Preface

This document provides a tutorial and reference for the ESP Package Manager ("EPM") software, version 3.7.

Organization of this Manual

This document is organized into the following chapters and appendices:

Notation Conventions

Various font and syntax conventions are used in this guide. Examples and their meanings and uses are explained below:

Example     Description
 
epm
epm(1)
    The names of commands; the first mention of a command or function in a chapter is followed by a manual page section number.
 
/var
/usr/bin/epm
    File and directory names.
 
Request ID is Printer-123     Screen output.
 
lp -d printer filename ENTER     Literal user input; special keys like ENTER are in ALL CAPS.
 
foo start of long command \
   end of long command ENTER
    Long commands are broken up on multiple lines using the backslash (\) character. Enter the commands without the backslash.
 
12.3     Numbers in the text are written using the period (.) to indicate the decimal point.

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used throughout this manual:

Other References