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Preface
About This Book
This book provides users and system administrators with complete information about how to
perform such tasks as printing files, managing the progress of print requests, and
configuring printers. For more advanced users and programmers, this book contains
information on print spooling and topics such as the printer backend. This publication is also
available on the ”Hypertext Library for AIX 5.3” CD-ROM that is shipped with the operating
system.
Highlighting
The following highlighting conventions are used in this book:
Bold Identifies commands, subroutines, keywords, files, structures, directories,
and other items whose names are predefined by the system. Also identifies
graphical objects such as buttons, labels, and icons that the user selects.
Italics Identifies parameters whose actual names or values are to be supplied by
the user.
Monospace Identifies examples of specific data values, examples of text similar to what
you might see displayed, examples of portions of program code similar to
what you might write as a programmer, messages from the system, or
information you should actually type.
Case–Sensitivity in AIX
Everything in the AIX operating system is case–sensitive, which means that it distinguishes
between uppercase and lowercase letters. For example, you can use the ls command to list
files. If you type LS, the system responds that the command is ”not found.” Likewise, FILEA,
FiLea, and filea are three distinct file names, even if they reside in the same directory. To
avoid causing undesirable actions to be performed, always ensure that you use the correct
case.
ISO 9000
ISO 9000 registered quality systems were used in the development and manufacturing of
this product.
Related Publications
The following publications contain information on system management and the commands
and files used in the operating system.
AIX 5L Version 5.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices
AIX 5L Version 5.3 Commands Reference
AIX 5L Version 5.3 Files Reference