FAQ

• How do I access the newsgroup from my home computer?
  Click here for a detailed tutorial for setting up the newsgroup on your home pc.



How do I become more familiar with UNIX?
lab 01 is a review of the CS computing environment and UNIX.



• What is appropriate to post under purdue.class.cs180?
  NOTE: You must post to the newsgroup using your name and own email address, and not use a pseudonym
  
  The purdue.class.cs180 newsgroup is meant for technical issues only -- related to the class. That is, questions about labs, assignments, lectures, language features of Java, etc. It is NOT to be a place for flaming or complaining. If you have a problem with something in the class, please talk to your Lab Instructor, Recitation Instructor, Course Administrator Dr. KC VanZandt, Lab Administrator Mike Sholty, or Dr. Prabhakar.

  If you have a complaint about your Lab Instructor or Recitation Instructor, see the appropriate CS 180 administrator. Do NOT post such messages to the news group.
  
  

• How do I print on a *nix machine?
  
  In general:

  lpr -P <printer name> <filename>

• How can I transfer files to and from Lore?
  
  You should not need to transfer files, if you are using Eclipse to checkout and submit projects.
  However, here is what you need to do, if you would like to make some manual copies:
  
  I am using Windows at home:

  You should use a program called WinSCP. You can download it here: http://winscp.net/eng/download.php

  I am using *nix at home:

  There will most likely be an scp package installed on your machine (if not refer to the manual of whatever ditribution you're using to install scp). In order to copy a file to lore you need to type:

  scp <filename> <login>@lore.cs.purdue.edu:<path/filename>