CS 1206: Operating System Tools II

Spring 1998

Instructor

Name: L. T. Watson
Email: ltw@cs.vt.edu
Office: McBryde 630
Office Hours:

Monday, 9:00-10:00,

Wednesday, Friday 8:30-10:00,

and by appointment.

Office Phone: 231-7540


GTAs

Name: Patrick VanMetre
Email: vanmetre@csgrad.cs.vt.edu
Office: McBryde 521
Office Hours:

Monday, 13:00-14:00,

Thursday, 11:00-13:00,

Friday 13:00-15:00.

Office Phone: 231-5275


Name: Robert Mitchell
Email: rmitch@csgrad.cs.vt.edu
Office: McBryde 521
Office Hours:

Tuesday, 15:15-17:15,

Wednesday, 13:00-16:00.

Office Phone: 231-5275


Name: Murat Bayraktar
Email: murat@csgrad.cs.vt.edu
Office: McBryde 116
Office Hours:

Monday, 14:00-15:00,

Wednesday, 14:00-16:00.

Office Phone: 231-5193

Announcements

• FreeBSD 2.2.1 is available by ftp from the local cslab mirror site, but the Walnut Creek FreeBSD CD (in the bookstore for CS1206) has many other "goodies" you will want someday.

Table of Contents

• CS1206 Syllabus, which includes the final exam date (also available in PostScript format)
• CS1206 Grades
• Class Assignments
• Class Calendar
• Unix Lecture Notes

Helpful information on specific software:

• emacs manual
• make man page
• elm tutorials:
  • ELM e-mail V 2.3 Tutorial from Purdue (ignore the "install" instructions)
  • E-Mail with the elm mailer from the University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • A Tutorial on E-mail and Text Editing from OSU
• FreeBSD and X Information and Install Tips (1/28/98)
• Additional Emacs Information (11/6/96)
• Installing sash
• gdb and xxgdb

Course documents and other materials:

• Minimalist UNIX.
• General Unix information and tutorials:
  • UNIXhelp for Users is an excellent beginner's guide to common tasks, packed with helpful information for users of the UNIX operating system, developed at the University of Edinburgh.
  • UNIX commands: A quick guide from Indiana University.
  • NERDC UNIX 101: a tutorial from the University of Florida.
• Yahoo's Unix links.
• A Beginner's Guide to Effective E-Mail.
• On-line docs from Berkeley--on-line documentation covering general Unix, vi, mail using elm or pine, X Windows, shell tutorial, and more!
• Unix manuals on-line in CSLab.
• Lots of UNIX manuals, reference cards and documentation (from Japan :-().
• Keeping Your Password Safe.
• Elements of Programming Style.
• Bug examples.

Pointers to Other Information

• Department of Computer Science Home Page
• CS Department Education Infrastructure Project Home Page
• Virginia Tech Home Page
• Departmental Policy on Koofers, Old Programs, Cheating, and Computer Use