UNIX AT UMBC

Using Unix @ UMBC

Getting Started

• Introduction
• Some Conventions Used by this Guide
• Unix Hardware and Software
• Computing Facilities
• Getting An Account
• Maintaining the Security of Your Account
• Getting Help
• Where To Ask
• Where to Get More Documentation
• "How-To'' Short Courses
• Connecting to Unix
• If You Have Problems Logging In
• Changing Your Password
• Using Kerberos @ UMBC
• Logging Out

Commands

• Format
• Some Fundamental Commands
• Control Sequences---Another Type of ``Command''

Files

• Creating Files
• Naming Files
• Some Commands for Manipulating Files
• Using Wildcards
• Directories
• Structure
• Some Commands to Manipulate Directories
• A Note About Directory Pointers
• File Permissions
• Using AFS commands to manage files
• Managing Your Disk Quota

Delving More Deeply Into Unix

• Input And Output
• The Pipe
• Managing Unix Jobs
• Some Handy Unix Tools
• Sort
• Grep
• Ispell

Printers and Printing

• Using lpr
• UCS Laser Printers

• Departmental Printing Resources
• Managing Your Print Jobs

Customizing Your Environment

• Start-Up Files
• Shell Variables
• Aliases
• Other Shell Features
• Setting Up the Keyboard

Editing with Vi

• Starting Up Vi
• Entering Text
• Making Changes
• Moving Around In Your File
• Adding Text
• Deleting Text
• Changing Text
• Moving Text Around
• Copying Text
• Joining Lines
• Undoing And Repeating Changes
• Searches
• Substitutions
• Saving Or Discarding Your Work
• Recovering From A System Crash
• Customizing vi
• Using Advanced vi Features

Editing With Emacs

• Getting Started
• Some Special Things To Note
• Getting Help
• Some Essential Keystrokes
• Recovering From A System Crash
• Lemacs---A Version for X-Windows
• Emacs Reference Card

Editing with Pico

Electronic Mail @ UMBC

Using Pine For Email

• Logging In
• Compose Message
• Save Message
• Address Book
• Creating a Signature File
• Using Attachments
• Forwarding Mail to Another Account
• Sending Automatic Responses

The Internet

• Some Background
• Getting Started with the World Wide Web
• Reading Usenet News from Netscape
• Internet Features Other Than the World Wide Web
• Remote Logins (Telnet)
• Internet File Transfers
• Sending Mail Over The Internet
• More on Internet Addresses
• Reading News Outside of Netscape (trn)
• Posting a News Article Outside of Netscape

Data Communications Software

• Connecting From Home Through PPP
• Connecting From Resnet Through Ethernet