• Documentation for the BUGS project
• Obtaining files for UNIX systems
  • By ftp
  • Directly from the Web page
  • Unpacking files
• Obtaining files for DOS systems
  • By ftp
  • Directly from the Web page
  • Unpacking files

The following postscript files are available:

manual05.ps: Manual (version ii) for BUGS 0.5 (62 pages). Contains detailed instructions on using BUGS Version 0.5 and some guidance on modelling issues. An on-line version is available.

addman06.ps: Addendum for using BUGS 0.6 (17 pages). Describes the new facilities in BUGS Version 0.6, and contains additional examples, including Laird-Ware mixed models and a pharmacokinetic analysis. An on-line version is available.

eg05vol1.ps: Examples (version i) for BUGS 0.5, Volume 1 (69 pages). See the examples README document for details of the examples and how to get the files.

eg05vol2.ps: Examples (version ii) for BUGS 0.5, Volume 2 (75 pages). See the examples README document for details of the examples and how to get the files.

cdaman03.ps: Manual (version i) for CODA 0.3 (42 pages). Provides details and worked examples of CODA. An on-line versionis available.

cdaman04.ps: Addendum for using CODA 0.4 (18 pages). Describes the additions and changes to CODA 0.3. An on-line version is available. See the CODA README document for details of the program and how to get it.

In the instructions below, the generic form XXXXXXXX.ps will be used.

Point your browser or FTP client to the directory /pub/methodology/bugs/document on ftp.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk and choose the documentation you want, in any of the three relevant formats (PDF, ZIPped HTML, zipped PS).

Go to the documentation page and click on the relevant icon. A window should then appear giving you the option to save the file to a selected directory.

If you have transferred .Z files you will need to first uncompress them by typing e.g.:

  uncompress XXXXXXXX.Z

which will uncompress the relevant postscript file XXXXXXXX.ps into yourcurrent directory.

Point your browser or FTP client to the directory /pub/methodology/bugs/document on ftp.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk and choose the documentation you want, in any of the three relevant formats (DOS executable, ZIPped HTML, PDF).

Go to the documentation page and click on the relevant icon. A window should then appear giving you the option to save the file to a selected directory.

If you have transferred .exe files, unpack each file by typing

   XXXXXXXX -o -d   <return>

(where XXXXXXXX is the name of the file) at your usual DOS prompt. For example, to unpack manual05.exe, type

   manual05 -o -d  <return>

The file contents will be extracted automatically and placed in your current directory. In some window systems it may be possible unpack the file by simply trying to open it.