Coping with Unix

An Interactive Survival Kit

What is it?

An interactive tutorial designed for the novice Unix user. Provides step by step instructions on how to perform basic tasks. The user can even try them on Webterm, a self-contained Unix terminal. As the sections are completed, the user takes quizzes. Upon completing the basic sections, the user creates his or her own home page. It is expected that a typical user will take two hours--two days to complete the basic tutorial.

The tutorials contain some information which is specific the Physics Department at Oregon State University. Included are references to Landau and Fink's real book, A Scientist's and Engineer's Guide to Workstations and Supercomputers (partially available on the Web), to the Edinburgh Web guide UNIXhelp for Users, and to Web tutorials developed by the Landau Research Group (nacse).

This tutorial is designed for a browser capable of handling frames and running Java.

Who is it for?

New users on a Departmental Workstation Cluster and anyone else who would like to learn UNIX over the World Wide Web.

How can I use it on my server?

Available for non OSU Physics at:
http://www.physics.orst.edu/~rubin/nacphy/UNIX/ (1st choice) or
http://nacphy.physics.orst.edu/UNIX/
and for OSU Physics at http://www.physics.orst.edu/~rubin/nacphy/UNIX/.
A beta source version is available via anonymous ftp at goophy.physics.orst.edu or at distribution.

Supported by:

A US National Science Foundation curriculum and laboratory development grant at OSU, a DOE/Nuclear PhysicsDivision grant at OSU, student fees at OSU, and the Landau Research Group (nacse) - (OSU Computational Physics) (part of the NSF-funded Metacenter Regional Alliance).

Contents:

	Basic Sections			Specialized Sections
1.	How to Use this Tutorial		14.	Manipulating Files
2.	Accessing Your Account		15.	Looking Thru X Windows
3.	Using a Workstation Cluster		16.	Customizing Your Workspace
4.	Courtesy, Ethics and Security		17.	Editing with emacs
5.	Managing Files and Directories		18.	Maple
6.	Viewing Files		19.	Running C Programs
7.	Editing Files		20.	Running Fortran Programs
8.	The Internet: Netscape and News		21.	Running C and Fortran Together
9.	Printing		22.	LaTeX for Scientific Documents
10.	Getting Help		23.	Multimedia(Draw, Publish, Sound, Action)
11.	Working on Multiple Machines		24.	Unix Power Tools
12.	Mail		25.	Parallel Computing
13.	Final Exam		26.	Appendix A: Sample Toolbox
			27.	Appendix B: Sample Dot Files

How do I start?

• Launch the tutorial in its full form (requires frames and Java)
  • Recommended: In two windows.
  • In a single window.
  • In two windows with no navigation frame. (This version works better for some screen readers.)
• Read the tutorial text
  • Using frames and JavaScript
  • With minimal navigation frame (Requires frames and Javascript)
  • Without frames (May create error messages if you have Javascript)

What to do about problems?

Help us make this a better tutorial. Your comments, questions and problem reports are welcome at:

CP-unix@physics.orst.edu.