"The Basics"

• IFS
• ITS (formerly ITD, then ITCS) online Help Resources
• ftp/ssh (e.g., WinSCP, SSH Secure Shell, Fugu + Finder > Applications > Utilities > Terminal; ITS host: sftp.itd.umich.edu)
• telnet/ssh (e.g., dua, pts, and fs; ITS host: login-linux.itd.umich.edu)
• file sharing via e-mail
• file sharing via shared IFS folders (ACLs)
• course resources
• other resources

Basic unix commands:

• pwd = present working directory
• ls = list contents (e.g., ls; ls .; ls Public/html)
• cp = copy
• mv = move
• rm = remove
• mkdir = make directory
• rmdir = remove directory
• cd = change directory (e.g., cd subdirectory; cd subdirectory/subsubdirectory; cd ../parallel_subdirectory; cd ~other_uniqname)
• more = shows contents of a file one screen at a time
• man command = shows reference manual entry on the named command

Additional unix resources:

• U-M help documents: Frequently Used UNIX Commands; Create, Copy, Rename, and Remove Unix Files and Directories; and Using the Text Editor Pico
• ln = establish a (symbolic) link (e.g., in your root folder, ln -s ~mmx/Public/html/the_basics.htm basics.htm)