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DOCUMENTS: Software documentation online

HELP: Getting started and finding help

Run II Computing Resources

STATISTICS: Technical information and statistics

PRINTING: Information about printing at Fermilab

MISCELLANEOUS: Assorted information

Software Documentation Online

• Using Analysis Control to analyze CDF data
• Using Build Job to create a CDF job
• Using Expand to expand CDF code
• Herwig v5_6
• Pythia v5_6
• Isajet v7_0
• HBOOK
• CDF data structures
• YBOS Documentation
• The CDFDB
• System Interface Documentation
• Error Logger Documentation
• Random Number Generator
• UIPACK menu system
• CERNLIB Short Writeups
• CERNLIB Long Writeups
• CERN Writeups
• An overview of Fermilab Computing Division products
• Search the Fermilab Computing Division Web Pages
• Muon Reconstruction and Library

PostScript

• How to use Adobe PostScript language files properly
• Just a little PostScript
• PostScript Primary Documentation
  • Language Reference Manual, a.k.a., the Red Book
    • Level 1
    • Level 2
    • Level 3
  • Program Design
  • Cookbook and Tutorial, a.k.a., the Blue Book
  • The Blue Book examples shar file
  • The Blue Book examples separately
  • The Type 1 Font Book, a.k.a., the Black & White Book

UNIX (and other operating systems also) Concepts

• How (E)rror (C)orrecting (C)odes work
• What UNIX (E)xpanded (F)undamental (T)ypes are
• UNIX filesystem: What are they and where do they reside
• Memory -- Virtual, Real and Swap and how they relate
• Zombie and Immortal processes; why they are hard to kill
• An orientation outline to UNIX concepts

• Locating SGI Installation Package for Program or File.

Getting Started and Finding Help

• Using the CDF central SGI-based UNIX facility - cdfsga
• CDFAIX: CDF's central AIX-based analysis system
• Comparison of central computing usage
• The Help Desk
• Xterminal Hardware and Software support at Fermilab
• CDF Mailing Lists

Technical Information and Statistics

• Comparison of central computing usage
• Plots of networking between home institutions and Fermilab
• Plot of utilization of FDDI network to CDF trailers
• Plot of utilization of FDDI network for cdfsga
• Map of CDF networking

Limits

• File Size Limits
• File Name Limits

Printing

• List of CDF trailer printer queues
• List of all Fermilab printer queues
• Check status of a Fermilab printer queue
• What to do if your printout says MULTINET_LPD

Assorted Information

• CDF VMS Migration
• Application for an IP address
• Offline Group Responsibilities

Questions about the offline ? Please contact cdf_offline_librarian@fnal.gov

Last updated and validated March 15th, 1999