Introduction to UNIX

The Internet Hardlink Co.

The reader of this manual is assumed to have some prior experience with computers, but not necessarily with UNIX. This manual does not attempt to teach any programming language, but it does explain how to:

• Connect to a UNIX system, log in, and log out.
• Change your password.
• Set up your terminal or workstation to communicate with a UNIX system.
• Display online help resources and get printed copies of online documents.
• Create and maintain files and directories of files.
• Use an editing program to alter files.
• Print files and move them to and from other computer systems.
• Compile and run programs you have written.
• Send mail to other users and read messages they send to you.
• Do elementary shell programming.

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1. Introduction
2. Getting Access to the UNIX Systems
3. Getting Help While on the System
4. The Shell and Command Processing
5. Directories and Files
6. Creating and Altering Files
7. Receiving and Sending Mail
8. Running Programs on UNIX
9. Other Useful Commands
10. Some Basics of Shell Programming
11. UNIX Command Summary