====== System Info - User Help ====== ---- Contents: *[[#newuser|Help for New Users]] *[[#syshelp|Help Systems]] *[[#solved|Solutions to Common Problems]] ---- ===== Help for New Users===== [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~info/Unixhelp/TOP_.html|Unix information and help]] Examples for many Unix concepts and commands from the University of Edinburgh. This is a //really good// place to start! [[usefull.commands|Useful Unix commands]] A short list of some commonly used commands from now alum Ethan Gold [[learn bash]] Web resources to help you learn the bash shell [[account.size|Account size help]] Help on how to check your account size and some basic commands to help you compress, archive and remove files and directories [[backups|Backups to a file]] [[isohome]] ===== Help Systems ===== Both the man (for manual) and Info pages provide information about the system. Man pages are typically geared to specific commands or files, while Info pages give information about an application as a whole. ==== Man Pages ==== You can browse the man pages using the textual //man//, or graphical //xman//, commands. Love emacs? The man pages are available in emacs with "M-x man". Lastly, the man pages are available on the web: [[/cgi-bin/man/man2html|Live Man Pages]]. ==== Info Pages ==== Info Pages are available using the //info// command or "C-h i" within emacs. We also serve a live copy on the web: [[/cgi-bin/info2www|Live Info Pages]]. =====Solutions To Common Problems ===== [[frozen|How to free up a machine or window that froze while you were working on it]] You're typing along, you enter a command, and now your machine is frozen! This will help! [[priority|Process priorities]] Are you hogging the processor? Here's some info on how to make your processes play nice. "I accidentally pressed a button and all of my work disappeared. Help!" Most of the window managers give you multiple (4 by default) virtual desktops. Each desktop is an independent workspace, so if you go to the second desktop, it will appear as if all of your open programs are gone. Don't worry, though, you can go back to using them by switching back to virtual desktop 1 or generally clicking on the image of a different desktop on the panel. /* [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/SysNews/workrequest.html|Work Request]] Here you can contact your System Administrator with questions, report a broken machine, or ask for software to be installed. */ ---- This page was written for use by the Vassar College Community. If you have any questions or comments about it, please contact Ben: . /* --- //[[priestdo@cs.vassar.edu|Greg Priest-Dorman]] 2008/04/25 11:12// */