https://mirkwood.cs.edinboro.edu/dokuwiki/ 2026-04-30T21:08:41+00:00 https://mirkwood.cs.edinboro.edu/dokuwiki/ https://mirkwood.cs.edinboro.edu/dokuwiki/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2022-08-02T11:59:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mirkwood.cs.edinboro.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=guides:software:files&rev=1659441553&do=diff Files in Windows and Linux There is a difference in how files are stored on these two operating systems. By default, when files are created on a windows system, the end of each line is marked with a carriage return (\r) and a newline (\n). The user does not insert this; it is done automatically by the software. This is not the case in the linux/unix environment. The end of line in linux is marked only by the newline (\n). When performing text processing, the carriage return (\r) will caus… text/html 2022-08-02T11:59:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mirkwood.cs.edinboro.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=guides:software:git&rev=1659441553&do=diff Using git You may need to use git as a version control system in some of your CSCI or DSCI classes. It is also heavily used in industry, in open-source software development, and in Data Science. If you have a particular task you need to complete for a class, you might check out the section below titled text/html 2022-08-02T11:59:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mirkwood.cs.edinboro.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=guides:software:passwords&rev=1659441553&do=diff Changing Passwords The command to change passwords on unix/linux systems is: passwd On most computing systems you have a set of credentials that allow you to access the system. In the department these credentials consist of your username and password text/html 2022-08-02T11:59:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mirkwood.cs.edinboro.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=guides:software:putty&rev=1659441553&do=diff PuTTY Putty is an open source terminal emulator that supports remote connections. You will most likely be using putty when using a remote computer from a windows system. You will most likely want to install PuTTY on your home computer. Installing PuTTY text/html 2022-08-02T11:59:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mirkwood.cs.edinboro.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=guides:software:redirection&rev=1659441553&do=diff I/O Redirection (<>) I/O redirection is part of most shell systems. This process allows the user to enter data into a program from a file instead of the keyboard, or send the output of a program to a file instead of the screen. Quick Reference To redirect the standard input to the program hello from the file queenName: text/html 2022-08-02T11:59:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mirkwood.cs.edinboro.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=guides:software:start&rev=1659441553&do=diff Overview of Software Guides Programming Tools We expect students who successfully complete the computing programs to have a basic knowledge in a number of tools. The following list is not universal, however it should be a good starting point. * A text/html 2022-08-02T11:59:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mirkwood.cs.edinboro.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=guides:software:terminal_emulator&rev=1659441553&do=diff Terminal Emulator A terminal emulator allows you work at the command line. In addition some terminal emulators allow you to access a remote computer. It will be very common for you to be sitting in front of one computer and wish to use the resources on another computer. One way to do this is to use a terminal emulator.