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AIX 5L version 5.1 documentation

The books listed on this page provide information for AIX® 5L Version 5.1.
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System management guides

System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices PDF
System Management Concepts: Operating System and Devices PDF
System Management Guide: Communications and Networks PDF
Guide to Printers and Printing PDF
Performance Management Guide PDF
Web-based System Manager Administration Guide PDF
Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) Guide PDF
AIXLink/X.25 2.0 for AIX: Guide and Reference PDF
Asynchronous Communications Guide PDF
Resource Monitoring and Control Guide and Reference PDF
Performance Toolbox Version 2 and 3 Guide and Reference PDF

Installation guides

Installation Guide PDF
Network Installation Management Guide and Reference PDF
AIX Installation in a Partitioned Environment PDF

System user's guides

System User's Guide: Operating System and Devices PDF
System User's Guide: Communications and Networks PDF

Programming guides

Communications Programming Concepts PDF
General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs PDF
Kernel Extensions and Device Support Programming Concepts PDF
Understanding the Diagnostic Subsystem for AIX PDF
AIXwindows Programming Guide PDF
GL3.2 Version 4.1 for AIX: Programming Concepts (POWER-based Systems only) PDF

Product and application documentation

Distributed SMIT 2.2 for AIX: Guide and Reference PDF

Reference documentation

Commands Reference, Volume 1 PDF
Commands Reference, Volume 2 PDF
Commands Reference, Volume 3 PDF
Commands Reference, Volume 4 PDF
Commands Reference, Volume 5 PDF
Commands Reference, Volume 6 PDF
Files Reference PDF
AIX 5L for POWER-based Systems OpenGL 2.1 Reference Manual PDF
Assembler Language Reference PDF
Glossary PDF

Technical references

Technical Reference: Base Operating System and Extensions, Volume 1 PDF
Technical Reference: Base Operating System and Extensions , Volume 2 PDF
Technical Reference: Communications, Volume 1 PDF
Technical Reference: Communications, Volume 2 PDF
Technical Reference: Kernel and Subsystems, Volume 1 PDF
Technical Reference: Kernel and Subsystems, Volume 2 PDF
Keyboard Technical Reference PDF
GL3.2 for AIX: Graphics Library (GL) Technical Reference (POWER-based Systems only) PDF
Related links

  AIX 5.1 release notes