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An Introduction to Unix for Programmers in the
ODU Computer Science Dept.
STEVEN ZEIL
OCT. 1, 2001
A printable version of this document is also available.
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Chapter 1
Introduction

This document is designed to introduce students to the basic Unix skills that they will need to work productively on the ODU CS Dept.\u2019s network of Sun workstations and Linux PC\u2019s. This is actually the collected lecture notes for CS 309, Introduction to Unix for Programmers, a course offered by the ODU Computer Science Dept. But whether you are enrolled in that course or not, you are welcome to peruse these notes. Occasionally, you will see references to the accompanying textbook for that course,An

Introduction to Unix with X and the Internet, Paul S Wang, 1997, PWS Publishing.

In addition to those seeking access to the CS Dept.\u2019s Unix network, some people may be interested in the Cygwin project\u2019s free port of the GNU C/C++ compilers for use on Windows 95/98/NT/2000 machines. Along with the compilers, this package provides a Unix emulation layer including a Unix-

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style command shell called \u201cbash\u201d. Most of what is described in this document applies to working in
bashas well. My own notes on installing and using this package are available here.
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