To view more of a file one page at a time:
more file
Press spacebar to continue to the next page.
Press q to quit.
Press b to go back a page.
NOTE: A complete list of commands is avaiable under:
/usr/bin
To access more advanced features, consult the manual pages for a command.
For example, type
man ls.
Commonly Used UNIX Commands
E-MAIL FUNDAMENTALS
To read mail, type:
% Mail
and a listing of received mail messages will appear (if any)
>N 1 sender1 Fri May 14 14:23 11/283
>N 2 sender2 Sat May 15 10:18 11/156
followed by the mail command line prompt
{Mail}&
Type: "1" to read message 1.
Type: "reply" to reply to the message being read.
Type: "save 1 filename" to save message 1 into a text file
called filename.
Type: "del 1" to delete message 1.
Type: "quit" to quit out of mail, and all messages that have
been read and not deleted will be saved into a file called
"mbox" in your user_name directory. Any message not read
will be returned to your mailbox and will appear next time
you type: "mail"
To send mail, type:
% Mail username@host.domain
(e.g. dbouldin@utk.edu)
You should normally use the entire address but you may use the
short version when the username is on your own machine cluster:
"bouldin" instead of "bouldin@sun1.engr.utk.edu".
A prompt will appear,
Subject:
and you can type whatever you want there, and type return.
Then, type your message.
Once done, type a period (.)
Press return, and you will exit from mail.
Practice by sending a mail message to yourself.
You can create a text file and mail it to an address as well.
Where you would normally type the text of your message type:
~r filename
after typing return, then something like the following should appear:
"filename" 5/60
then type Control-d to send the message.
PICO
Just type: pico filename
Possible Starting Arguments for Pico editor:
Argument Meaning
-e Complete - allow file name completion
-k Cut - let ^K cut from cursor position to end of line
-a ShowDot - show dot files in file browser
-j Goto - allow 'Goto' command in file browser
-g Show - show cursor in file browser
-m Mouse - turn on mouse support
-x NoKeyhelp - suppress keyhelp
-q TermdefWins - termcap or terminfo takes precedence over defaults
-d Rebind - let delete key delete current character
-f Keys - force use of function keys
-b Replace - allow search and replace
-h Help - give this list of options
-r[#cols] Fill - set fill column to #cols columns, default=72
-n[#s] Mail - notify about new mail every #s seconds, default=180
-s Speller - specify alternative speller
-t Shutdown - enable special shutdown mode
-o Operation - specify the operating directory
-z Suspend - allow use of ^Z suspension
-w NoWrap - turn off word wrap
+[line#] Line - start on line# line, default=1
-v View - view file
-version Pico version number
All arguments may be followed by a file name to display.
TUTORIAL on the axe Text Editor
1. Invoke aXe by typing:
% axe filename &
where filename is either the name of the file you want to
create or edit. the `&' at the end of the line instructs
UNIX to launch the aXe process in the background. This way
you can still type commands at the prompt while running aXe.
on the next new line and Cc: should appear.
2. Enter text normally.
Hints: use rightmost arrow keys to move up/down/left/right
select text with cursor by holding down left mouse
button, then cut/paste as desired by selecting from Insert
or Delete menus.
3. To save, select Save from File menu, or Save As if the
file you are editing is unnamed.
4. To exit aXe, select Close All or Save and Close from the Quit menu.
Example Windows
Solaris Desktop
Terminal Window
X-Term Window
Text Editor
Mail Window
Netscape Browser
Edit /usr/cad/public_html/551hw_status.html to reflect the status of your homework.
dbouldin@utk.edu
