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4.3 KiB
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338 lines
4.3 KiB
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
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>From VMS to Linux HOWTO</TITLE
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NAME="GENERATOR"
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CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.7"><LINK
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REL="NEXT"
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TITLE="Introduction "
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HREF="introduction.html"></HEAD
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CLASS="ARTICLE"
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BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
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TEXT="#000000"
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CLASS="ARTICLE"
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><DIV
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CLASS="TITLEPAGE"
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><H1
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CLASS="TITLE"
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><A
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NAME="AEN2"
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>From VMS to Linux HOWTO</H1
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><H3
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CLASS="AUTHOR"
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NAME="AEN4"
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>By Guido Gonzato, �,
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and Mike Miller, �</A
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><P
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CLASS="PUBDATE"
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>v1.1.4, 22 September 2004<BR></P
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><DIV
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><DIV
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CLASS="ABSTRACT"
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><A
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NAME="AEN9"
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></A
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><P
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>This HOWTO is aimed at all those who have been using VMS and now need or
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want to switch to Linux, the free UNIX clone. The transition is made
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(hopefully) painless with a step--to--step comparison between commands and
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available tools.</P
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><HR></DIV
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><DIV
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CLASS="TOC"
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><DL
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><DT
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><B
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>Table of Contents</B
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></DT
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><DT
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>1. <A
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HREF="introduction.html"
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>Introduction</A
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>1.1. <A
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HREF="introduction.html#AEN13"
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>Why Linux?</A
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><DT
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>1.2. <A
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HREF="introduction.html#AEN47"
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>Comparing Commands and Files</A
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></DT
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></DL
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></DD
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><DT
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>2. <A
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HREF="short-intro.html"
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>Short Intro</A
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><DD
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><DT
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>2.1. <A
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HREF="short-intro.html#AEN56"
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>Files</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>2.2. <A
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HREF="short-intro.html#AEN79"
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>Directories</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>2.3. <A
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HREF="short-intro.html#AEN112"
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>Programs</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>2.4. <A
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HREF="short-intro.html#QUICK-TOUR"
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>Quick Tour</A
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></DL
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><DT
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>3. <A
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HREF="editing-files.html"
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>Editing Files</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>4. <A
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HREF="texing.html"
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>TeXing</A
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><DT
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>5. <A
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HREF="programming.html"
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>Programming</A
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><DD
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><DT
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>5.1. <A
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HREF="programming.html#AEN284"
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>Fortran</A
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>5.2. <A
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HREF="programming.html#AEN326"
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>Using <TT
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CLASS="LITERAL"
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>make</TT
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><DT
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>5.3. <A
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HREF="programming.html#AEN345"
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>Shell Scripts</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>5.4. <A
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HREF="programming.html#C"
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>C</A
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><DT
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>6. <A
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HREF="graphics.html"
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>Graphics</A
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><DT
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>7. <A
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HREF="mail-and-internet-tools.html"
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>Mail and Internet Tools</A
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><DT
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>8. <A
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HREF="advanced-topics.html"
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>Advanced Topics</A
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><DD
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><DT
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>8.1. <A
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HREF="advanced-topics.html#PERMISSIONS"
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>Permissions and Ownership</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>8.2. <A
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HREF="advanced-topics.html#MULTITASKING"
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>Multitasking: Processes and Jobs</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>8.3. <A
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HREF="advanced-topics.html#AEN542"
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>Files, Revisited</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>8.4. <A
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HREF="advanced-topics.html#PRINT-QUEUES"
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>Print Queues</A
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></DT
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></DL
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></DD
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><DT
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>9. <A
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HREF="configuring.html"
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>Configuring</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>10. <A
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HREF="useful-programs.html"
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>Useful Programs</A
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></DT
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>10.1. <A
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HREF="useful-programs.html#AEN617"
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>Browsing Files: <TT
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CLASS="LITERAL"
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>less</TT
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><DT
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>10.2. <A
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HREF="useful-programs.html#NUMBERED-BACKUPS-UNDER-LINUX"
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>Numbered Backups Under Linux</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>10.3. <A
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HREF="useful-programs.html#AEN672"
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>Archiving: tar & gzip</A
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></DD
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><DT
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>11. <A
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HREF="examples.html"
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>Real Life Examples</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>12. <A
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HREF="x811.html"
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>Tips You Can't Do Without</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>13. <A
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HREF="x838.html"
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>Reading VMS tapes from Linux</A
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><DD
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><DT
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>13.1. <A
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HREF="x838.html#AEN841"
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>Introduction</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>13.2. <A
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HREF="x838.html#AEN846"
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>The Basics</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>13.3. <A
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HREF="x838.html#AEN858"
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>Some details</A
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><DT
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>13.4. <A
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HREF="x838.html#AEN866"
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>Comment on Block Size</A
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></DT
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>14. <A
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HREF="x871.html"
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>The End</A
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>14.1. <A
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HREF="x871.html#AEN873"
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>Copyright</A
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>14.2. <A
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HREF="x871.html#AEN880"
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>Disclaimer</A
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