EWS User's F.A.Q
EWS Policies
Mission Statement
Account Policy
Lab Policy
CPU Usage Policy
Printing Policy
Software Installation Policy Statement
EWS Lab Locations
EWS Lab Open Hours
Phone Numbers for the EWS labs
Available Platforms
EWS Labs Equipment
Printing
Policy
Paper Recycling
Using
lpr
Using
mpage
Using
ewsdump
Color Printing
Using
pq
Print Quota
Consultants
Manuals
Available Software for the EWS Workstations
Online Software Manuals
Using the
man
command and man pages
Using your EWS Accounts
Obtaining an EWS Account
Logging In
/
Logging Out
Changing Your Password
Shells and Startup Files
Basic shell functions
csh
ksh
tcsh
zsh
Changing Your Shell
Modifying Shell Startup Files
The .login file
The .profile file
The .Xclient file
Placing a picture on your background
Finding Online Help
Using the man pages
Accessing email and the World Wide Web
Accessing and Using Electronic Mail (E-mail)
on EWS
on Students
Navigating the World Wide Web
Accessing Newsgroups
Creating your own webpage
EWS webperm
The EWS Scanner
Basic UNIX Filesystem commands
Changing directories
Listing files
Using Wildcards
File Permissions
Quick Reference Guides
for emacs (and Xemacs)
for vi(m)
for UNIX
Archiving Files
Where to Archive Files
Archiving onto a DOS Disk
Sun workstations
Formatting a DOS diskette
Mounting a DOS diskette
Copying files from UNIX to a DOS diskette
Copying files from a DOS diskette to UNIX
Deleting files from a DOS diskette
Listing files and directories on a DOS diskette
Unmounting a DOS diskette
Removing a DOS diskette from the workstation
Archiving using "tar"
Creating an archive
Viewing the contents of an archive
Restoring files from a tar archive
Archiving using "tar" with 3.5" disks (SUN systems)
Archiving using 4mm DDS
Rewinding and non-rewinding devices
Positioning the tape
Extended example of using multiple archives on a DDS
Using gzip and gunzip
Window Managers
X-Windows
Starting X-Windows
Using X-Windows
Xterm Windows and Motif Window Frames
Selecting a Window
Obtaining a New Window
Customizing your Account
Customizing Window Managers
Customizing X-Windows
Network Connectivity
Using EWS remotely
Addresses and Domains
Telnet and ssh Login
Connecting to the Workstations
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Campuswide Online Address Book (PH)