Contents

• Contents
• Using This Guide
  • Typographic Conventions
• Getting Started
  • Obtaining an RCS Account
  • Logging In
  • Reading System Bulletins
  • Opening a UNIX Window
  • Exiting Your Session
• More About Your RCS Account
  • Changing Your Password
  • Understanding Your File Storage Space (Disk Space)
  • Obtaining Additional RCS Disk Space
  • Changing Your RCS UserID
  • Changing Your System Name
  • Finding Information about Other Rensselaer Users
• Getting Help
  • Man Pages
  • RPInfo
  • Documentation
  • Consulting Help
• Working With Files
  • Securing Your Files
  • File Backups: Using the yesterday Directory
  • Viewing Text Files (more and cat commands)
  • Managing Files (ls, cp, mv, and rm commands)
  • Working with Directories (mkdir, rmdir commands)
  • Piping Information
• Printing
  • Printers
  • Printing Charges
  • Using Some Basic Printing Commands
  • Printing Manual Pages
  • Printing a TEX or L^ATEX DVI file
  • Checking and Deleting Your Print Jobs
  • Checking Your Page Allotment
• Using UNIX Text Editors
  • nedit
  • emacs
  • vi
• Appendix A: Understanding the File System (AFS)
  • AFS File Sharing
  • AFS Methods for Identifying Users
• Appendix B: Bash Shell Tips
  • Reissuing Commands
  • Finding File Names
  • Using Aliases and Functions
• Appendix C: Using Setup
• Appendix D: System Problems - Seeing bash$
• Appendix E: For DOS Users
  • Comparing DOS/UNIX Commands
  • Using Diskettes with RCS UNIX Workstations
• Appendix F: UNIX Command Summary
  • Summary of File Commands
• Index