Introduction to Programing on Multics

Company:Honeywell Information Systems Inc.
Part:AG90-03
Date:1981-07
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Table of Contents

  • Section 1 The Multics Approach
    • Segmented Virtual Memory
      • Process, Address Space, and Execution Point
      • Segments and Addressing
    • Dynamic Linking
    • Controlled Sharing and Security
      • Access Control Lists
      • Administrative Control
  • Section 2 Programming on Multics
    • Designing and Writing Programs
      • Source Segments
    • Compiling Programs
      • Object Segments
    • Executing Programs
      • Some Results of Execution
    • Revising and Documenting Programs
    • Sample Terminal Sessions
      • A Note on Examples
    • Archiving Segments
    • Binding Segments
    • Links
  • Section 3 Dynamic Linking
    • A Naming Convention
    • Search Rules
      • A Note on Initiated Segments
    • Uses of Dynamic Linking
    • Search Paths
  • Section 4 Input/Output Processing
    • The Five Basic Steps of Input/Output
    • Using the Terminal for I/O
    • Using Segments as Storage Files
    • Using I/O Commands and Subroutines
    • Card Input and Conversion
  • Section 5 A Debugging Tool
    • The Stack
    • Probe
  • Section 6 A Performance Measurement Tool
  • Section 7 Absentee Facility
  • Section 8 Reference to Commands by Function
    • Access to the System
    • Storage System, Creating and Editing Segments
    • Storage System, Segment Manipulation
    • Storage System, Directory Manipulation
    • Storage System, Access Control
    • Storage System, Address Space Control
    • Formatted Output Facilities
    • Language Translators, Compilers, and Interpreters
    • Object Segment Manipulation
    • Debugging and Performance Monitoring Facilities
    • Input/Output System Control
    • Command Level Environment
    • Communication Among Users
    • Communication with the System
    • Accounting
    • Control of Absentee Computations
    • Miscellaneous Tools
  • Appendix A Using Multics to Best Advantage
  • Appendix B A Simple Text Editor
  • Appendix C Multics Subsystems
    • Data Base Manager
    • Fast
    • Gcos Environment Simulator
    • Graphics
    • Logical Inquiry and Update
    • Report Program Generator
    • Sort/Merge
    • Wordpro
  • Appendix D The Edm Editor
    • Requests
    • Guidelines
    • Request Descriptions
      • Backup (-) Request
      • Print Current Line Number (=) Request
      • Comment Mode (,) Request
      • Mode Change (.) Request
      • Bottom (b) Request
      • Delete (d) Request
      • Find (f) Request
      • Insert (i) Request
      • Kill (k) Request
      • Locate (l) Request
      • Next (n) Request
      • Print (p) Request
      • Quit (q) Request
      • Retype (r) Request
      • Substitute (s) Request
      • Top (t) Request
      • Verbose (v) Request
      • Write (w) Request

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