nosh Guide

This is a guide to the nosh package. You can find reference documentation in the package itself. Each command has a manual page, accessible through the normal man command, and the original DocBook XML form of the same, readable with any XML viewer (including WWW browsers).

Introduction
Interfaces that you are used to
Interfaces that are new
Cheatsheets:
- Service management cheatsheet
- Chain loading cheatsheet
- Logging cheatsheet
Command and tool list
Non-command documentation list
Gazetteer
Anatomy …
- … of a typical service
- … of a typical TCP service
- … of a typical target
- … of a typical sysinit service
Creating bundles
- … working from old rc scripts
External formats
- Converting systemd units
- /etc/fstab conversion
- /etc/rc.conf conversion
  - rc.conf amalgamation
- enabling/disabling login services with /etc/ttys
- Converting jails
- stuff converted for each user
- Conversion notes:
Startup and shutdown
- … where system manager is in charge
- Emergency and rescue startup modes
- Compatible old-style startup
Constraining services
- … with resource limits
- … with jails
Mounting filesystems
Networking
Logging
- Logging services and plumbing
- Log post-processing
- Beyond cyclog
- Security of logging
- Handling old log mechanisms
Timestamps
Terminals

virtual terminals:
- Kernel virtual terminals
  - configuration
- User-space virtual terminals
  - configuration
  - enhancements
log-in and call-out:
Terminal resources

Building and packaging things
- Packages and Ports
- Building the toolset from source
Troubleshooting
Service notes: