Unix Documents

U001 Unix Resource List
Contains a list of ITC Unix resources, commands, and software running on ITC Unix systems.
U001a Umenu Reference Manual
An online document describing the Umenu menu system.
U002 Introduction to Unix Guide
Overview of the UNIX operating system and basic commands.
U003 JOVE Text Editor on an RS/6000 or SUN Computer
Overview of Jonathan's Own Version of EMACS.
U003a JOVE Manual for UNIX Users
More information on the JOVE Editor.
U004 Introduction to the VI Text Editor
Overview of the Vi Text Editor.
U010 Unix Mail Overview
Discussion of the different UNIX mail programs.
U010a A Primer for Mail on RS/6000 Computers (Mush)
Using the Mail User's Shell Mail Program.
U011 USENET News
Overview of Internet Newsgroups.
U011a USENET News: Using Kill Files
Tailoring your newsreading sessions.
U014 Introduction to the X Window System
Working with Unix's graphical programs.
U014a More about X Windows
Customizing your X-Windows Environment.
U015 Using FORTRAN on the RS/6000
How to compile your FORTRAN programs.
U016 Using C/C++ on the RS/6000
How to compile your C/C++ programs.
U021 An Electronic Gradebook Package
Using the "Academic Gradebook" package
U022 TS (ts): A Test-Scoring Program
For processing test scores.
U024 SPSS on the RS/6000
Using the SPSS Statistical package.
U025 SAS on the RS/6000
Using the SAS Statistical package.
U027 Introduction to InfoExplorer on the RS/6000
Obsolete. The InfoExplorer software is no longer available.
U028 Introduction to Vectorization
Obsolete document. No longer applicable to computers systems at U.Va.
U029 The dbx Debugger on the RS/6000
Using the symbolic debugger.
HSM (U030) Working with large files
Resources and Support available for using and storing large files. (The U-030 Archive document is obsolete and no longer available. The "maggie" system is documented is no longer in service and has been replaced by the HSM system.
U031 The ICPSR Data Collection
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research datasets are no longer managed by ITC. The datasets and assistance with them are available from the Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, Alderman Library.
U032 LaTeX - A Document-Preparation System
Creating, processing, and printing a typeset document.
U033 Accessing CRSP Data
Obtaining the Center for Research in Security Prices's data.
U034 Accessing Compustat Data
Obtaining the Compustat II data files for industrial and non-industrial companies.

Other Unix Documents

Disk Quota Information

Recovering Files on an ITC-Supported UNIX System

Information on File Names on a UNIX machine

Using the "Finger" Command

Using the "Talk" Command

Using GNUPlot  (PostScript version)

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