Where to find more help

  1. Insight (online help for programs)
  2. Man Pages (online help for Unix)

NOTE: There are NO printed manuals for the SGI's!! All help is online.


Insight

The "Insight" help files are particularly useful for detailed instructions for particular programs found on the SGI's

To open up an "Insight" file,

  1. Select Find from the Toolchest.
  2. Select DesktopTools.
  3. Double-click on the insight icon.

Man Pages

The "Man Pages" (short for Manual Pages) are especially useful for learning about Unix shell commands.

To open the "Man Pages",

  1. Select Help from the Toolchest menu.
  2. Select Man Pages.