Operation and Use, Volume 2

Appendix A. Parallel environment tools commands

This appendix contains the manual pages for the PE tools commands discussed throughout this book. Each manual page is organized into the sections listed below. The sections always appear in the same order, but some appear in all manual pages while others are optional.

NAME

Provides the name of the command described in the manual page, and a brief description of its purpose.

SYNOPSIS

Includes a diagram that summarizes the command syntax, and provides a brief synopsis of its use and function. If you are unfamiliar with the typographic conventions used in the syntax diagrams, see Conventions and terminology used in this book.

FLAGS

Lists and describes any required and optional flags for the command.

DESCRIPTION

Describes the command more fully than the NAME and SYNOPSIS sections.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

Lists and describes any applicable environment variables.

EXAMPLES

Provides examples of ways in which the command is typically used.

FILES

Lists and describes any files related to the command.

RELATED INFORMATION

Lists commands, functions, file formats, and special files that are employed by the command, that have a purpose related to the command, or that are otherwise of interest within the context of the command.