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Chapter 1: Getting Started
IRIX 6.5 Users: InfoSearch
FromtheToolchest>Help>InfoSearch,typethenameofthebookortopicforwhichyou
need information. InfoSearch searches online books, man pages, and release notes
covering end user, developer, and system administrator information.
Technical Publications Library
If you have access to the Internet, you can view most manuals, man pages, and release
notes on the Technical Publications Library. The URL is:
http://techpubs.sgi.com/library
The Console Window
The small boxnext tothe toolchestis theconsole window;see Figure 1-22. Itlooks likea
small box because it has been minimized. You can open it to its full size by clicking on it
withtheleftmousebutton. Many of the errormessagesthatthe system generates appear
in this window.
Figure 1-22 Console Icon
Clicking on the console brings upthe IRIX shell in which you can type IRIX commands.
For information on IRIX commands, choose the Toolchest > Help > Online Books >
SGI_End User. Open the Desktop Users Guide and look for “Using IRIX Commands.”
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