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Research V4 development
[unix-history]
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man
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man7
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dpd.7
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-.pa 1
-.he 'DPD (VII)'3/15/72'DPD (VII)'
-.ti 0
-NAME dpd -- spawn data phone daemon
-.sp
-.ti 0
-SYNOPSIS /etc/dpd
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
________
-.sp
-.ti 0
-DESCRIPTION dpd
\b
\b
\b
___
+.th DPD VII 3/15/72
+.sh NAME
+dpd \*- spawn data phone daemon
+.sh SYNOPSIS
+.bd /etc/dpd
+.sh DESCRIPTION
+.it Dpd
is the 201 data phone daemon.
It is designed to submit jobs to
is the 201 data phone daemon.
It is designed to submit jobs to
-the Honeywell 6070 computer via the
gerts
+the Honeywell 6070 computer via the
GRTS
interface.
interface.
-.sp
-dpd
\b
\b
\b
___ uses the directory /usr/dpd
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
________.
-The file lock
\b
\b
\b
\b
____ in that directory is used
+.s3
+.it Dpd
+uses the directory
+.it /usr/dpd.
+The file
+.it lock
+in that directory
+is used
to prevent two daemons from becoming active.
After the daemon has successfully set the lock,
it forks and the main path exits, thus
spawning the daemon.
to prevent two daemons from becoming active.
After the daemon has successfully set the lock,
it forks and the main path exits, thus
spawning the daemon.
-/usr/dpd
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
________ is scanned for any file
-beginning with df
\b
\b
__.
+The directory is scanned for files
+beginning with
+.bd df.
Each such file is submitted as a job.
Each line of a job file must begin with a key
character to specify what to do with the remainder
Each such file is submitted as a job.
Each line of a job file must begin with a key
character to specify what to do with the remainder
-of the line
-.sp
-.in +3
-S
\b
_ directs dpd to generate a unique snumb card.
+of the line.
+.s3
+.lp +5 3
+\fBS\fR directs
+.it dpd
+to generate a unique snumb card.
This card is generated by incrementing the first
This card is generated by incrementing the first
-word of the file /usr/dpd/snumb
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
\b
______________
-and converting that to decimal concatenated with
+word of the
+file
+.it /usr/dpd/snumb
+and converting that to three-digit octal concatenated with
the station ID.
the station ID.
-.sp
-L
\b
_ specifies that the remainder of the line is to
+.s3
+.lp +5 3
+\fBL\fR specifies that the remainder of the line is to
be sent as a literal.
be sent as a literal.
-.sp
-B
\b
_ specifies that the rest of the line
-is a file name. That file is to
+.s3
+.lp +5 3
+\fBB\fR specifies that the rest of the line
+is a file name.
+That file is to
be sent as binary cards.
be sent as binary cards.
-.sp
-F
\b
_ is the same as B
\b
_ except a form feed is prepended to the file.
-.sp
-U
\b
_ specifies that the rest of the line
+.s3
+.lp +5 3
+\fBF\fR is the same as \fBB\fR except a form feed is prepended to the file.
+.s3
+.lp +5 3
+\fBU\fR specifies that the rest of the line
is a file name.
After the job has been transmitted,
the file is unlinked.
is a file name.
After the job has been transmitted,
the file is unlinked.
-.s
p
-.i
n -3
+.s
3
+.i
0
Any error encountered will cause the daemon to
drop the call, wait up to 20 minutes and start over.
This means that an improperly constructed
Any error encountered will cause the daemon to
drop the call, wait up to 20 minutes and start over.
This means that an improperly constructed
-
df
\b
\b
__
file may cause the same job to be submitted
+
\fIdf\fR
file may cause the same job to be submitted
every 20 minutes.
every 20 minutes.
-.s
p
+.s
3
While waiting, the
daemon checks to
While waiting, the
daemon checks to
-see that the lock
\b
\b
\b
\b
____ file still exists.
-If the lock
\b
\b
\b
\b
____ is gone, the
+see that the
+.it lock
+file still exists.
+If it is gone,
+the
daemon will exit.
daemon will exit.
-.sp
-.ti 0
-FILES /dev/dn0,
+.sh FILES
+/dev/dn0,
/dev/dp0,
/usr/dpd/*
/dev/dp0,
/usr/dpd/*
-.sp
-.ti 0
-SEE ALSO opr(I)
-.sp
-.ti 0
-DIAGNOSTICS --
-.sp
-.ti 0
-BUGS --
+.sh "SEE ALSO"
+opr(I)