NAME

       paw - invoke the "Physics Analysis Workstation" package

SYNOPSIS

       paw [-b macro_name] [-w workstation_type] [-n]

       paw++ [-b macro_name] [-n]

DESCRIPTION

       PAW is an interactive utility for visualizing experimental data on a computer graphics display. It may be
       run in batch mode if desired for very large and time consuming data  analyses;  typically,  however,  the
       user will decide on an analysis procedure interactively before running a batch job.

       PAW  combines a handful of CERN High Energy Physics Library systems that may also be used individually in
       software that processes and displays data.  The purpose of PAW is to provide  many  common  analysis  and
       display  procedures  that  would be duplicated needlessly by individual programmers, to supply a flexible
       way to invoke these common procedures, and yet also to allow user customization where necessary.

       Paw++ is a Motif-based version of PAW.

   OPTIONS
       When paw starts, the macro pawlogon.kumac in the current directory is executed.  If  this  macro  doesn't
       exist the system tries to execute the macro .pawlogon.kumac in the home directory.

       -n      The macro pawlogon is not executed.

       -b macro_name
               The macro specified is executed in batch mode and paw exits when the macro ends.

       -w workstation_type
               PAW  starts immediately without prompting for the workstation type.  If workstation_type = 0, paw
               starts without graphics.

               When the X11 version of paw is used, a list of 10 valid workstation types is provided in the file
               higz_windows.dat.  By default this file is in the current directory. If it is not, the one in the
               home directory is used. If it is not in the home directory, one is automatically created  in  the
               current  directory.  Each line in this file describes the position and the size of the window. To
               access one of the described windows it is enough to give the line number in reply to  the  prompt
               "Workstation type"

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       HIGZPRINTER         Specifies the command line executed when the command PICTURE/PRINT is invoked.

       KUIPPAGER, PAGER    Checked  in  this  order to determine what pager program to use.  If neither are set,
                           'sensible-pager' is used in Debian.

       KUIPEDITOR, EDITOR  Checked in this order  to  determine  what  editor  to  use.   If  neither  are  set,
                           'sensible-editor' is used in Debian.

       KUIPPSVIEWER, PSVIEWER
                           Checked  in  this  order  to determine the program to use for viewing PostScript.  If
                           neither are set, 'gv' is used.

       $ENV()              Any environment variable can be accessed in paw with the function $ENV().

SEE ALSO

       • the online help (PAW command HELP)
       • the WWW pages: http://cern.ch/paw/
       • the tutorial: http://cern.ch/paw/tutorial/
       • the FAQ: http://wwwasd.web.cern.ch/wwwasd/cgi-bin/listpawfaqs.pl
       • the reference manual: http://cern.ch/paw/reference_manual/
       • kuesvr(7) - the KUIP edit server
       • kxterm(1) - the program used by Paw++ as a command interface
       • pawserv(8) - a server that listens for remote PAW connections

COPYRIGHT

       (C) Copyright CERN, Geneva 1995.

                                          Physics Analysis Workstation                                    PAW(1)