CIS105 Fall 2003 Lab02

1. You are not required to do section 2.7 (Follow up) as part of Lab02; that will be given as a separate homework assignment.
2. The thing you have to actually submit via WebCT when you are finished with the lab is two script files; The first script file is the result of item number 7 in section 2.5. The second script file is the result of item 6 in section 2.6.
3. You may "upload" each of these script files (the .scr files) as you finish them, however you should not "submit" until you have both files uploaded.
4. In section 2.4 (step 2), the last paragraph notes that you should read about several commands in the Appendix and in Afzul. Note that the qpr command is only covered in the Appendix of your lab manual (Appendix B, to be precise). The qpr command is not covered in Afzul because it is specific to the University of Delaware systems. Afzul covers two different printing commands, lp and lpr. You may omit those sections in your reading of Afzul (though if you run your own linux system, or use Unix systems other than those at UD, you will find those sections useful, since most sites do use lp and/or lpr.
5. The assignment says you must use vi to enter your assignment. While vi is the editor that is covered in the lab manual, in the Afzal text, and in lecture, you are also permitted to use emacs. Note, however, that for learning emacs, you are on your own. There are many good online resources for learning emacs, and if you stop by during office hours, I can help you find them.

   I strongly recommend against using pico however for programming. I have said (or will say) more about this in lecture.