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19a747e4fSDavid du ColombierPlan 9 Wiki
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49a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
5*d9306527SDavid du Colombier#WELCOME TO A COPY OF THE PLAN 9 WIKI
6*d9306527SDavid du Colombier#
7*d9306527SDavid du Colombier# Note that this is not the Plan 9 wiki.  It is a local
8*d9306527SDavid du Colombier# copy intended to demonstrate what the wiki data files look like.
9*d9306527SDavid du Colombier# To get at the real Plan 9 wiki, execute:
10*d9306527SDavid du Colombier#
11*d9306527SDavid du Colombier# Local srv net!plan9.bell-labs.com!wiki wiki /mnt/wiki
12*d9306527SDavid du Colombier#
13*d9306527SDavid du Colombier# and then restart the wiki reader:
14*d9306527SDavid du Colombier#
15*d9306527SDavid du Colombier# Wiki /mnt/wiki
16*d9306527SDavid du Colombier#
17*d9306527SDavid du Colombier# Do not run the command
18*d9306527SDavid du Colombier#
19*d9306527SDavid du Colombier# Local wikifs /sys/lib/wiki
20*d9306527SDavid du Colombier#
21*d9306527SDavid du Colombier# which brings up this local copy instead.
229a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
239a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#This collection of pages contains information pertinent to
249a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#installing, configuring, and using the operating system [Plan 9 from
259a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#Bell Labs | http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9].
269a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
279a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#This is a [wiki], which means that anyone with a web browser or a
289a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#Plan 9 installation can edit any of the pages (including this one).
299a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#If you find a document you believe to be unclear or incomplete, edit
309a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#that page to fix it. We use a simple [wiki syntax] rather than full
319a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#HTML, which makes the editing much easier. If you're using a web
329a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#browser, there is an Edit link at the bottom of the page. If you're
339a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#using Acme, just edit the text and put the document back.
349a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
359a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#There are also [Acme wiki instructions].
369a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
379a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#INSTALLATION
389a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
399a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Supported PC hardware]
409a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	The [installation instructions |
419a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/install.html]
429a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
439a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#CONFIGURATION
449a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
459a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Kfs file system configuration]
469a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Compiling kernels]
479a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Printer configuration]
489a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[TeX configuration]
499a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Network configuration]
509a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Mail configuration]
519a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[SSH configuration]
529a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Configuring a standalone CPU server]
539a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Installing a Plan 9 File Server]
549a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
559a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#USING THE SYSTEM
569a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
579a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Using rio]. An introduction to using the window system.
589a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Using acme]. Acme is a hybrid window system, editor, and shell.
599a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Using plumbing]. The plumber works behind the scenes to connect
609a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	various programs in interesting ways.
619a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Using troff]. Formatting text for printing on a typesetter.
629a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Using PQ]. The implicit relational database client. <-- please,
639a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	write at least an intro, whoever is capable of doing it!
649a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[The manual pages | http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/man/] are
659a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	quite informative.
669a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Useful commands]
679a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	See also, a Japanese [website |
689a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	http://basalt.cias.osakafu-u.ac.jp/plan9/p9index.html] that
699a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	includes tools for Japanese character input and display.
709a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
719a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#DOCUMENTATION
729a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
739a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	Documentation is available on Plan 9 systems via [man(1) |
749a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	http://plan9.bell-labs.com/magic/man2html/1/man] and in /sys/doc.
759a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	The online version of the [manual pages |
769a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/man/].
779a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	A collection of [papers | http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/]
789a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	about Plan 9.
799a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	Pointers to [Plan9 info on other forums and wikis].
809a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
819a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#DEVELOPMENT
829a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
839a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Summary of the Plan 9 development environment].
849a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[aux/vga theory of operation]
859a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
869a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#SOFTWARE
879a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
889a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Charles Forsyth's Collection |
899a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	http://www.caldo.demon.co.uk/plan9/].
909a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Repo's Collection | http://mapage.noos.fr/~repo/].
919a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[LEO | ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/os/plan9/3rd/]
929a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	Other [User-contributed software].
939a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
949a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#META
959a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
969a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Wiki syntax]
979a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Acme wiki instructions]
989a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	People new to a wiki should play around in the [sandbox] to gain
999a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	familiarity with the concept.
1009a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Plan9 wiki wish list].
1019a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	A listing of almost all the pages in this wiki, a.k.a. [What is
1029a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	Here].
1039a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
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