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


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Last Modified: January 8, 1999 by Anne Heavey