Lab session (3 August - 8 August)

NOTE: This lab session will not be graded

Basics.

The following should be taught to the students

1. Basic Unix commands

• logging in and logging out
• starting the terminal (better still start on the console)
• ls, cd, pwd and mkdir
• manpages and how to read them. Command man and in particular man man.

2. Editing a file using emacs/vi. Emacs does not seem to be installed so please suggest vi. Do not encourage kile or gnotepad or some such editor.

• Show them how to creat a file
• Show them how to save and exit

3. Give them a simple C program for example fact.c and ask them to create a file with that as contents. Make sure that they actually type in this file and not merely cut and paste.

• Show them how to compile and execute. gcc

• Make some syntax mistakes in the file and show them error messages of gcc.

• Show them how to locate the mistakes, line number, file name.

• Show them how to go to the given line number using vi/emacs

4. After all these if they have time allow them to explore the system.

Last modified on 29 October, 2009 (Thursday)