CS367 Fall 2004 Introduction to Data Structures

Linux (Unix) Operating System

Common Commands and Programs

• man pages - online manual. Look at the man page when you need more information.
• date - returns the current system date and time
• Makefiles - file used by the "make" utility
• finger - find the system login name for a user
• phbook - find the University contact information for a user.
• grep - find any reference to a string of characters in a list of files.
• javac - The standard Java compiler
• jdb - Java debugger
• g++ - The standard GCC C++ compiler
• mozilla - A web browser in Unix
• vi - The best editor to use for remote logins to your CS account
• emacs - A popular editor for those working on a Unix workstation.
• pico - Another editor available, but not commonly used.
• sh - The "first" shell program that makes running Unix programs convenient.
• csh - The C-style shell that many Unix users prefer.
• bash - Berkeley's version of a shell
• perl - A popular scripting language
• python - A popular structured scripting language
• fs - The AFS command used for setting directory permissions

Some Tutorials

• UNIX Tutorial for Beginners


• More on Makefile written by Prof. Horwitz


• vi Tutorial for UNIX Programmers


• Java Programming in Linux


• Concurrent Versioning System (CVS) for Beginners