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Grex Info Item 376: How can I practise Unix command on Grex ?
Entered by mbharat on Thu Jan 24 04:33:01 UTC 2008:

Hello everybody !

I am new to Unix and this web site.

I am Window user and I want to practice Unix commands without installing
Unix on my system so I have registered with this site.

Now can anybody tell me how can I practice Unix commands on this site,
what are the steps to be followed please ?

Appreciate you help. Thank you. 

Regards
Bharat

6 responses total.

#1 of 6 by cmcgee on Thu Jan 24 14:11:45 2008:

Hello there Bharat.

The way to practice Unix commands here is to telnet or ssh in.

Log in with your userID and password.

At the command prompt, you will be at the Unix shell that you chose when
you set up your account.  

You can type commands from that prompt that will execute simple unix
activities.  

You can also save files of Unix scripts in your home directory and
execute them.

#2 of 6 by tsty on Fri Jul 11 03:47:55 2008:

and teh best start is with     man  <command>   to read the directions.
  
 and teh <command>s are found in:
  
  /usr/local/bin

  /suid/bin

  /bin

  /usr/bin

  /etc

  /usr/local/etc
  
if you have access to a bookstore, _unix for dummies_ might be a
slilghtly better start.

#3 of 6 by falcon on Thu Sep 13 19:20:52 2012:

This is an old thread, but in the name of practicing unix commands, I am
answering this from within my shell account.  The command is "bbs".

For anybody who stumbles accross this post, the method I prefer is a program
called "putty.exe" which is downloadable free of charge.

Before your account is validated, the only commands you can use are limited,
but you can try "ls <path>" which shows a list of files.  Also you can use
"pwd" to see which path your home folder is in.

for example, "ls /" will show the toplevel directory of the grex system.  I
used "pwd" and saw that my home folder was "/x/f/a/falcon".  Further, I typed
ls "/x/f/a" and saw the name of my home folder "falcon" along with other
folders.  Finally, typing "ls /x/f/a/falcon" showed a list of files and
directories inside my home folder - the personal space for a user on a unix
system.

Anyway, I hope that helps anyone reading this, and now I know how to access
the conference from within the shell.

#4 of 6 by rcurl on Fri Sep 14 04:51:13 2012:

That's how I'm on too. I think it is the cleanest way to use the conferences.

#5 of 6 by kentn on Fri Sep 14 12:30:33 2012:

Getting validated for access to a real Unix shell and lots more
commands on Grex is as easy as sending an e-mail to porters@grex.org
and requesting it.  Be sure to include your username so we know who to
validate.  We try to respond to requests within a day, and often do so
within a few hours or less.

#6 of 6 by swolf154 on Wed Mar 14 16:15:57 2018:

"Just do it"!!

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