About This Manual
VXI-AT2022/NI-VXI SCO UNIX Getting Started
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Conventions Used in This Manual
The following conventions are used to distinguish elements of text throughout this manual:
italic
Italic text denotes emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to a key
concept.
bold italic
Bold italic text denotes an important note or a warning. A warning alerts
you to the possibility of damage to your equipment or the threat of
personal injury.
monospace
Text in this font denotes text or characters that are to be literally input
from the keyboard, the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories,
programs, subprograms, device names, filenames and extensions, and for
statements and comments taken from program code.
bold monospace
Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the
computer automatically prints to the screen.
Abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, symbols, and terms are listed in the
Glossary.
How to Use the Documentation Set
We suggest that you begin by reading this manual to guide you through the installation and
configuration of the hardware and software. The software configuration requires that you first
complete the installation and configuration of the hardware.
When you are familiar with the material in this manual, you can begin to use the NI-VXI
Software Reference Manual for C. Chapter 1, Introduction to VXI, and Chapter 2, Introduction
to the NI-VXI Functions, present the concepts of VXI and prepare you for detailed explanations
of the NI-VXI functions. Study the descriptions of each function given in Chapters 3 through 13
to fully understand the purpose and syntax of each function. Refer to the NI-VXI Text Utilities
Reference Manual to learn more about the
victext
and
vxitedit
programs.