Getting Started With Unix and X
Torbjorn Andreasson, Jan Skansholm · 1993
1. An Introduction to Unix and X * History * Unix characteristics for the user * Components of UNIX * The X Window System 2. The First Steps * Logging in and out * Getting started under X * The Motif user interface * Introduction to OpenLook and OpenWindows * Terminal Windows * Calling an X program * Shells * Text Output * How to get help * Summary TRONG>3. The File System * Plain files * Special files * Directory files * Filenames * Operations on the file system * The file manager in OpenLook and OpenWindows * Some useful programs for use on files * Summary 4. More About Shells * Redirection * Processes * The environment * Shell variables * Editing and history mechanisms * Start-up files * Start-up files in X * Summary 5. Communication * History * Names and addresses * File transfer using rcp * File transfer using ftp * Executing commands on remote computers using rsh * Logging in on remote computers using rlogin * Logging in on remote computers using telnet * Running on a remote computer under X * Network information using rwho and ruptime * Talking to other users with write and talk * Electronic mail * Reading news * Summary 6. Text Handling * The xedit program * The textedit program * The vi text editor * Formatting documents 7. Shell Scripts * Executing shell script files * Commands * Quotes and other symbols * Comments * Text output * Return codes and exit * Specific to Bourne and Korn shells * Specific to C and TC shells 8. Program Development * Compiling and link editing * Interpreting * Error-tracing * The make program 9. A Little About System Administration * Superuser powers * Starting up and shutting down the system * Adding and removing users * Creating a user group * Copying using tar * Copying using cpio * Summary Index