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packages
Launch menu, including in
· Troubleshooting ·

packets
broadcast
· Broadcast Packets Transmitted OK ·
dropped
· Packets Dropped on receive ·
multicast
· Multicast Packets Transmitted OK ·
oversized
· Oversized Packets received ·
received
· Packets Received OK ·
transmitted
· Packets Transmitted OK · Total Packets Transmitted Bad ·

pal (file extension)
· Filename extensions ·

palette file, pterm
· Photon environment variables ·

palette, video
· Changing video modes in Photon ·

parallel ports
· /dev · Parallel ports ·

parameter substitution
· Parameters ·

parent directory
· Directories · Directory links · Dot and dot-dot directories ·

partitions
archiving
· Creating an archive ·
blocks
· Bitmap blocks · fdisk · Loader block · Root block ·
checking directory structure
· chkfsys ·
creating
· QNX 4 filesystem ·
key components on disk
· Partition components ·
loader
· What happens when you boot? ·
mounting
· diskboot ·
root directory
· Root directory ·
scanning for consistency
· Using chkfsys ·

party.conf
· /etc ·

passwd (command)
· Adding users · Changing your password · UNIX ·
configuring
· Adding users ·
users, removing
· Removing accounts ·

passwd (file)
· Account database ·
entries
· /etc/passwd ·
users, removing
· Removing accounts ·

passwords
/etc/.pwlock
· /etc/.pwlock · Removing accounts ·
/etc/group
· /etc/group ·
users, removing
· Removing accounts ·
/etc/passwd
· /etc/passwd ·
users, removing
· Removing accounts ·
/etc/shadow
· /etc/shadow ·
users, removing
· Removing accounts ·
access permissions
· Account database ·
backup files
· /etc · Troubleshooting ·
bypassing
· rc.local ·
changing
· Adding users · Changing your password ·
characteristics of
· Changing your password ·
database
· Account database ·
forgotten
· Forgot your password? ·
groups (not supported)
· /etc/group ·
protecting encrypted
· Account database ·
removing
· Removing accounts ·

pasting, command line
· Editing the command line ·

PATH
· /etc/profile · MS-DOS local command-interpreter variables · Setting PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH · SSI method · Troubleshooting · Utilities ·
DOS version
· MS-DOS local command-interpreter variables ·
security
· Utilities ·

path (DOS command)
· DOS commands and their Neutrino equivalents ·

PATH_INFO
· CGI method ·

pathconf()
· Configurable limits ·

PATHEXT (DOS variable)
· MS-DOS local command-interpreter variables ·

pathname delimiter in QNX documentation
· Note to Windows users ·

pathnames
about
· Filenames and pathnames ·
absolute
· Absolute and relative pathnames ·
indirection
· Symbolic links ·
mapping
· Pathname-space mapping · Resource managers ·
maximum length
· Querying filesystem limits ·
relative
· Absolute and relative pathnames ·
truncating
· Querying filesystem limits ·

pattern matching
gawk
· Available shells ·
grep
· Commands · Example of a Korn shell script ·
perl
· Available shells ·
python
· Available shells ·

pax
· Creating an archive · Extracting from an archive · Introduction ·

PC Cards
· PCCARD and PCMCIA cards ·
information, displaying
· PCCARD and PCMCIA cards ·

PC character set
· Filename rules ·

_PC_CHOWN_RESTRICTED
· Querying filesystem limits ·

_PC_LINK_MAX
· Querying filesystem limits ·

_PC_MAX_CANON
· Querying filesystem limits ·

_PC_MAX_INPUT
· Querying filesystem limits ·

_PC_NAME_MAX
· Configurable limits · Filenames · Querying filesystem limits ·

_PC_NO_TRUNC
· Querying filesystem limits ·

_PC_PATH_MAX
· Querying filesystem limits ·

_PC_PIPE_BUF
· Querying filesystem limits ·

_PC_VDISABLE
· Querying filesystem limits ·

pci
· PCI/AGP devices · Running multiple instances of the TCP/IP stack ·

PCI
BIOS
· diskboot ·
cards
· PCI Cards ·
indexes
· Running multiple instances of the TCP/IP stack ·
modems
· PCI-based modems ·
server
· /dev ·

pci-bios
· diskboot · Hardware Interrupt ·

pcl.cfg
· Setting up spooler ·

PCMCIA
· PCCARD and PCMCIA cards ·

pdebug, security and
· pdebug ·

ped
· ped ·

performance, improving
· Improving performance · Sticky bit ·

perl
· Available shells ·
scripts
· Arguments to a perl script · Script ·

permissions
· File ownership and permissions · Remote filesystems ·
/etc/.pwlock
· Account database ·
/etc/group
· Account database ·
/etc/passwd
· Account database ·
/etc/shadow
· Account database ·
account database
· Account database ·
default, setting
· /etc/profile · Default file permissions ·
groups
· Creating a new group · Defining groups · What does a user account do? ·
root
· User accounts vs user IDs: login, lookup, and permissions ·
setting
· Defining groups · Filenames · Running a shell script ·

pfm
· Browsing files with the File Manager ·
file associations
· Troubleshooting ·

pfr (file extension)
· Filename extensions · The right fonts ·

pg (UNIX command)
· UNIX ·

ph (directory)
· Customizing your home ·

ph (script)
· rc.local · What happens when you log in? ·

phapps
· Starting applications automatically · Starting applications automatically ·

Phditto
· Phditto ·
disabling
· Configuration tools ·

PHEXIT_DISABLE
· Photon environment variables ·

phf (file extension)
· Filename extensions · The right fonts ·

PHFONT
· Photon environment variables ·

phfont
· Configuration tools · Filename extensions ·

PHFONT_USE_EXTERNAL
· Photon environment variables ·

PHFONTMEM
· Photon environment variables ·

PHFONTOPTS
· Photon environment variables ·

PHGFX
· Photon environment variables ·

phgrafx
· Changing video modes in Photon · Configuration tools ·

Phindows
· Connecting to other systems · Phindows ·

PHINPUT
· Photon environment variables ·

PHINSTANCE
· Photon environment variables ·

phlip
· Cable Modems / ISDN · Configuration tools · Name servers ·

phlocale
· /etc · Configuration tools · International keyboards · Setting the time zone ·

phlogin, phlogin2
· Photon environment variables · Photon mode · Troubleshooting · What happens when you log in? ·
configuration files
· /etc ·

phmenu
· Modifying the Desktop menu ·

PHOTON
· Photon environment variables · Setting up multiple displays ·

Photon
· Overview of Photon ·
applications, launching on startup
· Starting applications automatically ·
BMP, creating
· Setting up spooler ·
colors
· Configuration tools ·
computers, connecting to other
· Connecting to other systems ·
configuration files
· /etc ·
disabling
· /etc · /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit ·
draw stream
· Printing with spooler ·
editor (ped)
· ped ·
events
· Why is it called “Photon”? ·
executables, location of
· /usr ·
exiting
· Exiting Photon · Troubleshooting ·
file manager
· Browsing files with the File Manager ·
fonts
· The right fonts ·
graphics settings
· Configuration tools ·
helpviewer
· Getting help with the Helpviewer ·
hotkeys
· Hotkeys and shortcuts ·
logging in
· Photon mode · What happens when you log in? ·
logging out
· Photon mode ·
multilingual applications
· Photon environment variables · Troubleshooting ·
palette files
· Filename extensions ·
preferences
· Configuration tools · Modifying the Desktop menu · Modifying the Launch menu · Modifying the shelf · Starting applications automatically ·
printing
· Printing with spooler ·
rebooting
· Shutting down and rebooting ·
screensavers
· Configuration tools ·
server
· /dev ·
shelf
· Your workspace ·
disabling
· Troubleshooting ·
modifying
· Modifying the shelf ·
shutting down
· Shutting down and rebooting ·
starting
· tinit · Your workspace ·
applications, starting
· Starting applications automatically ·
terminal
· Command line or GUI? · pterm ·
troubleshooting
· Troubleshooting ·
web browser
· Surfing the web ·
window manager
· Modifying the Desktop menu ·
configuration files
· /etc ·
menu
· Modifying the Desktop menu ·
option
· Configuration tools ·
workspace
· Your workspace ·

photon (directory)
· /etc · /usr ·

PHOTON_PATH
· Photon environment variables ·

PHOTONOPTS
· Photon environment variables ·

phrelay
· Configuring the Neutrino machine for TCP/IP use ·

phrelaycfg
· Configuration tools ·

phs-to-*
· Setting up spooler ·
font maps
· /etc ·

PHSHELF_DISABLE
· Troubleshooting ·

phshutdown
· Photon mode · Shutting down and rebooting ·

phuser
· Changing your password · Managing other accounts ·

PHWM
· Photon environment variables ·

PHWMEXIT
· Photon environment variables ·

PHWMOPTS
· Photon environment variables ·

physical
address space, limits
· Other system limits ·
console
· Physical and virtual consoles · Terminals ·
display
· Photon environment variables ·
memory
· /dev ·
node IDs
· Physical Node ID ·

pid (process ID)
· UNIX ·
/proc directory
· /proc ·
procnto
· Improving performance ·

pidin
· Are io-pkt* and the drivers running? · Are io-pkt* and the drivers running? · Checking out the neighborhood · Getting the system's status · Improving performance · Priorities · UNIX ·

pin
· PCCARD and PCMCIA cards ·

ping
· How do I make sure I'm connected to other hosts? ·

PIO (Programmed Input/Output)
· EIDE ·

pipe
· /dev ·

pipes
· Example of a Korn shell script · Pipes ·
bytes, writing atomically
· Querying filesystem limits ·
manager, starting
· /etc/system/sysinit ·

platforms
directories
· / ·
supported
· How Neutrino is unique ·

pload.so
· Modifying the shelf ·

Plug-and-Play modems
· ISA PnP ·

plugins, arguments to
· Photon environment variables ·

PnP BIOS
· diskboot ·

Point-to-Point Protocol
See PPP

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
See PPPoE

pointer cam
· Modifying the shelf ·

Portable Archive Exchange
See pax

ports
parallel
· /dev · Parallel ports ·
serial
· /dev · Types of files ·
multiport
· Multiport serial adapters ·
performance
· General serial adapters ·

POSIX
· UNIX ·

PostScript
· Setting up spooler ·

power failures
· Power-Safe filesystem ·

power outage, recovering from
· When to run chkfsys ·

power, turning off (don't!)
· Shutting down and rebooting ·

Power-Safe (fs-qnx6.so) filesystem
· Filename rules · Power-Safe (fs-qnx6.so) filesystem · Power-Safe filesystem ·
booting from
· Power-Safe filesystem ·
mounting
· diskboot ·

PPC
directories
· / ·
limits
· Platform-specific limits ·

PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
· Dynamically assigned TCP/IP parameters · PPP with CHAP authentication between two Neutrino boxes · Starting a point-to-point connection over PPPoE session · Using PPPoE ·

pppd
· Establishing a PPPoE session · PPP with CHAP authentication between two Neutrino boxes ·

PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet)
· Dynamically assigned TCP/IP parameters · Using PPPoE ·

pppoe-up
· Establishing a PPPoE session ·

pppoed
· Establishing a PPPoE session ·

preferences
default editor
· Specifying the default editor ·
Photon
· Configuration tools · Modifying the Desktop menu · Modifying the Launch menu · Modifying the shelf · Starting applications automatically ·

prefix space, limits
· Other system limits ·

preview
· Setting up spooler ·

primary boot loader
· What happens when you boot? ·

prime meridian
· Setting the time zone ·

print (DOS command)
· DOS commands and their Neutrino equivalents ·

printcap
· Overview of printing · Printer capabilities: /etc/printcap ·
examples
· Some /etc/printcap examples ·

PRINTER
· Single printer ·

printers
· /etc ·

printing
access control
· Access control ·
accounting information
· Filters ·
burst headers, suppressing
· A typical setup ·
files, converting for
· Filters · Setting up spooler ·
filters
· Filters · Setting up spooler ·
jobs
canceling
· lprrm — remove jobs from a queue ·
starting
· lpr — start a print job ·
lpr
· Printing with lpr · Using lpr ·
managing
lprc
· lprc — printer-control program ·
prjobs
· Setting up spooler ·
NCFTP, over
· Overview of printing · Using NCFTP ·
overview
· Overview of printing ·
Photon
· Printing with spooler ·
preview
· Setting up spooler ·
printer capabilities
· Printer capabilities: /etc/printcap ·
Qnet, over
· Overview of printing · Remote printing over Qnet ·
queue, managing
· Configuration tools · lprq — show printer queue ·
remotely
· Remote printers ·
SAMBA, over
· Overview of printing · Using SAMBA ·
serial lines
· Printers on serial lines ·
spooler
· Printing with spooler ·
configuration files
· Configuration files for spooler ·
spooling
daemon
· lpd — printer daemon · Running the Internet daemons ·
spooling directories
· Setting up spooler · Spooling directories ·
TCP/IP, over
· Overview of printing · Remote printing over TCP/IP · Remote printing to a printer on another network · Remote printing to a TCP/IP-enabled printer using lpr ·
troubleshooting
· Troubleshooting ·
USB printers
connecting
· Printers ·
lpr and /etc/printcap
· USB printer ·
spooler
· Printing on a USB printer ·

priorities
privileged
· Other system limits ·
range
· Other system limits ·
specifying
· Improving performance · Priorities ·

prjobs
· Configuration tools · Setting up spooler ·

problems
command line
· Troubleshooting ·
devb-eide
· Troubleshooting for devb-eide ·
environment, setting
· Troubleshooting ·
files
· Troubleshooting · Troubleshooting ·
modems
· Troubleshooting modems ·
Photon
· Troubleshooting ·
printing
· Troubleshooting ·
profiles
· Troubleshooting ·
Qnet
· Troubleshooting ·
system, starting and shutting down
· Troubleshooting ·
TCP/IP
· Troubleshooting ·
user accounts
· Troubleshooting ·

proc
· /proc ·

process groups, limits
· Other system limits ·

process manager
idle thread
· Improving performance ·
starting
· What happens when you boot? ·
virtual directory
· /proc ·

processes
abnormal termination
· /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit · /var ·
address space
· /proc ·
arguments
· Improving performance ·
closing files while running chkfsys
· Using chkfsys ·
controlling via /proc
· /proc ·
CPU usage
· Getting the system's status · Improving performance ·
environment, inheriting
· Environment variables ·
files, maximum open per
· Configurable limits ·
ID
· UNIX ·
/proc directory
· /proc ·
procnto
· Improving performance ·
information about
· Checking out the neighborhood ·
killing
· The keyboard at a glance ·
limits
· Other system limits ·
memory usage
· Improving performance ·
priority
· Improving performance · Other system limits · Priorities ·
running remotely
· Checking out the neighborhood ·
statistics
· Getting the system's status · Improving performance ·
terminating at system shutdown
· Shutting down and rebooting ·

PROCESSOR
· /etc/profile ·

PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE (DOS variable)
· MS-DOS local command-interpreter variables ·

PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER (DOS variable)
· MS-DOS local command-interpreter variables ·

procnto
· Other system limits ·
loader
· The first line ·
process ID
· Improving performance ·
resource database
· diskboot ·
shared memory
· /dev/shmem RAM “filesystem” ·
starting
· What happens when you boot? ·
virtual directory
· /proc ·

See also kernel, process manager


product
· /usr ·

products
updates
· Technical Support ·

profile (file)
· /etc/profile ·

profile.d
· /etc ·

profile.d (directory)
· Troubleshooting ·

profiles
.profile
· $HOME/.profile · Specifying the default editor ·
default
· /etc ·
ksh
· ksh's startup file · Troubleshooting ·
troubleshooting
· Troubleshooting ·
vi (.exrc)
· vi ·

Programmed Input/Output
See PIO

promiscuous mode
· Promiscuous Mode ·

PROMPT (DOS variable)
· MS-DOS local command-interpreter variables ·

prompt, command-line
default
· root or non-root? ·
setting
· .kshrc ·

ps
· Getting the system's status ·

ps.cfg
· Setting up spooler ·

PS/2
keyboards
· Input devices · Mice and keyboards · Mice and keyboards ·
mice
· Input devices · Mice and keyboards ·

PS1, PS2
· .kshrc · MS-DOS local command-interpreter variables ·

pseudo-terminals
· /dev ·

pterm
· Command line or GUI? ·
aliases
· Troubleshooting ·
colors
· Troubleshooting ·
configuration files
· /etc ·
help
· Searching for a topic or keyword ·
hotkeys
· pterm ·
palette file
· Photon environment variables ·
terminal type, setting
· Terminal support · Terminal types · Troubleshooting ·

PTERMPAL
· Photon environment variables ·

PTERMRC
· Photon environment variables ·

ptrcam.so
· Modifying the shelf ·

putenv()
· Programming with time zones ·

pv
· Filename extensions ·

PWD
· MS-DOS local command-interpreter variables ·

pwd
· Basic commands · Entering multiple commands · MS-DOS local command-interpreter variables ·

pwlock file
· /etc/.pwlock · Account database · Removing accounts ·

pwm
configuration files
· /etc ·
hotkeys
· Window · Workspace ·
menu
· Modifying the Desktop menu ·
options
· Configuration tools ·

PWM_PRINTSCRN_APP
· Photon environment variables ·

PWMOPTS
· Photon environment variables ·

pwmopts
· Configuration tools ·

python
· Available shells ·

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