Sun/UNIX Documentation
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Sun/UNIX Documentation
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to the Sun Environment
Operation Hours
Seeking Assistance
2. The GNOME Graphical Environment
Logging In
Introduction to the Desktop Components
Panels
To Create Panels
To Delete Panels
To Hide Panels
To Add Object to Panels
To Manipulate Panel Objects
Menus
Windows in the Desktop
Types of Windows
To Manipulate Windows
Workspaces
To Switch Between Workspaces
To Add Workspaces
Nautilus File Manager
To Open Files From the Nautilus File Manager
To Move Files Between Folders
Desktop Preferences
Locking the Screen
Logging Out
3. Using the Command Line
Interacting with UNIX from the Command Line
Changing your password
Files and File Commands
File Names
What are Directories?
File Suffixes
Using Wildcard Characters in Filenames
Copying Files
Listing Files in Your Directory
Displaying the Information in a File
Removing Files
Using Directories
Making a New Directory
Moving Between Directories
Moving or Renaming a File
What is My Current Working Directory?
Using Pathnames
Reading the Online Manual Pages
Printing Files
Printer Names
Checking a Printer Queue
Removing Requests from a Printer Queue
Other Unix Commands
Grep - Searching a File for a String
How Much Disk Space Am I Using?
Changing Permissions on a File
Some Useful Features of UNIX
Using History of Your Commands
Changing Dot Files
Creating Your Own Command Aliases
Redirecting Input and Output
Background Processes
Pipes and Filters
A Brief Summary of some UNIX commands
4. Remotely Accessing the Suns
Using the Suns from a PC or a Macintosh
Using the Suns from a Public Macintosh
Using the Suns from a public Windows PC
Transferring files to and from the Suns
How to use FTP on the Suns
Transferring files from a Mac to Suns
Transfering Files from a PC to Suns
5. Data Backup & Restore
Manual Backups (Archiving Data)
Automated Backups
Snapshots
Tape Backups
6. The Emacs Editor
What is Emacs?
Starting Emacs to Edit a File
Notation for Emacs' Key Sequences
Exiting From Emacs
Saving the Contents of the File
Reading A File
Moving the Cursor and Moving Text Within the Screen
Cutting and Pasting a Region of Text
Recovering From Errors
Using Auto-save's Backup Copy of File
Searching for Character Strings
Splitting the Screen and Multiple Files
On-line Help and On-line Emacs Tutorial
Summary of Some Emacs Commands
7. Compiling & Running Programs
The C Language
The C++ Language
The Java Language
List of Figures
2.1.
Graphical Login Screen
2.2.
A Typical Desktop
2.3.
A Panel With Various Panel Objects
2.4.
GNOME Menu
2.5.
Top Edge of Frame for a Typical Application Window
2.6.
Workspaces Displayed in Workspace Switcher
2.7.
Nautilus File Manager
List of Tables
6.1.
Cursor Movement and Screen Motion
6.2.
Killing and deleting
6.3.
Split Windows and Multiple Files
6.4.
Emacs Command Summary