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Descriptions of OpenVMS Manuals
9.2 Manuals in the OpenVMS Documentation Set
OpenVMS I/O User’s Reference Manual
Contains the information that system programmers need to program I/O
operations using the device drivers that are supplied with the operating system.
OpenVMS Linker Utility Manual
Describes how to use the Linker utility to create images that run on OpenVMS
systems. Also explains how to control a link operation with link qualifiers and
link options.
OpenVMS MACRO-32 Porting and User’s Guide
Describes how to port existing VAX MACRO assembly language code to an
OpenVMS Alpha system by using the features of the MACRO-32 compiler. Also
documents how to use the compiler’s 64-bit addressing support.
OpenVMS Management Station Overview and Release Notes
Provides an overview of OpenVMS Management Station and describes how to
get started using the software. OpenVMS Management Station is a powerful,
Microsoft Windows based management tool for system managers and others
who perform user account and printer management tasks on OpenVMS systems.
OpenVMS Management Station provides a comprehensive user interface to
OpenVMS user account and printer management. Also includes release notes for
OpenVMS Management Station.
OpenVMS Performance Management
Introduces and explains the techniques used to optimize performance on an
OpenVMS system.
OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual
Describes concepts such as process creation, kernel threads and the kernel
threads process structure, interprocess communication, process control, data
sharing, condition handling, and ASTs. This two-volume manual uses system
services, utility routines, and run-time library (RTL) routines to illustrate
mechanisms for utilizing OpenVMS features.
OpenVMS Record Management Services Reference Manual
Provides reference and usage information for all programmers who use RMS data
files.
OpenVMS Record Management Utilities Reference Manual
Contains descriptive and reference information about the following RMS utilities:
• Analyze/RMS_File utility
• Convert and Convert/Reclaim utilities
• File Definition Language facility
OpenVMS RTL General Purpose (OTS$) Manual
Documents the general-purpose routines contained in the OTS$ facility of the
OpenVMS Run-Time Library. Indicates which routines are specific to Alpha or
VAX, as well as how routines function differently on each system.
OpenVMS RTL Library (LIB$) Manual
Documents the general-purpose routines contained in the LIB$ facility of the
OpenVMS Run-Time Library. Indicates which routines are specific to Alpha or
VAX, as well as how routines function differently on each system.
Descriptions of OpenVMS Manuals 9–5