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UNIX° TEXT PROCESSING

by Dale Dougherty, Tim O'Reilly

May 1987

Intermediate to advanced

680 pages

17h 3m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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A WorkspaceTools for EditingDocument FormattingPrintingOther UNIX Text-Processing Tools
The UNIX ShellOutput RedirectionSpecial CharactersEnvironment VariablesPipes and FiltersShell Scripts
Session 1: Basic CommandsOpening a FileMoving the CursorSimple EditsSession 2: Moving around in a HurryMovement by ScreensMovement by Text BlocksMovement by SearchesMovement by Line NumbersSession 3: Beyond the BasicsCommand-Line OptionsCustomizing viEdits and MovementMore Ways to Insert TextUsing BuffersMarking Your PlaceOther Advanced Edits
What the Formatter DoesUsing nroffUsing troffThe Markup LanguageTurning Filling On and OffControlling JustificationHyphenationPage LayoutPage TransitionsChanging FontsA First Look at Macros
Formatting a Text File with msPage LayoutParagraphsChanging Font and Point SizeDisplaysHeadingsCover Sheet MacrosMiscellaneous FeaturesPage Headers and FootersProblems on the First PageExtensions to ms

Formatting a Text FilePage LayoutJustificationWord HyphenationDisplaysChanging Font and Point SizeMore About DisplaysForcing a Page BreakFormatting ListsHeadingsTable of ContentsFootnotes and ReferencesExtensions to mm
The ex EditorUsing ex Commands in viWrite Locally, Edit GloballyPattern MatchingWriting and Quitting FilesReading In a FileExecuting UNIX CommandsEditing Multiple FilesWord AbbreviationSaving Commands with map
Using tblSpecifying TablesA Simple Table ExampleLaying Out a TableDescribing Column FormatsChanging the Format within a TablePutting Text Blocks in a ColumnBreaking Up Long TablesPutting Titles on TablesA tbl ChecklistSome Complex Tables
A Simple eqn ExampleUsing eqnSpecifying EquationsSpaces in EquationsUsing Braces for GroupingSpecial Character NamesSpecial SymbolsOther Positional NotationDiacritical MarksDefining TermsQuoted TextFine-Tuning the DocumentKeywords and PrecedenceProblem Checklist
The pic PreprocessorFrom Describing to Programming Drawingspic Enhancements
Managing Your FilesViewing the Contents of a FileSearching for Information in a FileProofing DocumentsComparing Versions of the Same DocumentManipulating DataCleaning Up and Backing UpCompressing FilesCommunicationsScripts of UNIX Sessions
Shell Programmingex ScriptsStream Editing (sed)A Proofreading Tool You Can Build
Invoking awkRecords and FieldsTesting FieldsPassing Parameters from a Shell ScriptChanging the Field SeparatorSystem VariablesLoopingawk ApplicationsTesting Programs
CommentsDefining MacrosMacro NamesMacro ArgumentsNested Macro DefinitionsConditional ExecutionInterrupted LinesNumber RegistersDefining StringsDiversionsEnvironment SwitchingRedefining Control and Escape CharactersDebugging Your MacrosError HandlingMacro Style
Formatter Escape SequencesLocal Vertical MotionsLocal Horizontal MotionsAbsolute MotionsLine DrawingTalking Directly to the PrinterMarking a Vertical PositionOverstriking Words or CharactersTabs, Leaders, and FieldsConstant SpacingPseudo-FontsCharacter Output TranslationsOutput Line NumberingChange BarsForm LettersReading in Other Files or Program Output
Just What Is a Macro Package, RevisitedBuilding a Consistent FrameworkPage TransitionsPage Transitions in msSome Extensions to the Basic PackageOther Exercises in Page Transition
Creating a Custom Macro PackageStructured Technical DocumentsFigure and Table HeadingsLists, Lists, and More ListsSource Code and Other ExamplesNotes, Cautions, and WarningsTable of Contents, Index. and Other End Lists
Saving an External Table of ContentsIndex ProcessingLet make Remember the DetailsWhere to Go from Here

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A Miscellany of UNIX Commands

In this chapter, we present a miscellany of UNIX programs with text-processing applications. In addition, we introduce several UNIX utilities for communications and for reading and writing to tapes and floppy disks. These utilities are not specifically designed for text processing, but we have found them necessary for working in the UNIX environment. Although you can find more detailed information on these utilities in books aimed at a general audience, we’ve included brief discussions of them to encourage you to learn them.

UNIX has many standard programs, as a run-down of the table of contents for the UNIX Reference Manual will demonstrate. The challenge of UNIX is knowing which programs are appropriate for a specific situation. No one learns all the commands, but becoming familiar with a great number of them can be helpful. It is rather like those of us who collect far more books on our shelves than are “needed,” knowing the reward of finding the right book for the right occasion.

At times, you will be surprised when you discover a program with rather unusual or specialized capabilities; at other times, you may be frustrated by a demanding program or confused by inconsistencies from one program to the next. These qualities seem to originate from the open design of UNIX, and serve to distinguish this text-processing environment from the closed systems ...