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Unix 101
0. Contents
1. Getting Started
2. Basic UNIX
3. Email
4. vi Editor
5. Printing
6. Printing FAQ
7a.Connecting to Unix, Win
7b.Connecting to Unix, Mac
8. Customizing Unix
9. Accts & Password FAQ
10. Using UNIX FAQ
11. Related Links
UNIX 101
Quick Introduction to ACCC Unix Services
Your Netid and Opening Your ACCC Account
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-- Charges for ACCC Accounts
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-- ACCC Passwords
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-- Opening an ACCC Unix account gives you:
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Note about Your Netid@uic.edu Email Address
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-- For email, consider Mailserv
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-- And what about argo?
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What You Should -- and Shouldn't -- Do on Unix
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All the Standard Software and Then Some
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Remote Computer Access to the ACCC Unix Systems
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Learning How to Use Unix
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And Don't Forget softlist and man Pages
Unix 101: Basic Unix
Files
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File Attributes
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File Commands
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Processes
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-- Process Commands
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-- Special command line characters, i/o redirection
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Miscellaneous but useful commands
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Examples
UNIX 101: vi Editor
Modes in vi
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Starting vi and Saving Files
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Moving the Cursor
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Searching for Text
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Inserting Text
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Deleting Text
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Cutting and Pasting
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Miscellaneous Commands
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Customizing vi: the .exrc file
Email 101: Email on ACCC Unix
Choosing an Email Program: WebMail, Pine, or Eudora
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Using Pine Electronic Mail
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How to set pine up to read your mailserv email
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Managing Your Incoming Mail
Unix 101: Printing
Introduction
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Printing on tigger and icarus
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Listing the Available Printers
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U-Print and Printing Charges
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Making Printing Easier
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-- Selecting a Default Printer
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-- Setting Command Aliases for Printing
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-- If you're on tigger and you'd rather use a menu
FAQ - Using Unix: Printing
Printing on ACCC Unix
SecureCRT and SecureFX for Windows -- A Secure Replacement for Telnet and FTP
Why Privacy is Important for Logging In
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SSH: Strong Security for Remote Logins
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-- More About SSH and Secure Shell
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Installing SecureCRT and SecureFX
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Using SecureCRT
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-- Creating a Desktop Shortcut to a Particular Machine
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-- Exiting SecureCRT
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Using SFTP SecureFX for Windows
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-- Manipulating Remote Files with SecureFX
SSH and sFTP for Macs -- A Secure Replacement for Telnet and FTP
Privacy and Logging In
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SSH: Strong Security for Remote Logins
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-- Confused by the Names? More About SSH and Secure Shell (Secsh)
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Using SSH on Mac OS X
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Using sFTP SSH Secure FTP for Mac OS X
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-- Fugu Secure FTP for Mac OS X
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-- Fetch Secure FTP for Mac OS X
Customizing UNIX: environment variables, aliases, and the .profile and .env files
Aliases
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Options
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Variables
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Using .profile and .env files
FAQ - Netids, Passwords, and Accounts: How to Get Them, What They're Good For, and Password and Login Problems
About UIC NetIDs, the ACCC Common Password, and ACCC Accounts
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More about ACCC passwords
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Getting ACCC Accounts and Passwords for External People
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Other IDs and Passwords
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Problems with Logging In
FAQ - Using UNIX: Disk Quotas, Lost Files, and Others
Email and Home Directory Disk Quota Problems
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Restoring Deleted Files or Email Messages
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Miscellaneous
Related Links: UNIX 101
What's Available on ACCC UNIX Workstations
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ACCC Rules and Policies
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Using X Windows
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DSMC: Automatic File Backups for ACCC UNIX
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Unix Tips and Tools
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More Info On:
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-- UNIX in General
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-- AIX (tigger), Solaris (icarus), and Linux
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-- pico and pine
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-- vi
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See Also
Unix 101
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1. Getting Started
2000-7-28
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