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1*9a747e4fSDavid du ColombierPlan 9 Wiki
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4*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
5*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#WELCOME TO THE PLAN 9 WIKI
6*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
7*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#This collection of pages contains information pertinent to
8*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#installing, configuring, and using the operating system [Plan 9 from
9*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#Bell Labs | http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9].
10*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
11*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#This is a [wiki], which means that anyone with a web browser or a
12*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#Plan 9 installation can edit any of the pages (including this one).
13*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#If you find a document you believe to be unclear or incomplete, edit
14*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#that page to fix it. We use a simple [wiki syntax] rather than full
15*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#HTML, which makes the editing much easier. If you're using a web
16*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#browser, there is an Edit link at the bottom of the page. If you're
17*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#using Acme, just edit the text and put the document back.
18*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
19*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#There are also [Acme wiki instructions].
20*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
21*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#INSTALLATION
22*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
23*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Supported PC hardware]
24*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	The [installation instructions |
25*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/install.html]
26*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
27*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#CONFIGURATION
28*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
29*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Kfs file system configuration]
30*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Compiling kernels]
31*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Printer configuration]
32*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[TeX configuration]
33*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Network configuration]
34*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Mail configuration]
35*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[SSH configuration]
36*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Configuring a standalone CPU server]
37*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Installing a Plan 9 File Server]
38*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
39*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#USING THE SYSTEM
40*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
41*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Using rio]. An introduction to using the window system.
42*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Using acme]. Acme is a hybrid window system, editor, and shell.
43*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Using plumbing]. The plumber works behind the scenes to connect
44*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	various programs in interesting ways.
45*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Using troff]. Formatting text for printing on a typesetter.
46*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Using PQ]. The implicit relational database client. <-- please,
47*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	write at least an intro, whoever is capable of doing it!
48*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[The manual pages | http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/man/] are
49*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	quite informative.
50*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Useful commands]
51*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	See also, a Japanese [website |
52*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	http://basalt.cias.osakafu-u.ac.jp/plan9/p9index.html] that
53*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	includes tools for Japanese character input and display.
54*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
55*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#DOCUMENTATION
56*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
57*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	Documentation is available on Plan 9 systems via [man(1) |
58*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	http://plan9.bell-labs.com/magic/man2html/1/man] and in /sys/doc.
59*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	The online version of the [manual pages |
60*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/man/].
61*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	A collection of [papers | http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/]
62*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	about Plan 9.
63*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	Pointers to [Plan9 info on other forums and wikis].
64*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
65*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#DEVELOPMENT
66*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
67*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Summary of the Plan 9 development environment].
68*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[aux/vga theory of operation]
69*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
70*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#SOFTWARE
71*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
72*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Charles Forsyth's Collection |
73*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	http://www.caldo.demon.co.uk/plan9/].
74*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Repo's Collection | http://mapage.noos.fr/~repo/].
75*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[LEO | ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/os/plan9/3rd/]
76*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	Other [User-contributed software].
77*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
78*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#META
79*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
80*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Wiki syntax]
81*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Acme wiki instructions]
82*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	People new to a wiki should play around in the [sandbox] to gain
83*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	familiarity with the concept.
84*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	[Plan9 wiki wish list].
85*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier# *	A listing of almost all the pages in this wiki, a.k.a. [What is
86*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#	Here].
87*9a747e4fSDavid du Colombier#
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