To compile and run programs on Linux you have first to login into your account in linux.uwsuper.edu with your login and password provided by the instructor.
student@linux:~> cd cs470 student@linux:~/cs470> |
student@linux:~/cs470> javac Myfile.java (make sure to use .java extension) |
student@linux:~/cs470> java Myfile (no .class extension) |
If your program hangs up type Ctrl-C to terminate it.
Unix as well as Windows is an operating system, and a number of very convenient text editors and window managers are designed for it. However, since we use just a remote access to Linux machine via a text interface, we have to type in all the shell commands.
Shell commands | Comments |
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ls cd Mydir mkdir dir_name rmdir dir_name rm file_name cp old_file new_file mv ol_file new_file vi file_name joe file_name nedit filename less filename |
list files in current directory go to subfolder Mydir make new folder dir delete (empty only) folder dir delete file file_name copy old_file to new_file rename old_file to new_file edit file with vi editor edit file with joe editor edit file with nedit editor (in graphics mode only) open file only for reading |
For more information refer to Linux tutorial for beginners