In Putty the configuration screen will look like:
And in Putty the connected screen will look something like:
NOTE: ZOO's operating system AIX (IBM's version of UNIX) is "case sensitive", you must type in lower case!
You should now see the UNIX (AIX) prompt: YourNetID@zoo>
Some useful AIX (UNIX) command-line commands:
clear Clears the screen and leaves you at the AIX (Unix) prompt
hostname Displays which host in the cluster you are using.
who Displays all usernames that are logged on.
date Displays the data and time.
ls Displays a list of files in your working directory.
ls -a Displays all files (hidden and other directories).
ls -al Displays the long (l) version of all files.
du -sk
Displays how much disk space is being used by you in your home
directory (and sub-directories).
The units are reported in KiloBytes,
so 500000 = 500 MegaBytes). You should not exceed 500 MB.
pwd
Displays on the screen your working directory, for example:
/hp1urs/u/ugrad/jleonard> . pwd = print working directory.
cd
This means "Change directory". This command will always
return you to your working directory.
cd ..
Will move you up one level in the tree hierarchy, to the
/ugrad/ directory.
pg filename Displays the contents of a file on the screen.
pg -p "[%d]:" filename
Displays the file and changes the prompt (-p)
at the bottom of the screen so it shows the
page number in square brackets.
more filename
Displays a file on the screen but half a screen's
worth at a time and shows you the % of the file that
has been displayed.
pico
Loads the editor so you can create or edit (modify) text
files.
alpine Loads the electronic mail utility program.
* Wildcards are any string of characters. For example *.* means any filename and any extension in that directory.
cp Copy command. Can be used to copy a file from one directory to another.
rm filename
Removes a file (deletes or erases it).
hostname this will return the name of the host you are logged in
on.
mv filename newfile
Moves a file from one filename to another. Use
this command to rename a file.
Ctrl C (Hold down
the
CTRL key, then while you are holding it down,
press C). This ABORTS or
CANCELS commands.
From Jonathan Leonard's directory into Jane Student's directory:
jstudent@zoo> cp /rack2g/u/uvmstaff/jleonard/example.txt example.txt
(or : cp ~jleonard/example.txt example.txt )
From Tom Patterson's directory into Jane Student's directory:
jstudent@zoo> cp /racka4/u/faculty/tpatters/example.txt example.txt
(or: cp ~tpatters/example.txt example.txt)
Even though you see this on your screen, it all happens on the disk drives in the machine room in Waterman building.
jstudent@zoo>ls -a You now should be able to see the file in your directory.
jstudent@zoo>pg example.txt This should display the file on the screen.
jstudent@zoo>pico example.txt This pulls the file example.txt into Unix Editor pico, so you may make
changes. Use Ctrl-X to save and exit.
jstudent@zoo>logout Logout when you are finished!
alpine Loads the electronic mail utility program. You will see the alpine main-menu.You may create a signature file by clicking on "Preferences" on the menu on the left of the screen.
C To compose or write and send a mail message
I To view the (I)ndexed mail messages that have come into your mail folder.
Try UVM's web interface: webmail.uvm.edu
The http stands for hyper text transfer protocol. The www. =world wide web, the someschool.edu is the domain name, ~ indicates a UNIX webserver, username is the account on the server, and file.html is the hyper text markup language file or web page file.
For Web Searches for peer-reviewed credible journals, try one of these: Google Scholar, National Center for Biotechnology Information, the Bailey-Howe Library online data bases.When you initially launch Win SCP, make sure the Host Name is zoo.uvm.edu, enter your zoo login name, and password and click the Connect Button. You should see a screen that looks something like above.
In WinSCP the screen will look something like:
You may now click and drag files from the left side of the screen (your local PC) to the right half of the screen (your disk space on the zoo disk arrays in Waterman Building). You may also create and manage directories and change file permissions (who gets what level access to which of your folders and files).
Managing files on zoo via the web: https://www.uvm.edu/files/
Mac Users:
The equivalent of Putty is "Terminal" which is in the Utilities folder, which is in the Applications folder. When you launch Terminal, from your prompt type in the command:
ssh netid@zoo.uvm.edu
Use your own netID in the command above, and also do not forget to include the "zoo" after the @ sign.
The equivalent of WinSCP is either Fetch or Fugu, both downloadable from the UVM software archive.
II. Your lab instructor will tell you to copy a file from their home directory to your home directory. Fill in the blank spaces in the file using the editor pico and save the file to you home directory on zoo. Use the alpine e-mail program and send an e-mail message to your lab instructor including the following three things: 1. The completed file that you copied from your lab instructor's account (use Ctrl-R when you are in the Message Text section of your e-mail message in alpine). 2. The .jpg image of the WinSCP window showing the PCBackup directory you created with your files backed up, and 3. An expanded signature file (add more than what we did in lab) at the end of your e-mail messages.
Your WinSCP.jpg image should look something like the one shown above where you can see the PCBackup folder in the middle right pane, and there are lots of folders and files that you have backed up visible in the far right pane.
(30 points). Your instructor will reply to all mail received. Check your e-mail for our reply and to check if your message was sent correctly. During the semester check your e-mail often (at least once every other day).