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$FreeBSD$ $FreeBSD$
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<chapter id="tools"> <chapter id="tools">
<title>Programming Tools</title> <title>Programming Tools</title>
<para><emphasis>This chapter was written by &a.jraynard;. <para><emphasis>This chapter was written by &a.jraynard;.
Modifications for the Developers' Handbook by &a.murray;. Modifications for the Developers' Handbook by &a.murray;.
</emphasis></para> </emphasis></para>
<sect1><title>Synopsis</title> <sect1><title>Synopsis</title>
<para>This document is an introduction to using some of the <para>This document is an introduction to using some of the
programming tools supplied with FreeBSD, although much of it programming tools supplied with FreeBSD, although much of it
will be applicable to many other versions of Unix. It does will be applicable to many other versions of Unix. It does
<emphasis>not</emphasis> attempt to describe coding in any <emphasis>not</emphasis> attempt to describe coding in any
detail. Most of the document assumes little or no previous detail. Most of the document assumes little or no previous
programming knowledge, although it is hoped that most programming knowledge, although it is hoped that most
programmers will find something of value in it.</para> programmers will find something of value in it.</para>
</sect1> </sect1>
<sect1><title>Introduction</title> <sect1><title>Introduction</title>
<para>FreeBSD offers an excellent development environment. <para>FreeBSD offers an excellent development environment.
Compilers for C, C++, and Fortran and an assembler come with the Compilers for C, C++, and Fortran and an assembler come with the
basic system, not to mention a Perl interpreter and classic Unix basic system, not to mention a Perl interpreter and classic Unix
tools such as <command>sed</command> and <command>awk</command>. tools such as <command>sed</command> and <command>awk</command>.
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with little or no modification on a wide range of with little or no modification on a wide range of
platforms.</para> platforms.</para>
<para>However, all this power can be rather overwhelming at <para>However, all this power can be rather overwhelming at first
first if you've never written programs on a Unix platform if you've never written programs on a Unix platform before.
before. This document aims to help you get up and running, This document aims to help you get up and running, without
without getting too deeply into more advanced topics. The getting too deeply into more advanced topics. The intention is
intention is that this document should give you enough of the that this document should give you enough of the basics to be
basics to be able to make some sense of the able to make some sense of the documentation.</para>
documentation.</para>
<para>Most of the document requires little or no knowledge of <para>Most of the document requires little or no knowledge of
programming, although it does assume a basic competence with programming, although it does assume a basic competence with
using Unix and a willingness to learn!</para> using Unix and a willingness to learn!</para>
</sect1> </sect1>
<sect1> <sect1>
<title>Introduction to Programming</title> <title>Introduction to Programming</title>
<para>A program is a set of instructions that tell the computer <para>A program is a set of instructions that tell the computer to
to do various things; sometimes the instruction it has to do various things; sometimes the instruction it has to perform
perform depends on what happened when it performed a previous depends on what happened when it performed a previous
instruction. This section gives an overview of the two main instruction. This section gives an overview of the two main
ways in which you can give these instructions, or ways in which you can give these instructions, or
<quote>commands</quote> as they are usually called. One way <quote>commands</quote> as they are usually called. One way