not bold. ipfw command: Change index entry from
"filewalls" to "firewalls". ipfw command, "Arguments" heading,
"action" argument: Change "first syntax shown above" to "second
syntax shown above"; change "follow the second" to "follow the
third".

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 349
install command, -m option: set "octal" and "symbolic" in

regular Roman, not bold. ipfw command: Change index entry from
"filewalls" to "firewalls". ipfw command, "Arguments" heading,
"action" argument: Change "first syntax shown above" to "second
syntax shown above"; change "follow the second" to "follow the
third".

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 350
ipfw command, addaccounting and delacounting actions: change

"repsonse" to "response"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 350
ipfw command, addaccounting and delacounting actions: change

"repsonse" to "response"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 355
lpd command: Change "pass through the /etc/printcap file" to

"pass through the printer configuration file (traditionally
/etc/printcap)"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 355
lpd command: Change "pass through the /etc/printcap file" to

"pass through the printer configuration file (traditionally
/etc/printcap)"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 356
lpd command, "Files" heading, /dev/lp*: Change "Line-printer

devices" to "Printer devices"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 356
lpd command, "Files" heading, /dev/lp*: Change "Line-printer

devices" to "Printer devices"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 359
mkfs.minix command: Change "Calls mkfs with the appropriate

parameters for creating" to "Creates" and remove ", passing all
options and arguments"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 359
mkfs.minix command: Change "Calls mkfs with the appropriate

parameters for creating" to "Creates" and remove ", passing all
options and arguments"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 360
mount command: In the top syntax line, change "node" to

"directory". mount command -a option: Change "/etc/mtab" to
"/etc/fstab"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 360
mount command: In the top syntax line, change "node" to

"directory". mount command -a option: Change "/etc/mtab" to
"/etc/fstab"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 361
mount command, -o option, conv (near bottom of page): Change

"MS-DOS and ISO-9660 filesystems" to "files on MS-DOS and ISO-9660
filesystems"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 361
mount command, -o option, conv (near bottom of page): Change

"MS-DOS and ISO-9660 filesystems" to "files on MS-DOS and ISO-9660
filesystems"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 362
mount command, "Files" section: add an item for "/etc/fstab"

with the description: "List of filesystems to be mounted and options
to use when mounting them". Also, under "/etc/mtab" entry change
"files" to "filesystems"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 362
mount command, "Files" section: add an item for "/etc/fstab"

with the description: "List of filesystems to be mounted and options
to use when mounting them". Also, under "/etc/mtab" entry change
"files" to "filesystems"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 363
reprinted for pagebreaking

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 363
reprinted for pagebreaking

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 364
netstat command, -o option: Change "additional information

timer states, expiration times, and backoff state" to "additional
information such as user name"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 364
netstat command, -o option: Change "additional information

timer states, expiration times, and backoff state" to "additional
information such as user name"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 365
nslookup command, host subcommand: print "host" in italic

instead of bold, both in the command name and in the descriptive text.
set subcommand: Change "[no]ignore" to "[no]ignoretc". set
subcommand: insert a .br troff command after "[no]vc".

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 365
nslookup command, host subcommand: print "host" in italic

instead of bold, both in the command name and in the descriptive text.
set subcommand: Change "[no]ignore" to "[no]ignoretc". set
subcommand: insert a .br troff command after "[no]vc".

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 366
pcnfsd command: Remove the fourth sentence ("It is started...")

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 366
pcnfsd command: Remove the fourth sentence ("It is started...")

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 367
pcnfsd command: "Authentication" section: put PCNFSD_AUTH and

PCNFSD2_AUTH in regular Roman, not bold.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 367
pcnfsd command: "Authentication" section: put PCNFSD_AUTH and

PCNFSD2_AUTH in regular Roman, not bold.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 368
portmap command: Change "IP port to RPC program number" to "RPC

program number to IP port" and "converts IP port numbers to RPC
program numbers" to "converts RPC program numbers to IP port numbers"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 368
portmap command: Change "IP port to RPC program number" to "RPC

program number to IP port" and "converts IP port numbers to RPC
program numbers" to "converts RPC program numbers to IP port numbers"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 369
The section on "ping" on page 369

should appear before "pop2d" on page 368.

Anonymous 
Printed Page 377
rlogind command, first para: Change "established" to

"requested"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 377
rlogind command, first para: Change "established" to

"requested"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 380
rpcinfo command -d option: Change "only by a privileged user"

to "only by the user who added the registration or a privileged user"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 380
rpcinfo command -d option: Change "only by a privileged user"

to "only by the user who added the registration or a privileged user"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 383
sendmail command, -q option: Change option to "q[time]" with

the [] in Roman and the "time" in italic. Change description to
"Process queued messages immediately, or at intervals indicated by
time (for example, -q30m for every half-hour)." Put "time" in italic
and "-q30m" in bold.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 383
sendmail command, -q option: Change option to "q[time]" with

the [] in Roman and the "time" in italic. Change description to
"Process queued messages immediately, or at intervals indicated by
time (for example, -q30m for every half-hour)." Put "time" in italic
and "-q30m" in bold.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 384
sendmail command, d configuration option: After "Delivery modes

are" add "d for deferred delivery," putting the lone "d" in bold.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 384
sendmail command, d configuration option: After "Delivery modes

are" add "d for deferred delivery," putting the lone "d" in bold.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 389
slattach command, -e option: Change "initialization of the

device" to "initializing the line"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 389
slattach command, -e option: Change "initialization of the

device" to "initializing the line"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 390
syslogd command: In last line, change "syslog" to "syslogd"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 390
syslogd command: In last line, change "syslog" to "syslogd"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 391
talkd command: Change "A talkd client" to "A talk client" talkd

command, -d option: Change "syslog" to "the syslogd log file" and set
syslogd in bold.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 391
talkd command: Change "A talkd client" to "A talk client" talkd

command, -d option: Change "syslog" to "the syslogd log file" and set
syslogd in bold.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 392
tar command, -u option: change "if not an archive" to "if not

in the archive"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 392
tar command, -u option: change "if not an archive" to "if not

in the archive"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 395
tar command, last sentence: Change "directory" to "archive"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 395
tar command, last sentence: Change "directory" to "archive"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 396
telinit command: Change "Run levels" heading to "Runlevels".

Also replaced the last line of the description of telinit:

Check the /etc/inittab file for runlevels on your system.

with "/etc/inittab" in itals.

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 396
telinit command: Change "Run levels" heading to "Runlevels".

Also replaced the last line of the description of telinit:

Check the /etc/inittab file for runlevels on your system.

with "/etc/inittab" in itals.

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 401
ypbind command: Remove "from /etc/nfs"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 401
ypbind command: Remove "from /etc/nfs"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 404
ypserv command "Files and directories", last line of page

change "yp databases" to "NIS databases"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 404
ypserv command "Files and directories", last line of page

change "yp databases" to "NIS databases"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 405
ypxfr command: Change "in the default domain for the local host

to the local host by making use of normal NIX services" to "from the
server to the local host"

Anonymous  Oct 1997
Printed Page 405
ypxfr command: Change "in the default domain for the local host

to the local host by making use of normal NIX services" to "from the
server to the local host"

Anonymous  Nov 1997
Printed Page 415
column 2, line -7: changed entry "filewalls, 349" to

"firewalls, 349"

Anonymous  Sep 1998
Printed Page 589
Eleven lines up from the bottom, the path

/usr/src/linux/Distribution/initrd.txt

should be

/usr/src/linux/Documentation/initrd.txt

Anonymous