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UNIXat-a-glance at a glance

Shells Get Details
A UNIX shell, also called "the command line", provides the traditional user interface for the UNIX operating system and for UNIX-like systems. Users direct the operation of the computer by entering command input as text for a shell to execute.
 
Text Editors Get Details
Three different editors are available on the UNIX cluster.
 
Programming Languages / Compilers / Interpreters
Many different languages exist for use on UNIX. These include (but are not limited to) C, C++, Fortran, COBOL, Java, bison, gawk, perl, python, and wish.
 
Useful Commands and Local Scripts Get Details
Special commands and locally-written scripts to assist users with common tasks. Examples include startweb, setweb, and chsh.
 
Utilities Get Details
A brief description of several UNIX utilities.
 
Connectivity Get Details Do It
Processes to allow remote login to and file transfer to and from UNIX to your desktop. ssh allows remote login to UNIX from another machine (i.e.PC), while sftp allows file transfer between UNIX and other machines.
 
Statistical Packages Get Details
A list of four software packages for statistical analysis