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Account Forms: The forms new users must complete before getting an account.
Orientation: Highly recommended for new users.
Starting Out: What to do once you have an account.
Using the lab Macs: Answers to common questions about the lab machines.
Official Policy: Learn about current official system policies.
UNIX: The Basics: The absolute basics on using UNIX.
Text Editors:: Ed, Vi, Emacs.
Long jobs: Quick reference on proper procedure for running long jobs.
Help: Includes pointers to other places to get help, how to get things done on the system, and who to ask.
Software on Turing: A list of commonly used software currently installed on Turing.

SSH: Using SSH, finding clients
VNC: VNC window-sharing and remote-access software
Remote X Connections: Getting graphical connections to remote machines from Turing
Tunneling X Traffic through SSH: Encrypting your X traffic for added security, essential for non-HMC

Mail Basics: Using pine, forwarding mail, getting email addresses, going on vacation.
Procmail: Using procmail to sort and filter email
SpamAssassin: Getting rid of spam
IMAP: Setting up IMAP for accessing email
Postini: Using the Postini spam filtering service

passwd: How to set and change your password.
chmod: How to set file protections using chmod(1)
dot files: What are dot (.) files and what do they do?
setenv/export: How to change your environment variables
kill: How to kill your processes
make: How to use "make" to maintain groups of files
pgp: Using Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption software
pop: Using POP on Turing
quota: How to check disk space usage
RCS: How to keep track of file revisions using RCS
CVS: How to manage projects using CVS
SVN: How to use the Subversion versioning system
request: How to use the request program to create/edit system requests
sed: A guide to using sed
talk: Talk: a guide to its versions and uses
xwindows/window managers: Help on various X Windows topics and how to switch window managers
Clearing space: Guide to freeing up space in your home directory.
xmodmap: Guide to binding the Meta key
Tar & Gzip: Guide to using tar and gzip

Shell Scripting: A short introduction to shell scripting
IPC Structures: A quick briefing on IPC structures and how to destroy them
awk: A guide to using the awk language
C++ and C help: Help on various C++ and C topics
Fortran: How to compile Fortran code on Turing
Java: How to compile and run java program
mic1 Simulator: How to use the mic1 simulator
pvm: How to compile and run program with PVM
rex: The rex language and development system
Tcl/Tk: An Introduction to programming with Tcl/Tk
Rational Software: Rational Development Studio for UNIX
Rational at HMC: Using Rational Development Studio for UNIX; (includes Rational Purify)
MPI: mpich-1.2.0 Documentation
MPI at HMC: Using MPI with the HMC graphics machines
mpiJava: API for mpiJava
PGHPF: Portland Group High Performance Fortran
CodeWarrior: How to use CodeWarrior, from Metroworks
SML: How to use SML on the CS Departement computers (CS80 - Logic)

Consultant introduction: An introduction for consultants including tips and schedules
Consultant Guide: A guide for CS Department consultants
fix printers: The Operator's guide to fixing the printers
quickref: How to write a QuickReference Guide
NCDs: Brief guide to the NCDs
Writing man pages: A tutorial for consultants on how write man pages
Unlocked Terminal Message: What to do when people leave their terminals unlocked.
Compiling Software: How to compile software on our system.

MSDN Academic Alliance: Getting free Microsoft software for course use
Clinic Backups: Setting up AMANDA or Retrospect for backing up UNIX or Windows clinic machines.
TWiki Mirror: Creating a mirror for a TWiki webpage.
news: Quick reference page for news
keyboard: Re-mapping a keyboard
CS Department User Documentation: More answers to your questions!

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Last Modified Thursday, 17-May-2007 02:33:53 PDT