@item
@file{locate.el} which interfaces to the @code{locate} command,
@item
-@file{find-lisp.el}, an emulation of the Unix @code{find} command in
-Emacs Lisp,
+@file{find-lisp.el}, an Emacs Lisp emulation of the @code{find} program,
@item
@file{net-utils.el}, and
@item
merging two versions of a file.
@item
-Francis J.@: Wright wrote @code{WoMan}, a package for browsing Unix
+Francis J.@: Wright wrote @code{WoMan}, a package for browsing
manual pages without the @code{man} command.
@item
@comment %**end of header (This is for running Texinfo on a region.)
@ifinfo
-This file documents Ediff, a comprehensive visual interface to Unix diff
+This file documents Ediff, a comprehensive visual interface to diff
and patch utilities.
Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
this variable globally.
@cindex Multi-file patches
-A multi-file patch is a concatenated output of several runs of the Unix
+A multi-file patch is a concatenated output of several runs of the
@code{diff} command (some versions of @code{diff} let you create a
multi-file patch in just one run). Ediff facilitates creation of
multi-file patches as follows. If you are in a session group buffer
@vindex ediff-coding-system-for-read
This variable specifies the coding system to use when reading the output
that the programs @code{diff3} and @code{diff} send to Emacs. The default
-is @code{raw-text}, and this should work fine in Unix and in most
-cases under Windows NT/95/98/2000. There are @code{diff} programs
+is @code{raw-text}, and this should work fine on GNU, Unix, and in most
+cases under Windows NT/95/98/2000. There are @code{diff} programs
for which the default option doesn't work under Windows. In such cases,
@code{raw-text-dos} might work. If not, you will have to experiment with
other coding systems or use GNU diff.
appropriate for the system. If @var{force} is non-@code{nil}, the files
are re-parsed even if they have been parsed already. If @var{path} is
omitted, use the value of environment variable @code{MAILCAPS} if it is
-set; otherwise (on Unix) use the path defined in RFC 1524, plus
+set; otherwise (on GNU and Unix) use the path defined in RFC 1524, plus
@file{/usr/local/etc/mailcap}.
@end defun
@defun mailcap-parse-mimetypes &optional path force
-Parse all the mimetypes specified in a Unix-style path string @var{path}
+Parse all the mimetypes specified in a path string @var{path}
and merge them with the values from @code{mailcap-mime-extensions}.
Components of @var{path} are separated by the @code{path-separator}
character appropriate for the system. If @var{path} is omitted, use the
terminals --- support for terminal types.
tex --- support for the @TeX{} formatter.
tools --- programming tools.
-unix --- front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, Unix features.
+unix --- front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, system features.
vms --- support code for VMS.
wp --- word processing.
@end display
@cindex Comint, Emacs package
@cindex Windows
@cindex MacOS
-@cindex Unix
The IDLWAVE shell is an Emacs major mode which allows to run the IDL
program as an inferior process of Emacs. It can be used to work with
packages which handles the communication with the IDL program.
Unfortunately IDL for Windows and MacOS does not allow the interaction
with Emacs@footnote{Please inform the maintainer if you come up with a way
-to make the IDLWAVE shell work on these systems.} - so the IDLWAVE shell
-only works under Unix.
+to make the IDLWAVE shell work on these systems.}, so the IDLWAVE shell
+only works under GNU and Unix.
@menu
* Starting the Shell:: How to launch IDL as a subprocess
@cindex IDL library routine info
@cindex Windows
@cindex MacOS
-@cindex Unix
@cindex IDL variable @code{!DIR}
@cindex @code{!DIR}, IDL variable
Windows and MacOS, you also need to specify the search path for IDL
library files in the variable @code{idlwave-library-path}, and the
location of the IDL directory (the value of the @code{!DIR} system
-variable) in the variable @code{idlwave-system-directory}. Under UNIX,
+variable) in the variable @code{idlwave-system-directory}. Under Unix and GNU,
these values will be automatically inferred from an IDLWAVE
shell.
@end defopt
@defopt idlwave-library-path
-IDL library path for Windows and MacOS. Not needed under Unix.
+IDL library path for Windows and MacOS. Not needed under GNU and Unix.
@end defopt
@defopt idlwave-system-directory
-The IDL system directory for Windows and MacOS. Not needed under UNIX.
+The IDL system directory for Windows and MacOS. Not needed under GNU and Unix.
@end defopt
@defopt idlwave-special-lib-alist
(@code{start-process}), and networking (@code{open-network-stream}).
As a result, packages such as Gnus, GUD, and Comint do not work.
- Since external Unix programs to handle commands such as
+ Since external programs to handle commands such as
@code{print-buffer} and @code{diff} are not available on the Mac OS,
they are not supported in the Mac OS version.
@end example
So when Emacs requests a file name, doing file name completion on
-@file{/} will display all volumes on the system. As in Unix, @file{..}
-can be used to go up a directory level.
+@file{/} will display all volumes on the system. You can use @file{..}
+to go up a directory level.
To access files and folders on the desktop, look in the folder
@file{Desktop Folder} in your boot volume (this folder is usually
invisible in the Mac @code{Finder}).
Emacs creates the Mac folder @file{:Preferences:Emacs:} in the
-@file{System Folder} and uses it as the temporary directory. The Unix
-emulation code maps the Unix directory @file{/tmp} to it. Therefore it
+@file{System Folder} and uses it as the temporary directory. Emacs
+maps the directory name @file{/tmp/} to that. Therefore it
is best to avoid naming a volume @file{tmp}. If everything works
correctly, the program should leave no files in it when it exits. You
should be able to set the environment variable @code{TMPDIR} to use
@findex mac-filename-to-unix
@findex unix-filename-to-mac
The function @code{mac-filename-to-unix} takes a Mac file name and
-returns the Unix equivalent. The function @code{unix-filename-to-mac}
+returns the Posix equivalent. The function @code{unix-filename-to-mac}
performs the opposite conversion. They are useful for constructing
AppleScript commands to be passed to @code{do-applescript}.
@vindex message-fcc-handler-function
A function called to save outgoing articles. This function will be
called with the name of the file to store the article in. The default
-function is @code{message-output} which saves in Unix mailbox format.
+function is @code{message-output} which saves in inbox format.
@item message-courtesy-message
@vindex message-courtesy-message
screenful of output since your last input, it pauses, displaying
@samp{**MORE**} in the mode-line. Type @key{SPC} to display the next
screenful of output. Type @kbd{?} to see your other options. The
-interface is similar to the Unix @code{more} program.
+interface is similar to the @code{more} program.
@node Remote Host
@subsection Remote Host Shell
Printing commands, such as @code{lpr-buffer} (@pxref{Hardcopy}) and
@code{ps-print-buffer} (@pxref{PostScript}) can work in MS-DOS and
MS-Windows by sending the output to one of the printer ports, if a
-Unix-style @code{lpr} program is unavailable. The same Emacs
+Posix-style @code{lpr} program is unavailable. The same Emacs
variables control printing on all systems (@pxref{Hardcopy}), but in
some cases they have different default values on MS-DOS and
MS-Windows.
@cindex international support @r{(MS-DOS)}
Emacs on MS-DOS supports the same international character sets as it
-does on Unix and other platforms (@pxref{International}), including
+does on GNU, Unix and other platforms (@pxref{International}), including
coding systems for converting between the different character sets.
-However, due to incompatibilities between MS-DOS/MS-Windows and Unix,
-there are several DOS-specific aspects of this support that users should
+However, due to incompatibilities between MS-DOS/MS-Windows and other systems,
+there are several DOS-specific aspects of this support that you should
be aware of. This section describes these aspects.
@table @kbd
@code{cp@var{nnn}} coding system at startup, it is normal for the mode
line on MS-DOS to begin with @samp{-DD\-}. @xref{Mode Line}.
Far-Eastern DOS terminals do not use the @code{cp@var{nnn}} coding
-systems, and thus their initial mode line looks like on Unix.
+systems, and thus their initial mode line looks like the Emacs default.
Since the codepage number also indicates which script you are using,
Emacs automatically runs @code{set-language-environment} to select the
Spell checking also works, by means of special support for synchronous
invocation of the @code{ispell} program. This is slower than the
-asynchronous invocation on Unix.
+asynchronous invocation on other platforms
Instead of the Shell mode, which doesn't work on MS-DOS, you can use
the @kbd{M-x eshell} command. This invokes the Eshell package that
-implements a Unix-like shell entirely in Emacs Lisp.
+implements a Posix-like shell entirely in Emacs Lisp.
By contrast, Emacs compiled as native Windows application
@strong{does} support asynchronous subprocesses. @xref{Windows
\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
@c
-@c $Id: speedbar.texi,v 1.6 2000/12/05 23:06:42 fx Exp $
+@c $Id: speedbar.texi,v 1.7 2001/02/17 17:02:12 rms Exp $
@c
@c This file is part of GNU Emacs
@section Hidden Files
@cindex hidden files
-On Unix, a hidden file is a file whose name starts with a period. They
-are hidden from a regular directory listing because the user is not
-generally interested in them.
+On GNU and Unix systems, a hidden file is a file whose name starts
+with a period. They are hidden from a regular directory listing
+because the user is not generally interested in them.
In speedbar, a hidden file is a file which isn't very interesting and
might prove distracting to the user. Any uninteresting files are
@item
If non-ASCII text or internationalization is relevant, the locale that
was current when you started Emacs. On GNU/Linux and Unix systems, or
-if you use a Unix-style shell such as Bash, you can use this shell
+if you use a Posix-style shell such as Bash, you can use this shell
command to view the relevant values:
@smallexample
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