CS2304: UNIX Self Study

Spring 1997

Instructor

Name: Dr. Stephen Edwards
Email: edwards@cs.vt.edu
Office: McBryde 625
Office Hours:

Monday 2:30-4:30 PM (in office),

Tuesday 9:00-10:50 AM (in McBryde 118),

Wednesday 1:00-2:00 PM,

and by appointment

Office Phone: 231-7537


GTA

Name: Delmar Dale
Email: ddale@vt.edu
Office: McBryde 659/565
Office Hours: By appointment
Office Phone: 231-5853 or 231-3986

Announcements

• Final exam scores and final grade assignments are now available under "Grades" below.

• FreeBSD 2.2.1 is available by ftp from the local cslab mirror site.

Table of Contents

• CS2304 Syllabus, which includes the final exam date (also available in PostScript format)
• CS2304 Grades
• Class Assignments (3/12/97)
• Unix Lecture Notes
• Csh Script Library (11/11/96)

Helpful information on specific software:

• tcsh man page
• 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 (1/28/97)
• Netscape Navigator configuration instructions (written for Windows NT or Unix CSLab users, or home users)
• Additional Emacs Information (11/6/96)
• Installing sash
• gdb and xxgdb

Course documents and other materials:

• Minimalist UNIX
• General Unix information ahd 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
• Yahoo's Unix links
• A Beginner's Guide to Effective E-Mail
• On-line docs from Berkeley--on-line documentation covering general Unix, emacs, 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