UPS and UPD v4 Reference Manual
Release date: June 5, 1998
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Document Number: GU0014
Current Revision for UPS/UPD v4: 1.0
Compiled by Anne Heavey
Updates -
Abstract - Acknowledgments
The html version of the document is available here. Maintained separately are:
UPS and UPD are still undergoing refinements; please see
the updates page for the latest changes.
Paper copies are provided on
the shelves outside the former CD library, Wilson Hall 8th floor, NE. You can also print
your own. Go to the PostScript files directory and see upsv4.ps
(or upsv4fixed.ps, "fixed" for use with ghostview). The
individual chapters
and appendices are provided under indiv_files.
UPS v3 and UPD v2 documentation is now obsolete but still
available.
For those of you who are still using UPS v3, the html version of UNIX
Product Methodology at Fermilab: Guide to Using UPS v3 and UPD v2 for
Product Maintenance, Installation, Distribution and Development can
be accessed here.
Chapter and Appendix Titles for the UPS and UPD v4 Reference Manual
- Chapter 1
- Introduction
- Chapter 2
- Overview of UPS and UPD v4
- Chapter 3
- UPS Commands for End Users
- Chapter 4
- Frequently Used Commands for UPS Product Installers
- Chapter 5
- More Commands for UPS Product Installers and Developers
- Chapter 6
- UPS Command Reference
- Chapter 7
- UPD Command Reference
- Chapter 8
- Introduction to UPS Database Files
- Chapter 9
- Installation-Specific UPS Database Files
- Chapter 10
- UPS Product Development: General Considerations
- Chapter 11
- UPS Product Development: Metadata Files
- Chapter 12
- UPS Product Development: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Appx A
- Miscellaneous Migration Information
- Appx B
- Using UPS without a Database
- Appx C
- Product Setup Reqirements
- Appx D
- UPS Commands: Detailed Description of Processing
- Appx E
- Troubleshooting UPS Product Installations
- Appx F
- Using Compile Scripts to Preprocess Functions
- Appx G
- UPD Commands: Processing Information
- Appx H
- UPS Product Usage Statistics
- Appx I
- Former Solution for Hard-Coded Paths
- Appx J
- Automatic UPS Product Startup and Shutdown
- Appx K
- Creating and Formatting Man Pages
Send your comments, questions, or suggestions regarding the UPS and UPD v4
Reference Manual to
cdlibrary@fnal.gov.
Last Modified: January 8, 1999 by Anne Heavey