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Welcome to CEE Unix Computing Laboratory (UCL) HelpDesk and FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) homepage. This page is designed to answer various common questions to CEE Unix users (both new and current) as well as provide a brief introduction to many general topics on Unix and Internet. Hopefully, this would become a helpful and learning resources to you, and your experience with CEE Unix Computing Laboratory becomes a pleasant, productive and rewarding one.

Keep in mind that topics and help items will be constantly added and updated, so check this page often. If you'd like to see a particular topic or item to be added to this page and/or to make a suggestion/comment, please e-mail to CEE UCL HelpDesk maintainer.

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Unix:   How Do I Do That?


  

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Introduction to Unix at CEE UCL


  

  • a "Must" item for new CEE UCL Unix users
  1. A Very Brief History of Unix
  2. It's All about Kernel...
  3. Some Precautions
  4. Unix Crash Course 101
  5. First Log in, Password, Log out
  6. Do and Don't of Managing Your Password
  7. Techniques for Generating "Good" Passwords
  8. Finding Help
  9. Working with the Unix file system
  10. Files
  11. Directory
  12. Listing Directories and Files
  13. Creating/Renaming/Deleting Files and Directories
  14. Permission Level
  15. Displaying Text from File(s)
  16. Unix Process
  17. Unix Process Control
  18. Redirection
  19. Pipes
  20. Pipe List
  21. Dealing with Disk Usage
  22. Disk Usage
  23. Free Disk Space
  24. File Archival and Compression
  25. A Summary: Basic Unix Commands for a Tenderfoot
  26. On-line Tutorials and Good Housekeeping

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Internet


  

  1. "The" Internet - History and Overview

  2. Netiquette

  3. Internet & Network Security

  4. Spamming

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Popular Internet & Network Tools


  

  1. Archie (Archive Server Listing Service)

  2. FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

  3. Listserv

  4. Usenet

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