Introduction
This manual is designed to be an introductory guide to the Unix systems
at the University of California, Irvine. It contains the information
you need to get started using Unix productively. References are also
provided if you want to learn more about particular topics.
We suggest that you start with the chapter
"Getting Started". It will help you
learn the basics for logging on and off, issuing commands, and manipulating
files. From there you can go on to the chapters on
editing and the
MH mail system. Be sure to read the chapter
"Other Information You May Need"; it has
important information on usage guidelines, printers and the network.
The following conventions will be used for the text in this manual:
- The names of commands and programs, and text that you type, will be in "double quotes". Sometimes, when the quotes could be confused with something you're supposed to type, other formats may be used.
- File names will be in 'single quotes'.
- Text that you see on the screen will appear in typewriter type (if your browser permits it).<![CDATA[This is an example of typewriter type.]]>
- Keys on your keyboard are displayed capitalized and in brackets,
such as [RETURN] and [P]. Control keys, such as [CTRL-D], are typed
by holding down the key marked [CTRL], pressing the [D] key, and
then releasing the [CTRL] key. (The [CTRL] key acts much like a
[SHIFT] key.)
The chapter "Getting Started" is based on "Beginning Unix" by Brian W.
Kernighan, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1978, with modifications by Cathy
Smith, Andy Hall and Steve Franklin.
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