UNIXhelp for Users

Helpful information for users of the UNIX operating system, developed at the University of Edinburgh from work funded by the ITTI. Please read this disclaimer.

This is Version 1.3.

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Tasks

• Getting started
• Working with files and directories
• Managing your working environment
• Controlling access to your files and directories
• Sending and receiving electronic mail
• Editing text files
• Managing jobs and processes
• Writing shell scripts

Commands

• Using UNIX commands
• Looking-up commands in the on-line manual
• Alphabetical list of the most popular commands
• UNIX commands for VMS users
• UNIX commands for DOS users

Concepts

• What is an operating system?
• The UNIX file system
• Understanding commands and processes
• The shell

Utilities

• Program development tools
• Text editors
• File manipulation utilities
• File transfer utilities
• UNIX shells