You can use the standard Unix environment (the "shell") by doing
"!csh"
To return to the menu system, type "exit" at the unix prompt.
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Unix Menu Description | Unix Menu Description
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cat u,p2 type file to screen | man i,m manual for command
cd u,c change directory | more u,p type file to screen
cd ~/ u,h change to home dir | passwd s,p change passwd
chfn c,u,i change your user | ps s,ps show process id's
c,u,m info & full name | spell w,s spell check file
chmod u,a,ch change file protect | talk c,t,t talk to other users
compress u,c,o compress file (.Z) | c,t,j to answer talk req
du s,du show disk usage |
elm c,m,nr mail | trn c,n,trn best(IMO)newsreader
file u,ft check file type | tset s,t select term type
finger c,i,f check info on user | vi,ed,etc u,e edit file
grep u,a,s search file f/string| w c,u,u who's on/what doing
kill s,kill kill process | who c,w who's on nyx
ls u,l list files in dir | whois c,i,w NIC whois program
ls -l u,dir like ls, more info | ? u,ce select def editor
-Note that the menu commands can be run from any level by prefacing with "top," -- Additions, suggestions, comments to: kschwab@nyx.cs.du.edu (Kerry Schwab)
- Life with Unix; Libes; Prentice Hall. (A must for truly understanding why Unix is what it is.)
- Unix System V, Release 4 -- an Introduction; Rosen, et al.; McGraw Hill. (Comprehensive guide to using and programming with Unix. Mostly applies to Berkeley based systems.)
- Exploring the Unix System; Kochan & Wood; Hayden Book Co. (Geared toward System V Unix, not Berkeley Unix, but most of it works the same. Intro to medium level.)
- An Introduction to Berkeley Unix; Wang; West. (Geared toward Berkeley Unix specifically. Intro to advanced.)
- Unix Shell Programming; Kochan & Wood; Hayden. (Only shell -- little on awk, no perl; mostly Bourne shell. Advanced.)
- The Unix C-shell Field Guide; Anderson & Anderson; Prentice Hall. (C-shell oriented only. Intro to advanced.)
- The AWK Programming Language; Aho, Kernighan & Weinberger; Prentice Hall. (Only about awk. Advanced.)
- Programming Perl; Wall & Schwartz; O'Reilly. Also see the Perl manual page (e.g., print out the on-line copy). (Only about perl; limited examples, but comprehensive. Advanced.)
- Unix System Security; Kochen & Wood; Hayden. (Unix and C; Advanced.)
- Unix System Administration Handbook; Nemeth, Snyder & Seebass; Prentice Hall. (By Evi Nemeth at CU-Boulder. Advanced.)
- The system's documentation set; a complete copy of this should be available to all. (Very intro to very advanced.)