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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 T
E
X or L
A
T
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X DVI file
Checking and Deleting Your Print Jobs
Checking Your Page Allotment
Using UNIX Text Editors
nedit
emacs
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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
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