Glossary
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quit
To stop running an application.
remote workstation, drive, disk, file system, or printer
A hardware device, or the information or media it contains, that you can access across
the network; they are not physically connected to your workstation.
reset button
A physical button on the workstation that you can press, which cuts off power to the
workstation, and then immediately restores it. You should never press this button while
IRIX is running, unless all attempts fail to shut down the system using software. See also
shut down.
restore (files)
To copy files that once resided on your hard disk from another disk or a tape back onto
your hard disk.
root account
The standard IRIX login account reserved for use by the system administrator. This
account’s home directory is the root (/) directory of the filesystem; the user of the root
account has full access to the entire filesystem (that is, can change and delete any file or
directory). The user of this account is sometimes referred to as the superuser.
root (/) directory
The directory at the top of the file system hierarchy.
SCSI
Stands for small computer system interface (pronounced “scuzzy”). SCSI is a high speed
input/output specification for small computers.
SCSI address
A number from one to seven that uniquely identifies a SCSI device to a system. No two
SCSI devices that are physically connected to the same workstation can have the same
SCSI address.
SCSI address dial
A small plastic dial connected to most Silicon Graphics SCSI devices You click on its
small buttons to select a SCSI address for a new SCSI device.