Help Files: Fortran77: General

     HELP                      Sep. 15, 1984               F77/GENERAL



                   General Description of F77 Help Files

     New users start with "help f77 tutorial" for  a  basic  introduc-
     tion.  "help f77 intro" and "help f77 options" have less explana-
     tion but cover more material.  "help f77  online_doc"  and  "help
     f77 printed_doc" list available documentation.


     biglibs      Tips for creating large user libraries

     bits         Octal, hexadecimal and binary -  constants,  intrin-
                  sics and I/O

     carriage_cc  Fortran carriage control with f77

     complex      Complex and double complex constants, variables  and
                  intrinsic functions

     dbx          The UNIX source level debugger

     debugging    Debugging aids for f77 users

     disk_space   Minimizing use of disk space

     error        Using the error command while correcting syntax  er-
                  rors

     error_msgs   Interpreting execution error messages

     general      Description of the f77 help files

     imsl_lib     Describes the IMSL library of  mathematic  and  sta-
                  tistical routines

     intro        Introduction to f77 - new users see  "help  f77  tu-
                  torial" instead

     io_details   Details of f77 I/O implementation

     io_err_msgs  List of f77 I/O error messages

     io_intro     Introduction to I/O with f77

     io_random    Random I/O with f77

     libraries    Lists the system libraries accessible from f77

     link_to_c    Linking to subprograms written in the C language

     make         Using make, the source program maintenance system

     nag_lib      Describes the NAG library of mathematic and statist-
                  ical routines

     online_doc   Lists on line documentation

     options      Explains common options used with the f77 command

     plotting     Graphics and plotting with f77

     printed_doc  Lists printed documentation

     random       Generators for Random Numbers

     sort_files   Sorting data in files

     sort_memory  Sorting data in memory using library subroutines

     source       Acceptable input formats for f77 source

     style        Good programming practices and utilities that facil-
                  itate them; including fsplit and include and parame-
                  ter statements

     tapes        Using magnetic tape on Populi (UNIX G)

     timing       Timing the execution of Fortran programs

     to_double    Converting an f77 program from single to double pre-
                  cision

     tpex1.f      Sample program for reading an unblocked tape

     tpex2.f      Sample program for reading a blocked tape

     tutorial     A basic introduction to f77 for new users

     userlibs     How to make random libraries from object files

     xref         Getting a variable and statement number cross refer-
                  ence of a f77 program


     The write-ups titled "imsl_lib", "nag_lib",  "libraries",  "plot-
     ting", "random", "sort_memory", and "to_double" refer to the IMSL
     and NAG mathematical libraries that are not part of the  standard
     Berkeley Software Distribution.