Topics To Cover Today

• What is a Shell?
• Access Methods
• Log In\Out
• Files and Directories
• File Access Control
• Viewing Files
• Redirecting I/O at the unix prompt
• Communicating with Other Users
• URL's
• Managing jobs
• Password Management
• Neat Tips

What is a Shell

Access Methods

• Telnet
• SSH
• XTerm

Log In\Out

Password Management

• How things are stored on a UNIX box
• cd
• mkdir
• rmdir
• ls
• cp
• mv
• rm

File Access Control

• Access List
• chmod

Viewing Files

• cat
• tac
• more
• less

Redirecting I/O at the unix prompt

• piping
• stdin\out with files

Communicating with Other Users

• ytalk
• irc

Managing jobs

• bg
• kill
• cmd &
• ps
• fg

Password Management

• passwd
• password advice

Neat Tips

• tab\Ctrl-D file completion
• changing your shell]
• man cmd_name

URL's

Here are some other unix tutorials on the web.

• http://mcss.mcmaster.ca/unix/
• http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/
• http://www.apl.jhu.edu/~larry/unix/workshop/
• http://www.mhpcc.edu/training/vitecbids/UnixIntro/UnixIntro.html